Opponents of the marriage equality law approved by the legislature will turn in more than 200,000 signatures Wednesday blocking the law from taking effect Thursday.
A Washington state police officer accused of leaving a loaded handgun in the family van where his young son could grab it and fatally shoot his 7-year-old sister has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree manslaughter charge.
It's day two of "Operation Pinecone," a major emergency operations scenario taking place all over Western Washington to help teams prepare for "the big one."
Friends and family of a woman killed during
last week's Seattle shooting spree are rallying
to counter a planned picket at Thursday's
funeral for Gloria Leonidas.
While dramatic pictures of debris from the
Japanese tsunami continue getting all the
headlines, local researchers warn plastics and
other persistent garbage is a much bigger
threat to the world's oceans.
Drug crime in downtown Seattle is hardly the
makings of a
science fiction thriller, but in an effort
to crack down on
street-level drug crime, officers launched
"Operation Blade
Runner."
Washington's medical marijuana law is hazy at best. It allows collective gardens but not businesses to distribute pot. Some cities are looking the other way. Some are now banning gardens.
Seattle City Light crews plan to cut the power
in the
Chinatown-International District Tuesday
evening for 20
hours while crews upgrade service to the area.
Microsoft has unveiled a series of expanded
services and content for its flagship Xbox
system that could put it in prime position to
significantly threaten cable companies in the
battle for living room dominance.
Seattle Police are still having a tough time
piecing
together the timeline after shooter Ian
Stawicki killed
four
people inside a University District cafe.
