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#ManInTree is a ‘pretty decent guy,’ Seattle superhero says

The man who became famous for spending more than 24 hours in a Seattle tree has had previous interactions with people in the city.
11 years ago

‘Mismatch’ in Seattle’s job market is seeing a drastic shift

Seattle is known as a tech hub. That's not changing, but the high-tech attraction is about to get kicked into overdrive.
11 years ago

Local family loses adopted daughter to Indian Child Welfare Act

Alyssa Olsen tells the story of how an "outdated law" took her family's adopted daughter and put her life in limbo.
11 years ago

Laws shouldn’t be taking kids from their families

Los Angeles County authorities removed a 6-year-old girl from her longtime foster family earlier this week.
11 years ago

More than 24 hours later man in Seattle tree comes down

A man perched in an 80-foot sequoia tree came down after more than 24 hours.
11 years ago

Did the City of Seattle buy Pronto for less than you think?

How much money would the City of Seattle have spent if, for whatever reason, it decides to jump out of the bike-share business next year?
11 years ago

Danishek: Don’t be concerned with changes at Sea-Tac after attack on Brussels

Travel is affected in the wake of attacks, such as the tragedies in Brussels. This is what travelers need to know.
11 years ago

Man in Seattle tree: How long has tree been there?

On Tuesday, a man who climbed a downtown Seattle tree stayed there for more than eight hours, refused to come down and threw things at firefighters who tried to help him.
11 years ago

Two years later, Baby Duke continues his long path to recovery from Oso slide

It's two years later, but the scars from the deadly Oso slide remain with the locals who continue to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.
11 years ago

Ethics investigation launched into SDOT director over Pronto bike share

An ethics complaint has been filed against the director of Seattle's Department of Transportation and the city's bike-share system, Pronto!
11 years ago

Bellevue ‘Cool Cop’ rebuilds trust, one kickflip at a time

Usually, skaters and police officers butt heads, but one Bellevue police officer is changing that perception one kickflip at a time.
11 years ago

How to combine bike sharing and municipal broadband into one effort

Mayor Ed Murray says that creating municipal broadband across Seattle is too expensive. So Dori Monson has come up with idea to kill two birds with one stone.
11 years ago

Not looking for limelight? Seattle fire official went straight to media with concerns

Seattle Fire Department Battalion Chief Tamalyn Nigretto told Jason Rantz that she spoke to the media before discussing concerns over sexism with fire department officials.
11 years ago

Seattle superhero attempted to coerce man from tree with beer and food

Emergency crews are working to get a man out of a tall tree in downtown Seattle.
11 years ago

Your evening commute in Seattle is the second worst in the country

If you thought your commute home in the evening seemed extraordinarily long you weren't imagining it.
11 years ago

After attacks in Brussels, University of Washington accounting for students

The deadly attacks in Brussels have University of Washington staff trying to account for students, staff and faculty in Belgium.
11 years ago

Seattle Children’s pediatrician takes unique stance on vaccinations

Dr. Douglas Opel, a pediatrician at Seattle Children's Hospital, has proposed that parents not be forced to give their children all immunizations.
11 years ago

WSDOT: Drivers won’t know of Clinton-related road closures until they happen

Hillary Clinton is on her way to Washington where she will discuss her plans to "break down barriers" ahead of the state's caucus.
11 years ago

Western Washington students want to form college focused on defeating white supremacy

Students at Western Washington University want to start a new college that will create academic programs committed to social justice.
11 years ago

Men’s body spray sends people fleeing from Seattle church, daycare

Seattle firefighters and a hazmat team evacuated a church and daycare while investigating a suspicious item giving off cough inducing fumes. This is what they found.
11 years ago

Seattle woman’s advice after confronting roadside van, suffering injuries

The Seattle Police Department is advising the public against using the tactic of a woman who was allegedly assaulted earlier this month by occupants of a nuisance van.
11 years ago

Semi-truck crash blocks all lanes of SR 167, stalls traffic

All lanes of Northbound SR 167 near 15th Avenue in Auburn are blocked after a collision involving a semi-truck.
11 years ago

Vice President Joe Biden meets with top cancer researchers in Seattle

Can we end cancer as we know it? That was Vice President Joe Biden's goal as he met with leading cancer researchers Monday at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
11 years ago

Why cyclists aren’t the only ones who benefit from bike lanes

If you thought bike lanes are just for people looking to cruise around a city on two wheels, you're wrong, according to a former New York transportation commissioner.
11 years ago