Seattle: Local News from The Times

California weighs next step for saving water in drought

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Strict rules adopted at the height of California’s drought leading many people to let their lawns turn brown may soon end as state regulators Wednesday consider letting local communities decide how to keep their own water use in check. That’s good news to Southern California landscaper Greg Gritters, who says local […]

In neighbor’s garage sale: foreclosed home’s belongings

A Spokane Valley woman stopped to check on her house Friday afternoon and saw some of her belongings for sale in her neighbor’s driveway. The neighbor says she was “helping out.”

Gig Harbor man is ‘person of interest’ in 1982 N.Y. ax slaying

Police from Brighton, N.Y., spoke to the man last month and describe him as the only person of interest in the case.

Airline wars wound Seattle Pride Parade marchers

Can’t we all get along? Alaska Airlines employees won’t be marching in Seattle’s gay Pride Parade this summer because the parade cut an exclusive sponsorship deal with rival Delta.

Ferry for sale: charmer with room for 199

The M/V Hiyu, the smallest ferry in the Washington State fleet, is retired and going up for sale.

Too many ‘dead white dudes’? Seattle U students protest program’s curriculum

A sit-in over the Matteo Ricci College stretched into its seventh day, with students demanding the dean’s resignation and Seattle University’s president promising action.

Happy Norway Day!

The official National Day of Norway has a special meaning in Seattle, where many people from Norway and other parts of Scandinavia settled more than one hundred years ago. Ballard, the Seattle neighborhood best known for its Norwegian heritage, has been celebrating a parade on this date since 1974. Are you planning to be there? […]

Seattle police identify ‘man bun’ of interest in May Day assault

Seattle police say they have identified a person of interest in the throwing of a Molotov cocktail at officers during May Day violence.

Seattle’s pared-down Bicycle Master Plan frustrates backers

Bicycle and street-safety advocates rallied at Seattle City Hall Tuesday and shared disappointment that the city’s Bicycle Master Plan has been scaled back and delayed over the next five years.

For much of world, painkiller problem is absence, not abuse

Many ill people with a legitimate need for drugs like oxycodone and other narcotics known as opioid analgesics cannot get them and are suffering and dying in pain, according to health officials, doctors and patients’ rights advocates.

6 new sex-abuse lawsuits filed against Seattle Archdiocese

Attorneys say more survivors came forward after the Catholic church released the names of 77 people against which credible allegations were made.

City charges 8 illegal pot couriers

Eight illegal pot-delivery couriers were charged with misdemeanors by Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes after King County’s top prosecutor declined to file felony charges against them.

Man allegedly steals medical vehicle, leads police on chase

The 23-year-old man reportedly took a Seattle Fire Department aid vehicle after officers responded to a report of him jumping out of a hotel window, according to police.

NOAA: Dungeness crab in peril from acidification

As levels of carbon dioxide rise in the atmosphere due to fossil fuel burning and other human-caused pollution, it changes water chemistry, hurting survival of crab larvae.

2 kayakers OK after brief search near Darrington

Two kayakers who were the subjects of a brief search were found.

Old quarry near runway now saves airport $430,000 a year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An abandoned rock quarry near a runway at Nashville International Airport was thought to be such a liability that authorities considered filling it in a decade ago. Now, the water-filled pit is enabling the airport to save $430,000 a year. By taking advantage of the quarry reservoir’s year-round 50-degree temperature, the […]

Men face complaint after walking to Yellowstone hot spring

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Canadian-based group of men who post pictures and videos of their travels on social media are in hot water with Yellowstone National Park officials after walking out to a hot spring where people are prohibited. Rangers filed a criminal complaint Monday against three members of the group known as High […]

Pickup reportedly in water near Hood Canal Bridge

Police and rescue crews are looking for red pickup that was reported to have gone into the water off the Hood Canal Bridge early Tuesday. It’s unknown whether anyone is inside.

Seattle to shut down The Jungle homeless camp

State and city officials Tuesday announced plans to move people out of Seattle’s homeless encampment known as The Jungle.

Video shows 109-mph wind tossing man on Mount Washington

MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. (AP) — Winter has been over for nearly two months, but you wouldn’t know it from recent conditions at the tallest peak in the Northeast. Video posted by the Mount Washington Observatory on Monday shows a worker being blown back by 109-mph wind on the freezing, snow-covered summit. The wind picks him […]

Man sets fire in stairwell of Capitol Hill apartment building

Police arrested a 32-year-old man for arson early Tuesday after firefighters found him standing over a fire in the stairwell of a Capitol Hill apartment building.

Black owner to sell Redmond shop, burn KKK robe left there

Soon after news of the robe spread, hundreds of residents across the Eastside attended city-sponsored talks on racially charged harassment. Police investigated the incident, but prosecutors say hate-crime charges were ruled out for lack of evidence.

Suspect in Arlington couple’s deaths expected to be returned soon to Snohomish County

One of two brothers suspected in disappearance and presumed slaying of Arlington couple surrendered to authorities and is awaiting extradition to face murder charges in Snohomish County

Why SIFF should not be celebrating Woody Allen’s ‘Cafe Society’

By giving Allen’s film its North American premiere, the Seattle International Film Festival is going against a community that has fought hard for underdogs and made a priority of nurturing young people.