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In a 3-to-0 vote, the Seattle City Council’s public-safety committee today approved the appointment of a longtime Boise, Idaho, official to serve as the next civilian director of the Seattle Police Department’s … More »Council committee supports Idaho official for SPD oversight job

Here’s something that should soothe medical marijuana patients: State Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, said she plans to fix medical marijuana laws in the legislature next year. Many patients are nervous … More »'Godmother' of medical pot seeks to fix law

Aidan Lang, director of New Zealand Opera, will become general director of the Seattle Opera in September 2014, after the retirement of longtime general director Speight Jenkins. More »Seattle Opera’s new general director: Aidan Lang

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, endorsed same-sex marriage Wednesday, making her possibly the fourth Senate Republican to do so, if one counts Susan Collins of Maine, who led the fight to repeal … More »Republican Lisa Murkowski endorses same-sex marriage

God is no longer Courtney Stodden’s only plastic surgeon. The Ocean Shores 18-year-old has now proudly announced that she underwent plastic surgery to enlarge her breasts. She told all to Eonline. She … More »Courtney Stodden gets boob job, happy about it

From Chron.com: Curiousity has taken a plethora — yes, a plethora — of wonderful images from the surface of Mars. You can see more of Curiosity’s greatest hits, so far, in the slideshow above. In response … More »Amazing photos of Mars, courtesy of Curiosity

SEATTLE -- The U.S. attorney's office says a Renton man who made $40,000 selling generic pieces of glasswork on the Internet as Chihuly artwork pleaded guilty Wednesday in Seattle.    Thirty-five-year-old … More »Renton man pleads guilty to selling fake Chihulys

OREGON CITY, Ore. - Police and Clackamas County sheriff's detectives say two men stole 17 pallets of watermelon -- about 5 tons -- from grocery stores in Beaverton and Tigard. Officials say they hit WinCo … More »Ore. police believe men stole tons of watermelon to support meth habit

New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz promised a new plan to clean up Hanford by the end of this summer. During his first official visit to Hanford since being confirmed a month ago, Moniz met with reporters … More »DOE Secretary promises Hanford cleanup plan by end of summer

Special treatment -- or solid numbers? What's behind a drop in parking prices in one Seattle neighborhood depends on who you ask. More »International District getting favored treatment in parking rate drop?

A battle is brewing between residents in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood, the city and a well known developer, and it all centers around a proposed apartment complex. More »Battle heating up in Wallingford over controversial development

Detectives investigating a string of auto thefts have one suspect in custody, but now they need your help in locating the second suspect before anyone falls victim again. More »Search on for man suspected in string of car thefts

The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is back open to traffic today, less than a month after a section of the bridge collapsed when it struck by an oversize load.. Southbound lanes opened before … More »Skagit River bridge now open to traffic

BOISE -- Zoo Boise is celebrating the birth of a new, baby monkey. Zoo officials say the baby boy is a black-crested mangabey monkey, born to parents Murphy and Betty just last week. Although the baby … More »It's a boy: Baby monkey first of its kind to be born at Zoo Boise

PASCO, Wash. -- Franklin County Sheriff's deputies say missing Idaho woman, Rashelle Klontz, was found Monday about a quarter mile from where she disappeared in Pasco. A farmer found Klontz lying in a … More »Idaho woman missing from fruit stand found OK

Snohomish County investigators are looking for a man who admitted to stealing at least 30 vehicles from the Everett and Marysville area since April. According to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, … More »Detectives looking for man in string of Snohomish County auto thefts

The U.S. Attorney's Office said a Renton man who made $40,000 selling generic pieces of glasswork on the Internet as Dale Chihuly artwork pleaded guilty Wednesday. Michael Little, 35, was arrested in April … More »Renton man pleads guilty to selling fake Chihuly art

Construction began Wednesday on a solar-powered Pacific Science Center art installation done in coordination with Seattle City Light. Artist Dan Corson’s design has five flowers up to 33 feet tall that … More »New exhibit being installed at Pacific Science Center

SEATTLE — The Bonney Lake Police Department released a sketch of a man suspected of attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl on June 13. Police said about 6:30 a.m that morning the girl was on her way to … More »Sketch released of man suspected of attempting to lure 14-year-old girl

SEATTLE — The issue of obesity isn’t limited to the human population of the United States, as more and more pets become overweight. According to the Everett Herald , roughly 50 percent of local pets are … More »VIDEO: Heavy hounds shed the pounds

By Los Angeles Times James Gandolfini, who rose to fame as the agonized mob boss on HBO’s groundbreaking drama “The Sopranos,” has died, the network confirmed late Wednesday. Gandolfini, who was 51, was … More »James Gandolfini, former ‘Sopranos’ star, dead at 51

The best-selling author dishes on her prolific career, her favorite characters and the Wizard of Oz. More »Book City: 48 books and J.A. Jance still isn't tired

Too bad the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wasn't watching before it declared that climate change will be off the table for its environmental review of coal-export terminals in the Pacific Northwest. More »KCTS 'Coal' documentary gets smacked by timing problem but stands up well

A new state revenue forecast gives the Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee more money for the upcoming budget. But are they any nearer a deal? More »Will an extra $320 million patch things up around Olympia?

By Jennifer D. Munro “We couldn’t find any place to eat,” my dad lamented, “so--” “--we kept going to the QFC deli,” my mom interrupted him. “We went twice in one day. Those Boar’s Head sandwiches are … More »At Large in Ballard: The secret sauce of marriage

Update, June 19, 12:20 p.m. Copper Gate will be replaced by a new bar called Olaf's, according to a liquor license application in to the Liquor Control Board. So, sounds like the new place will also pay … More »Copper Gate bar sold, closing on June 30

It might be fair to say that paddling has saved Rob Casey’s life. Shortly after 9/11 happened, Casey suffered one of the first -- but not yet the worst -- recessions in his business as a photographer. … More »Ballardite finds solace out on sea