Speed candi-dating: The new way to know your candidates
Speed dating works for a would-be love connections. Kent uses it to size-up candidates for local offices.15 years ago
Food trucks pave the way for clothing retailers on wheels
Say you have a big event to attend this weekend, but your hair is a mess and you don't have time to get to the stylist. Wouldn't it be nice if the haircut could come to you? What if you need a new outfit too, but you can't make it to the store? It would be nice if the store could show up at your office. Now they can. Food trucks were just the beginning. Mobile retailers are now arriving in the Northwest.15 years ago
Seattle Police pound pavement to combat crime
Seattle Police officers have ditched their cars in four city hot-spots, hoping that walking a beat will help them cut down on crime.15 years ago
Everett hospital employees medicated for whooping cough
Seventy-two employees at the Providence Colby campus have given antibiotics after being exposed to a co-worker with whooping cough.15 years ago
Boeing firms up $9B order at Farnborough Airshow
Boeing picked-up another commitment on the new 737 MAX today at the Farnborough Airshow.15 years ago
Federal Way woman faces tough new DUI laws
A 31-year-old Federal Way woman pleaded not guilty Monday to vehicular homicide. She is believed to be the first person in Washington state charged under new, tougher laws that target impaired drivers who kill.15 years ago
Boeing makes splash at Farnborough
Boeing kicked off the annual Farnborough Air Show outside London with a large order for its new 737 MAX.15 years ago
Power lines: To bury or not to bury
The size and length of the East Coast power outage has raised the question we often hear during our annual wind storms in Western Washington. Why don't we just bury our lines?15 years ago
Merging JBLM not saving money estimated
When the defense department combined Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base and other military bases seven years ago, it said it would save billions of dollars, but the savings aren't panning out.15 years ago
Seattle council to consider if arena deal satisfies I-91
The Seattle City Council takes another look at the proposed arena deal in SoDo Thursday as it tries to decide if it's the best move for the city.15 years ago
Caregiver arrested after autistic man found wandering Bellevue
Police have arrested the caregiver of an assisted living facility after an autistic man was found wandering the streets of Bellevue.15 years ago
Online poker bubble has burst
We've had the high-tech bubble and the housing bubble, and now it looks like we've just lived through the poker bubble. Online poker playing has all but dried up in America in the last two years after some states, including Washington, and the federal courts went after the game.15 years ago
Whooping cough hits Everett hospital staff
Employees at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett are being told to watch out for symptoms of whooping cough after a health care worker was diagnosed with the disease this week.15 years ago
Family says man who died in police custody was tased
A mentally ill man from Tukwila has died while in police custody. His family says he was tased.15 years ago
Boeing expects world will need more planes
Boeing says airlines and freight carriers around the world are going to need 34,000 new planes over the next 20 years.15 years ago
Does the “God Particle” exist?
Imagine that you are about to find out that everything you have ever believed in was about to either be proved right or wrong. That's the situation for scientists around the world today who are waiting for an announcement from Geneva on the "God Particle," the particle on which every physics equation is based on. There's word that it finally has been discovered.15 years ago
Long Beach Peninsula does Fourth of July right
Most Washington cities ban the cool fireworks, you know, anything that goes more than 6-feet in the air, because they don't want burning embers landing on houses and burning them down, but there's one spot in Washington where you can fire off just about anything.15 years ago
School district sued in Snohomish High School stabbing
A preventable tragedy - That's what a Seattle attorney calls the nearly fatal stabbing of two Snohomish High School freshman last fall when another student went to campus armed with two large kitchen knives prepared to kill.15 years ago
Home alone: At what age is it OK to leave kids behind?
With summer in full swing, an intrepid parent debates whether it's OK to leave his 10-year- old son home alone.15 years ago
Sports psychologist: Stop getting in your brain’s way
You've heard of will power. You've probably tried to use it to get you through a task or a rough patch in life. A sports psychologist says throw away will power and use still power.15 years ago
State parks hope more buy in to Discover Pass program in 2012
Now that it's officially Summer, you can start thinking about hitting up the state parks for some fun with the family or friends. The state is hoping a lot more of you will buy Discover Passes this year because sales last year were way below expectations, and that has left a huge budget hole that's already resulted in layoffs and program cuts.15 years ago
Hecklers prompt Seattle mayor to bolt from community meeting
Mayor Mike McGinn walked-out of one of his own community meetings Tuesday night after he was heckled and shouted down by the crowd.15 years ago
Ads could be returning to Seattle Public Schools
The Seattle Public Schools are so desperate for new sources of funding the school board is considering allowing advertising on athletic fields and stadiums.15 years ago
