This brand-new Seattle hotel is anything but grungy
Standing tall on a prime corner near iconic Pike Place Market, the 6-week-old Thompson Seattle houses 158 rooms, a locavore-lovers restaurant and a glorious rooftop bar with expansive views. It’s all...
View ArticleCollege student kills 3 in house party shooting: cops
A college student who co-founded a virtual laser-tag company walked into a house party in a Seattle suburb early Saturday with a real gun and killed three people and wounded another, authorities said....
View ArticleCollege gunman read gun manual before attack
SEATTLE — A 19-year-old man who shot and killed three people at a party in suburban Seattle was so unfamiliar with his newly purchased AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that he parked his car across the...
View ArticleAmanda Knox: Living with new boyfriend reminds me of prison
Murder suspect-turned-scribe Amanda Knox has written a love letter to her latest boyfriend, comparing their new home together to her days in the slammer. The Seattle native, who was cleared last year...
View ArticleSeattle offers classes on ‘white fragility’ to explain roots of guilt
A city-run cultural program in Seattle is offering residents classes on “white fragility” so white folks understand why they can’t seem to handle matters involving race, and tickets have sold out....
View ArticleThe best food trucks in America
Over the past few decades, food trucks and carts have evolved far past the boring old hot dog stand to full-scale eateries where you can chow down on any food imaginable. No need to sit down at the...
View ArticleThis is truly the Uber ride from hell
Everyone who uses ridesharing apps has at least a couple of horror stories. But regardless of whether yours was the result of a creepy driver, a disgusting back seat, or an awkward conversation with...
View ArticleStarbucks readies barista-free store
Starbucks Corp. will open a dedicated mobile-order-and-pay store next week in its Seattle headquarters building as it tests how to best serve convenience-oriented customers, the company said in a...
View ArticleDe Blasio squeezes into coach seat on flight to West Coast
Mayor de Blasio flew off to Seattle Tuesday — crammed into a coach seat that could barely accommodate his long frame. Reuters journalist Alwyn Scott tweeted a photo showing the 6-foot, 5-inch de Blasio...
View ArticleWorld’s largest tunnel-boring machine finally breaks through
SEATTLE — The world’s largest tunnel-boring machine broke through a concrete wall beneath Seattle on Tuesday to reach the end of its long, troubled journey, a milestone in a multibillion-dollar project...
View ArticleSeattle mayor accused of sexual abuse by several men
SEATTLE — A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexually molesting a teenage high-school dropout in the 1980s, and in interviews with The Seattle Times, two other men claim he...
View ArticleYou can now eat fried bugs at this pro baseball stadium
A pro baseball ballpark in Seattle is serving up crispy fried grasshoppers — calling it a food trend that’s sure to have legs. Safeco Field, where the Mariners play, hired popular Seattle Chef Ethan...
View ArticleSeattle mayor denies sex abuse claims –‘simply not true’
SEATTLE — Ed Murray led a long campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, toiled for nearly two decades as a state lawmaker and won his biggest personal political victory in 2013 when...
View ArticleThe 20 best diners in America
As American as American eating gets, our country’s great diners fulfill a very urgent need, providing craveable comfort food at an affordable price and, often, at all hours of the night and day. Choice...
View ArticleConvicted cat hoarder arrested with 42 cats in her car
SEATTLE — A Washington woman who was convicted last year of animal cruelty for collecting over 100 cats in a recreational trailer has been arrested in Oregon for investigation of animal neglect. The...
View ArticleSeattle unsurpsingly breaks its own rain record
SEATTLE — Soggy Seattle has broken another rainfall record, and Portland is inching closer to smashing its own record. Seattle measured 44.7 inches of rain between October and April, making it the...
View ArticlePassengers beat incredible odds when plane crashes
A small plane came down over a busy street in Washington state and was caught in dramatic dashcam video as it clipped power lines and left balls of flame behind before crashing. The single-engine Piper...
View ArticleSeattle mayor drops re-election bid amid sex abuse accusations
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, who has been accused by four men of sexually abusing them as teenagers, dropped his bid for re-election on Tuesday, saying that the scandal would be a distraction from more...
View ArticleCouple busted having sex in restaurant parking lot
A couple shocked customers at a Washington state eatery by having sex in its parking lot – and when they were busted, the woman pulled out a dandelion from her vagina, according to a report. Kent...
View ArticleWhere to eat the best dumplings in America
There’s probably no Chinese food as craveable as dumplings: little packages of juicy meat just waiting to be dunked into tangy soy and consumed by the dozen, we love them whether they’re steamed or...
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