A Seattle Scoutmaster who was fired for his sexual orientation, a gay Eagle Scout from Maryland and their supporters presented a petition Wednesday at Amazon.com headquarters urging the Seattle company to suspend donations to the Boy Scouts of America.
With the unofficial start to the summer season getting underway this weekend, local hospitals are bracing for the unfortunate consequences that come with everyone getting outside and taking advantage of the warmer weather.
A new survey reveals many hospital emergency rooms across the nation are reporting an increase in patients. It wasn't supposed to be that way under Obamacare.
As bus riders plead for their favorite routes to be saved, cities like Seattle are deciding on whether to pay for Metro service on their own to stave off future cuts. Metro Transit is left to figure out how to dig itself out of this situation.
Federally-managed irrigation water cannot be used on marijuana crops. It's just the latest cannabis conflict among the states and the federal government.
While critics of new construction on small lots in Seattle are claiming victory over developers, a leading growth advocate says the building will continue and no one will be happy.
The latest National Weather Service summer weather outlook was released late last week from the Climate Prediction Center or CPC. What does it offer for western Washington?
King County Executive Dow Constantine loves the Seahawks. But he has a new love that's prompted him to turn down an invite to take part in a White House ceremony Wednesday honoring the Seahawks Super Bowl championship.
Most high school students would be thrilled to be among the top of their class. But for Bremerton senior Kyle Campbell, ranking 6th in his class is a disappointment.
It's the most shocking crime around here in recent memory, the disappearance of former Puyallup resident Susan Powell and then the murder-suicide involving her husband and two sons.
Kathleen O'Toole was met with a standing ovation as she walked into a crowded room at Seattle City Hall Monday morning. Alongside Mayor Ed Murray, it was her official introduction as the nominee to become the city's first female police chief.
City Council members Nick Licata and Kshama Sawant proposed a plan to help save Metro Transit bus service in Seattle after voters in King County failed to approve Proposition 1.
A raffle for Special Olympics of Washington that drew some criticism for promising a $5 million waterfront mansion if enough tickets were sold has come to an end, falling far short of the number needed to give away the house.
People in our state are doing a disproportionate amount of Google searching for circumcision, Dungeons and Dragons, Quinoa and other offbeat topics compared to the rest of the country, if a new analysis is to be believed.
Darigold says recent accusations by a labor union alleging mistreatment of cows by member dairies are patently false and "deceptive," and just the latest in a longstanding effort by the United Farm Workers of America to organize workers across the Northwest.
Seattle rapper Macklemore is hearing it from the Internet after he played a surprise show at EMP dressed in a costume some say resemble Jewish stereotypes.
