17-year-old boy shot in chest in Burien
A teen boy was shot in Burien just after midnight and taken to Harborview Medical Center, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
U.S. Census: Seattle now fourth for growth among 50 biggest U.S. cities
The latest numbers show the population increased by 2.3 percent between July 1, 2014, and July 1, 2015.
Student voices: Traditional school didn’t work for me, so I enrolled in an online school
Students need to know about all the options they have for completing high school, says Rahima Ali, a Running Start student who attends Insight School of Washington and Shoreline Community College.
UN appoints Mexican diplomat as new climate chief
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The United Nations has appointed a Mexican diplomat as the top U.N. official leading the fight against global warming. Patricia Espinosa said in a statement Thursday that she is “grateful and honored” to be named executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. The appointment was announced by U.N. Secretary-General […]
NASA’s Valkyrie robots set the table for human life on Mars
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Four sister robots built by NASA could be pioneers in the colonization of Mars, part of an advance construction team that sets up a habitat for more fragile human explorers. But first they’re finding new homes on Earth and engineers to hone their skills. The space agency has kept one Valkyrie […]
Apartment fire in Everett displaces ten people; authorities investigating
It’s unclear how the fire in a second-floor unit started.
Seattle Pride asks Alaska Air back to the parade
Seattle Pride apologized to the airline after its gay and lesbian employee group was told they couldn’t march wearing any company gear.
Summer annuals planted at Volunteer Park
Seattle Parks and Recreation staffers and volunteers worked on a display Wednesday, May 18, 2016, of thousands of summer annuals outside Volunteer Park Conservatory. Another annual display, winter annuals and spring bulbs, is planted in October.
Neighbors seek city help to reduce gun violence
Neighbors engage public officials in a conversation about making Rainier Beach safer.
Jeff Bezos fires back at Trump for criticisms about Amazon, Washington Post ownership
While conceding that Amazon deserves to be “scrutinized and criticized,” Jeff Bezos said that Donald Trump’s criticisms were inappropriate for a presidential candidate.
Uncaged: Prisoners’ artwork on display at UW
The University of Washington’s grassy Quad features work by current and former prisoners in the state. The exhibit is organized by Huskies for Opportunities in Prison Education and includes a 6-by-9-foot spatial representation of a cell for two inmates.
‘Barefoot Bandit’ says his mother has died
Colton Harris-Moore, now in prison, got his moniker as a result of a series of car, boat and plane thefts, some of which he committed while barefoot.
520 bridge expansion-joint noise drives hundreds of complaints
Medina and Clyde Hill neighbors complain that noise from the new 520 bridge expansion joints is wrecking their lives and their sleep. WSDOT is investigating.
Kittitas County prosecutor running for state Supreme Court
The Kittitas County prosecutor has announced that he’s running against incumbent state Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen.
Prosecutor: Woman, 72, begged attacker, ‘Please don’t do this. I’m a mother.’
A 45-year-old Seattle man was charged with assault, attempted rape and burglary in connection with the Capitol Hill attack.
Spokane County will not retry Police Guild president
Spokane County’s prosecutor will not retry the former Spokane Police Guild president on a charge of obstructing a law enforcement officer.
Clash over a number foils agreement on state budget outlook
State budget forecasters couldn’t get the votes needed to approve Washington’s future budget outlook. The reason? A disagreement over court-ordered K-12 education funding.
Mount Vernon police arrest inmate for trying to have child victim killed
A Sedro-Woolley man in jail on child molestation charges tried to arrange for another inmate to kill his alleged victim
Hawaii scholars study chances of giant Alaska quake, tsunami
HONOLULU (AP) — A new study by University of Hawaii researchers says there’s a 9 percent chance that an earthquake measuring magnitude 9 or greater will strike Alaska’s Aleutian Islands within the next 50 years and send large tsunami waves to Hawaii. Geophysicist Rhett Butler said Wednesday he thought to do the study after a […]
Johns Hopkins ends use of live animals to train med students
BALTIMORE (AP) — One of the country’s premier medical schools will no longer use live animals to train its students. Effective next month, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore will eliminate a popular but controversial course in which students operate on live, anesthetized pigs. After their surgeries, the pigs are euthanized. Medical school spokeswoman […]
Bertha’s back at work after a short break
Tunnel machine Bertha has resumed digging in downtown Seattle, near Columbia Street, after its work underneath the Alaskan Way Viaduct and a rest break.
Spokane County will not retry Police Guild president
Prosecutors charged John Gately with obstruction last December after cellphone records showed he made two calls to a fellow officer accused of rape.
More families now challenging doctors’ brain-death diagnoses
Experts say there is an increase in the number of families fighting brain-death diagnoses since an Oakland, Calif., family won the legal right to move their daughter to a facility in New Jersey, where she now resides on a feeding tube and ventilator.
Dry winter means more dust storm danger in Arizona, beyond
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — It’s that time of year in the Southwest – and as far as Alaska – when dust storms take shape, raising health and safety risks as plumes of dirt take to the sky. A dry winter means the Southwest is seeing a greater number of dust storms. Experts say the infamous […]
The volcano today: active, but in a normal way
Thirty-six years after a deadly volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens, the United States Geological Survey is still closely monitoring the volcano and others in the state. Activity this year has been considered normal.
Suspect in Arlington slayings waives extradition, will head back to Snohomish County
One of two fugitive brothers suspected in the disappearance and presumed deaths of an Arlington couple agreed to be extradited during a hearing Wednesday morning in San Diego.
State issues recall, pesticide rules for pot
The state Liquor and Cannabis Board set allowable levels for unapproved pesticides on pot and approved new procedures for recalling products considered risky to consumers.
2 arrested after chase, gunshots fired in downtown Seattle
Two men were arrested early Wednesday morning after shots were fired downtown and police pursued the suspects on I-5 and I-90.
New Zealand man accused of trying to export U.S. plane parts to China
A New Zealand man arrested in Seattle is accused of attempting to purchase aircraft parts in the U.S. to sell to a client in China.
New horned dinosaur species discovered in Montana by amateur
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A novice fossil collector’s lucky find in a remote Montana badlands more than a decade ago represents a new kind of spectacularly-horned dinosaur, researchers announced Wednesday. The bones unearthed near Winifred, Montana represent a previously-unknown species of dinosaur that lived 76 million years ago. It’s scientific name is Spiclypeus shipporum (spi-CLIP-ee-us […]
How The Seattle Times covered the Mount St. Helens eruption 36 years ago
The eruption of Mount St. Helens killed 57 people and blanketed parts of the Pacific Northwest in ashen darkness.
Database launched to gather, study DNA from Midwestern twins
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Researchers who study how genes and the environment influence people’s health are hoping that twins who live in the Midwest will contribute DNA to a new database that might provide insight about traits and diseases that are specific to the region. The database, known as a twin register, was launched […]
Timelapse: Watch Mount St. Helens explode from 11 miles away
Photographers Keith Ronnholm and Gary Rosenquist were 11 miles away from Mount St. Helens when it began to erupt.
Oregon man hurt in crane jump at Maryland construction site
An Oregon man was injured after he jumped from a construction-site crane and his parachute failed to fully deploy.
‘Down is finite, up is infinite,’ Puget Sound kids soar in rocketry
Washington students have won some top honors at national space-race competitions this year.
‘Save’ a baby bison? Visitors to our coast once ‘rescued’ a seal pup
The recent incident at Yellowstone has tongues wagging about tourists’ naiveté. Park rangers and wilderness experts in the Northwest try to be sympathetic to people who are perhaps new to the outdoors. But still, they’re sometimes left shaking their heads.
Mars is within reach, says German tapped for space command
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Humans could set foot on Mars within decades if they wanted to, according to the German astronaut who has been tapped to become his country’s first commander of the International Space Station. Alexander Gerst said the space station offers a unique opportunity to test the technology needed to explore other planets, […]
Stuck on hot: Earth breaks 12th straight monthly heat record
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s heat is stuck on high. Federal scientists said the globe shattered monthly heat records for an unprecedented 12th straight month as April smashed the old record by half a degree. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Earth’s average temperature in April was 56.7 degrees (13.7 degrees Celsius). That’s 2 degrees […]
Explorers plan June mission to Andrea Doria shipwreck
BOSTON (AP) — Nearly six decades after 46 people died when the Andrea Doria sank to the sea floor following a violent collision with another ocean liner south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, explorers are preparing to do what 16 people have lost their lives attempting: get a good look at the wreckage. A Washington state-based ocean […]
Oregon county says no to Nestle water-bottling plant
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Voters in an Oregon county imposed a ban on commercial water bottling on Tuesday, killing a plan in which Nestle would have built a water-bottling plant in the job-scarce town of Cascade Locks in the scenic Columbia River Gorge. Those who supported Measure 14-55, which sought the ban on the production […]
For the PNW, how costly is climate change? Experts weigh in
In a discussion at the University of Washington, panelists examined ways in which the region can take steps to protect against the threats of climate change to various industries.
Space shuttle external tank to be displayed in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA is sending its last space shuttle external propellant tank to Los Angeles to join the retired orbiter Endeavour on display at the California Science Center. The plan is to mount the winged spaceship vertically on the massive tank as if ready for launch, complete with a real pair of solid […]
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