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HOUSTON (AP) — Starbucks Corp. has announced plans to expand its investment in solar farms and use the energy to power hundreds of its coffee-serving stores in Texas. Seattle-based Starbucks on Monday announced the deal with Cypress Creek Renewables and U.S. Bank. A statement says the companies are combining forces on solar farm operations throughout […]

It appears legislative efforts to get drivers relief from high car tab bills that came with ST3, the $54 billion light rail expansion that voters approved in 2016, has hit a wall again.

A new United States Postal Service study shows that 27 dog attacks occurred in Seattle over 2018, and 127 in Washington state.

A recent Emerson poll shows Washington Gov. Jay Inslee still polling at zero percent for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, but the campaign reports it has raised $2.25 million in a month.

An effort to bring women's hockey to Seattle -- NWHL to Seattle -- has begun. It aims to establish a women's team alongside the NHL team already slated for the city.

Cleveland Indians (9-7, second in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (13-6, second in the AL West) Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Indians: Shane Bieber (1-0, 1.80 ERA, .67 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) Mariners: Mike Leake (1-0, 4.15 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) LINE: Indians favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 runs […]

It was a day that was years in the making and would have made Paul Allen proud. His Stratolaunch Systems had its first test flight Saturday from the Mojave Air and Space Port.

More drama at the Nickelsville Othello tiny house village unfolded over the weekend, where LIHI alleged Nickelsville head Scott Morrow had donated food thrown away, and is said to be camping out in the village's kitchen.

SEATTLE (AP) — Trevor Bauer allowed one run while pitching into the seventh inning, slumping Jose Ramirez hit his first homer of the season and the Cleveland Indians held on late for a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. Cleveland rebounded from being swept last weekend by Kansas City thanks to another […]

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant unveiled plans Monday for a pair of ordinances to protect renters, including one to enact rent control in Seattle. 

Major weather events have become the norm for the Greater Seattle Area in 2019, and that's been capped off by a record-setting stretch of April rain. 

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington state say they seized $1.16 million worth of narcotics in separate weekend arrests. The Olympian reported Monday that the Thurston County narcotics tasks force announced seizures of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine. Police say two seizures took place April 13. Police say a man was arrested in Tumwater on […]

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting her ex-boyfriend and drugging her 8-month-old son. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported Monday that Bethany Wallace-Corff was found guilty of shooting the man in the leg in December 2014. Records say Wallace-Corff was convicted of first-degree assault in […]

On the same day President Trump threatened to start shipping immigrant detainees to sanctuary cities, lawmakers in Olympia took another step forward to solidify Washington's sanctuary state status.

As part of the process to fill Rob Johnson's vacant city council seat, the 13 eligible applicants for the role participated in a public forum Monday.