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SPS鈥� teacher union authorizes strike vote as it 鈥榓ctively bargains鈥� with district

The union representing the teachers of SPS has authorized a strike vote as it bargains for improved working conditions.

3 years ago

Port Angeles teachers authorize strike ahead of Sept. 1 school start date

The Port Angeles Education Association has voted to strike over its new contract with the Port Angeles Public Schools.

3 years ago

Overnight shooting on Aurora Ave. leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

The Seattle Police Department is investigating a deadly north Seattle shooting that left one dead and one injured in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

3 years ago

SDOT removing illegally placed concrete blocks, building protected bike lanes

The blocks were initially placed along Southwest Andover Street in June after the city of Seattle removed a long-standing RV encampment.

3 years ago

Seattle Children’s Hospital confirms patient tested positive for monkeypox

A pediatric patient at Seattle Children鈥檚 Hospital has tested positive for the monkeypox virus and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

3 years ago

Heart attack kills Issaquah hang glider, witness says

A hang glider died on Sunday in Issaquah after Eastside Fire and Rescue crews found them unresponsive 30 feet up in some trees.

3 years ago

Appeals court claims DC sniper, Bellingham native Lee Boyd Malvo must be resentenced

Malvo and his mentor, John Muhammad, shot people during a three-week period in 2002 with a sniper rifle in what is now known as the Beltway sniper attacks.

3 years ago

Sewage monitor OKs Lake Washington beaches for swimming

King County has reopened beaches between Madrona Beach and Howell Park along Lake Washington after a sewage spill from a malfunctioning waste treatment

3 years ago

Two 鈥榣arge fires鈥� burn 2,600 acres of forest in Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest

The White River and Irving Peak fires are burning 2,665 acres of forest in the Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest 15 miles outside of Plain, WA.

3 years ago

Seattle police chief finalists to hold mid-September public forum

These three finalists will engage in a series of stakeholder interviews, which will culminate in a candidate question-and-answer session Sept. 15.

3 years ago

After 22 years and $1.4 billion, the new I-5 HOV lanes open in Tacoma

After 22 years of construction on Interstate 5, Tacoma鈥檚 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) project is partially open to the public as of Friday Aug. 26.聽

3 years ago

Wildfires close trails and campsites in North Cascades National Park

All trails and camps accessed through Hannegan Pass Trailhead, from Copper Loop to the junction of Big Beaver Trail have been closed due to fire activity in the area, according to National Park Service officials.

3 years ago

Lumen Field to make beer accessible without a checkout line

District Market will be the first store in an NFL stadium to feature both Amazon One and Amazon鈥檚 Just Walk Out technology.

3 years ago

Man allegedly steals necklace off the neck of a 4-year-old in Auburn

He leaned in and noticed the gold necklace around her neck before unlatching it, pulling it off, and taking it.

3 years ago

Video: Pierce County political candidate fires handgun at suspected car thief in homeless encampment

Josh Harris, a candidate for the Tacoma City Council, shot at a suspected car thief in a homeless encampment in May while in search of a suspected stolen vehicle.