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How do you collect the tax or record the miles driven? The commission is looking at a few options. ...
Chris Sullivan

Tax per mile: Plan in the works to tax you a ‘road usage charge’

The gas tax isn't going as far as it used to as more people drive less and new cars are much more efficient.
12 years ago
Christopher Boffoli’s popular Big Appetite series has been posted repeatedly on the Internet,...
Josh Kerns

Seattle photographer fights Pinterest, others to protect his art

If you were a baker and someone stole your bread every day after you put it on a store shelf, they'd be arrested. So shouldn't web sites that allow the unlimited posting of photos, music and other art without the creator's permission be held liable as well?
12 years ago
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Ursula Reutin

Stowell and Sendack Nutcracker won’t be retired until an original Clara sees it one more time

After a 31-year run, the Pacific Northwest Ballet is putting the famous Stowell and Sendak "Nutcracker" in the vault and making way for a new production next year.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Driver killed in Seattle collision with train

One man is dead after crashing into a train Friday evening in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood.
12 years ago
Prosecutors have filed vehicular homicide charges against a woman who drove an SUV into a Lake Samm...
Stephanie Klein

Woman charged with vehicular homicide in Lake Sammamish crash

Prosecutors have filed vehicular homicide charges against a woman who drove an SUV into a Lake Sammamish home in May, killing two family members inside.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Seattle police officer will not face felony charge for punching suspect in face

The King County Prosecutor's Office has decided not to file felony charges against a Seattle police officer caught on video punching a handcuffed, highly intoxicated woman, causing multiple fractures to her face.
12 years ago
Traffic backed up for several miles for a brief time after a train derailed in south Seattle. (SDOT...
Josh Kerns

Train derails in south Seattle, snarling traffic

A freight train that came off the tracks in south Seattle backed up traffic for several miles Friday afternoon.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Home seekers concerned about inventory, not the season

"During the holidays we usually see a drop in homebuyers, but this year they're remaining engaged later than usual," said OB Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate.

12 years ago
Colleen O

Bellingham parents defend parenting practices as state takes away 3 children

A Bellingham couple said they had their three children ripped from their arms by Child Protective Services because they had a home birth and believe in holistic medicine.
12 years ago
People will be hosting strangers for film festival viewings in their living rooms this weekend. (Co...
Jamie Skorheim

Catch a movie on a stranger’s couch this weekend

Private residences will be opening their doors to Couch Fest Film festival goers around Seattle this Saturday.
12 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Police chase prompts lockdown at Kentwood High School

Kentwood High School was locked down Friday morning after a suspect evaded police and ran onto campus.
12 years ago
In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo, actress Misty Upham arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Associ...
Jamie Skorheim

Actress’ father says police were lazy in investigation of her disappearance

The father of actress Misty Upham remains frustrated with how the case was handled after learning her death appears to be accidental.
12 years ago
An increasing number of homeowners are turning to professional to hang their holiday lights and avo...
Josh Kerns

Professional holiday light hangers seeing boom in business

With thousands of people ending up in emergency room's each year because of holiday lighting accidents, professional installation has become an increasingly popular option for many homeowners.
12 years ago
Medics treated two men and a cat Thursday at a First Hill McDonald’s after an altercation led...
Josh Kerns

Two men and a cat treated after Seattle McDonald’s pepper spray altercation

Medics were called to a Seattle McDonald's twice Thursday to treat several people and a cat, after a man who refused to leave was pepper sprayed in an altercation with an employee and a customer.
12 years ago
Seattle’s crime-fighting superhero Phoenix Jones tells KIRO Radio’s Jason Rantz that so...
Jamie Skorheim

Phoenix Jones: Criminals taking advantage of Seattle cops busy with protests

While Seattle police are busy trying to keep the peace during protests, criminals are taking advantage of their absence, according to crime-fighting Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Home equity not floating all boats, 4 million still ‘underwater’

The data indicates that "underwater" borrowers are 10 times more likely to be delinquent than those with positive equity.

12 years ago
Gov. Jay Inslee is already aggressively raising money and bringing in heavy hitters like Al Gore to...
Josh Kerns

Al Gore comes to Inslee’s aid as governor launches preemptive campaign strike

It's nearly two years before the next gubernatorial election, but Washington Governor Jay Inslee is already pulling out the big guns to raise funds and send a warning shot at potential GOP challengers.
12 years ago
“I’ve seen some pretty precarious looking trees on top of some cars that don’t ha...
Chris Sullivan

Don’t be Clark Griswold: How to get your Christmas tree home

Tens of thousands of Christmas trees will be put on the tops of Washington cars over the next few weeks, and many of them are just one bad knot away from flying off.
12 years ago
Several hundred demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle again Wednesday evening in the latest ...
Josh Kerns

Protesters take to streets of Seattle, block traffic downtown

Several hundred demonstrators took to the streets of Seattle again Wednesday evening in the latest in a series of anti-police protests.
12 years ago
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is shown in handcuffs following her arrest at a minimum wa...
Josh Kerns

Kshama Sawant charged for SeaTac protest arrest

In the wake of widespread complaints about the way the Seattle Police Department handles property crimes, the department announced new steps Wednesday that include additional training for officers and potentially changing the way it handles 911 calls.
12 years ago
The King County medical examiner says actress Misty Upham, whose body was found in a ravine near th...
Stephanie Klein

Medical examiner determines cause of death for actress Misty Upham

The King County Medical Examiner's Office says actress Misty Upham, whose body was found in a ravine near the White River in October, died of blunt force trauma.
12 years ago
The Seattle Police Department announced Wednesday it is changing the way it handles property crimes...
Josh Kerns

Seattle Police Department outlines new plan to improve property crime response

In the wake of widespread complaints about the way the Seattle Police Department handles property crimes, the Department announced new steps Wednesday that include additional training for officers and potentially changing the way it handles 911 calls.
12 years ago
Activists are trying to get the Woodland Park Zoo to send their elephants to a sanctuary in Califor...
Jamie Skorheim

Activists not giving up on Seattle’s elephants; disrupt zoo meeting

Activists who pushed for Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo to shut down the elephant display are trying to persuade the zoo to move the pachyderms to a sanctuary.
12 years ago
Colton poses with his friend Cole while working the Christmas tree farm over Thanksgiving weekend. ...
Chris Sullivan

Colton’s Army answers the call of cancer-fighting teen at Christmas tree farm

Army of volunteers and supporters set record sales at Christmas tree fundraiser for 14 year old boy with leukemia.
12 years ago