The most comprehensive study of earthquake history off the Pacific Northwest coast has found a new threat of a major, destructive earthquake on the scale of the 2011 Japan quake and tsunami.
The head of Washington's Republican Party is
calling on King County election officials to
pull a PSA featuring travel guru Rick Steves
over his support for Jay Inslee and marijuana
legalization
All lanes of northbound I-5 near the I-90
on-
ramp were closed for nearly two hours
Wednesday afternoon
while the Seattle Fire Department cleaned up
a
hazardous material spill.
A Tacoma man who claims he has been wrongly
imprisoned in Nicaragua has been denied an
appeal, according to family members and an
international crisis agency that has taken on
his case.
When the weather gets nice, Northwest residents are eager to take advantage. This week on Let's Eat, host Terry Jaymes and Seattle Times restaurant reviewer Providence Cicero take a look at the best places to eat outside around the Seattle area.
Ruben Ascencio grew up near Detroit, Michigan falling in love with the Gold Cup and hydroplane racing. He's in Seattle this weekend to show why he's one of the top drivers on the tunnel boat circuit and a man who won't allow a disease to diminish his dreams.
Poker players are known for their patience.
Professional
player Lee Goldman, a Mercer Island native,
has needed every bit of it after the Justice
Department
cracked down on the two largest poker
websites, freezing
him out of what he calls a "substantial six-
figure sum."
The Blue Angels have arrived in Seattle. While many look forward to the visit for the roaring air show, they also bring traffic interruptions as the I-90 floating bridge closes for the planes practices.
When the U.S. Equestrian Team takes to the ring this week, a lot of local folks will be rooting for a young rider from Washington. But her first trainer says we should also be rooting for the horses.
Jason and Stacy Ankerfelt celebrated their
sixth wedding anniversary at Harborview Medical
Center in Seattle Monday, where Stacy remains
in serious condition after being struck by an
impaired driver outside her home in Auburn,
Wash.
With garbage piling up as a Teamsters truck
drivers'
strike
against Waste Management enters its second
week, Seattle
will allow residents limited free dumping at
transfer
stations.
