The Silicon Sound has more high tech jobs than it can fill
Although Boeing recently announced the company is cutting tech jobs, there's a hiring boom for most local tech-related companies.
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Newly-released video shows glimpse into Susan Cox Powell's life
Susan Cox Powell walks through her home describing every item about 18 months before she was reported missing.
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Regulation of party buses, but not of behavior inside the rolling parties
It wasn't until after I rented a party bus to take a group of seniors to their prom that I started wondering, who regulates those buses anyway?
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Tacoma mom has new hope for finding her missing daughter
After being abducted, raped and held captive in a Cleveland house for at least a decade, three young women were finally freed this week. As they slowly adjust to freedom with their families, their story is giving some hope to a Tacoma mom who lost her little girl 14 years ago.
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Sacramento's Kevin Johnson thinks it's time for Seattle investors to back off
Sacramento's mayor is telling Seattle's investors Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to "take the high road and be gracious" by taking a "step back" from their attempt to buy and relocate the Kings NBA franchise.
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Teaching her kids the value of freedom, by escaping a communist country
Most moms would do anything for their kids. Helen Szablya escaped a dictatorship with her three children so they could grow up in the U.S.
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Massage is relaxing for most people, but not for me
Anyone who knows me realizes I'm a bit of a workaholic. Four years ago I tried yoga to relax and ended up getting kicked out of class because I wouldn't close my laptop. A friend convinced me to try something else to de-stress - Chinese Foot Massage.
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UW students worry, but think they will be able to find jobs and pay off loans
About 41 percent of college graduates from the past two years are stuck in jobs that don't require their degrees.
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Some Ballard residents resent and lament changes to their Seattle neighborhood
A dozen large condominiums and apartments are under construction in Ballard with more on the way. Many of those developments are replacing family businesses, increasing traffic and creating competition for parking spaces.
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The most revolutionary tech device since the first iPhone?
A former Microsoft evangelist admits, there are going to be people and governments who misuse a device he says will revolutionize the tech industry the same way Apple's first iPhone did.
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The tale of Robin Hood Lanes
The iconic Robin Hood Lanes, an Edmonds bowling alley since 1960, closed forever at midnight. Demolition of the building is planned for May. It will be replaced by a new Walgreen's and a bank branch.
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It happens every spring, another local high school has banned dirty dancing
Across the country, and locally, public schools have been putting the brakes on grinding or freak dancing in a sexually suggestive manner. Some schools have cancelled dances. Others have come up with strict rules.
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How alcohol-detection ankle bracelets work to deter repeat drunk drivers
Even before the state legislature acts on a proposal from Governor Jay Inslee, about 7,000 DUI offenders in Washington have already worn alcohol-monitoring bracelets to detect drinking in violation of court orders.
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Do you think you're more beautiful than you say?
Women are their own worst critics. Dove, the soap company, says only four percent of women around the world consider themselves beautiful.
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Blunt, abstinence-only advice upsets some teens, parents
A national speaker on teen sexuality and birth control is rattling some students and parents with her frank discussions.
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