Opium U? University of Idaho gets big collection of opium pipes
MOSCOW, Idaho - The "world's most comprehensive collection" of opium smoking paraphernalia has a new home; it's at the University of Idaho. A writer and collector, originally from San Diego, donated...
View Article39 sick horses seized from Pierce County property
GRAHAM, Wash. – Dozens of horses were seized Wednesday from a Pierce County property where authorities said they were living in squalid conditions.The Pierce County Sheriff's Department took 39 sick or...
View ArticleSeattle's No.2! Bloomberg Businessweek ranks U.S. cities
Seattle is the second-best city in the country, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The news org evaluated and ranked the largest 100 U.S. cities and published its results today.San Francisco grabbed...
View ArticleMicrosoft proposes 'pay-to-play' immigration plan to grow workforce
With 6,000 high-tech jobs on the table, Microsoft said today it has a pay-to-play plan that would increase the number of H-1B visas to the U.S. by 20,000 and raise more than $500 million for education.
View ArticleVideo update: The making of two giant arachnids at Seattle Center
Earlier this month, we wrote about the creation of two huge “daddy longlegs” standing atop the roof of the Armory at the Seattle Center. The harvestmen, created by 3-D mural artist Marlin Peterson,...
View ArticleFinal kill in wolf hunt; backlash expected to remain intense
Washington wildlife managers say the hunt for a pack of grey wolves is over. A state marksman killed the alpha male of the pack Thursday in far northeast Washington. The department has killed a total...
View ArticleScientist cleared in polar bear controversy popularizing global warming
A long, controversial investigation of a polar bear scientist has ended with his government employer saying it does not look like he engaged in any scientific misconduct.Charles Monnett is a wildlife...
View ArticleAfter NW fires: Bring on the bugs
Wildfires have already scorched more than one million acres across the Northwest this year. It may take years before the signs of the burns are no longer visible. But charred Northwest forests are...
View ArticleCoast Guard investigating collision off Washington coast
The Coast Guard has declared the fatal collision of two fishing boats off the Washington coast a "serious marine incident" and an investigation is under way.
View ArticleFirst Boeing 787 on Seattle-Tokyo route lands at Sea-Tac
SEATAC, Wash. — Fire trucks spraying rainbows of water Monday morning greeted the first All Nippon Airways 787 to land in commercial service at Sea-Tac Airport.
View ArticleThe earth's shaking a record amount in the Northwest
The Puget Sound region is experiencing a record “episodic tremor and slip” event, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
View ArticleMarijuana Notes: Strange new state job … cannabis quality control
KPLU reporters are looking into Washington's marijuana legalization initiative (I-502) to produce a series of stories that will separate facts from rumors and to learn exactly what would change if it’s...
View ArticleMystery solved: Who the 'Kennewick Man' really was
For one thing, Kennewick Man – the 9,500-year-old remains found in the shallows of the Columbia River more than 16 years ago – was buff. We’re talking beefcake.So says Doug Owsley, head of physical...
View ArticleNorthwest's long regional nightmare of sunshine is about over
The streak of dry weather in much of the Northwest is about to come to a soggy end. A weather system fueled by subtropical moisture is bearing down on the region.Forecasters say some coastal mountain...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage foes concede; marriage industry gearing up
Foes of the same-sex marriage referendum in Washington have conceded the law will pass. The group that sponsored Referendum 74 declared victory yesterday.
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