Seattle's New Gay Mayor, Socialist Council Member To Be Sworn In
As many as 2,000 people are expected to attend the inauguration of the city's first gay mayor and its first modern-day socialist council member at City...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSeattle's New Gay Mayor, Socialist Council Member Sworn Into Office
Hundreds gathered Monday to watch Seattle’s first gay mayor and first modern-day Socialist city council member take their oaths of office. Mayor Ed...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMurray Appoints Veteran Bailey As SPD's New Interim Chief
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has appointed retired assistant police chief Harry Bailey as the new interim chief for the Seattle Police Department. Murray...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleLocking Out Homeless? Seattle Man Wants More Information From City
One Seattle man says he’s on a quest to expose why the Seattle Center blocked off use of power outlets in public spaces, and he is arguing his case...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCopper Thieves Leave Tacoma Streets In The Dark For Months
Some streets in Tacoma will be in the dark for at least another six weeks, maybe longer. Thieves have been stealing copper wire from street lamps and...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCourt To Lawyers: Not OK To Secretly Record Phone Calls As Evidence
Secretly-recorded phone calls are not protected under law even when done in the course of gathering evidence for a lawsuit, law firms were told in a...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSeattle Sues To Get Rid Of Wall Billboards
Seattle is suing Total Outdoor, a national advertising company, over the giant ads the company puts on the sides of buildings in the city. Seattle City...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSeahawks Fans Wait In Rain To Sign New York-Bound 12th Man Flag
The rain didn’t dampen the spirit of Seahawks fans who turned out in force for a rally and flag signing at the Seattle Center on Wednesday. After Mayor...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSeahawks Fans Snap Up Merchandise After Historic Win
The day after the Seahawks won the Super Bowl, the team store at CenturyLink Field was doing brisk business. Fans crowded into the space, buying...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSome Seahawks Fans Plan To Party Like It's 1979
Some fans who will be watching the Seahawks victory parade today are remembering another time when the city turned out to celebrate a major sports...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSome 700,000 Fans Pack Seattle Streets For Seahawks' Victory Parade
The 12th Man showed up in full force for the Seattle Seahawks’ victory parade on Wednesday. Seattle police estimated some 700,000 people braved the...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleCourt-Ordered Fines Result In Modern-Day Debtors' Prisons, Says ACLU
A report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and Columbia Legal Services claims court imposed fees in Washington state have resulted...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSeattle Civil Rights Leader Honored With Street Sign
A street in Seattle’s central area has been named Reverend Dr. S. McKinney Avenue, for the local civil rights leader. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed an...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThree Local Schools, Including First-Timer, Named Finalists In Essentially...
Three western Washington high schools are among the 15 finalists in the annual Essentially Ellington competition and festival in New York. Garfield...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHow The Murder Of A Loved One Forced One Death Penalty Foe To Reexamine Stance
Former state Sen. Debbie Regala says when her brother-in-law was strangled in 1980, her family had to ponder what they would want to have happen when...» E-Mail This
View ArticleACLU Report Shows Sharp Drop In Pot Charges In Wash. State After Legalization
You might assume that after voters passed Initiative 502, making adult possession of marijuana legal, the number of prosecutions for pot would drop....» E-Mail This
View ArticleStores With High Shoplifting Rate Could Lose Liquor License Under New State Law
Grocery store owners who are losing liquor to shoplifters could pay a hefty price. Under a new law that takes effect June 13, the state can take away...» E-Mail This
View ArticleTrying To Help Slide Victims? Beware Of Disaster Relief Fraud
Think twice before clicking on a link soliciting money for victims of the March 22 mudslide that has claimed 41 lives. U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan says...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMay Day Grand Jury Resister 'Still Has Nightmares' About Solitary Confinement
The May Day violence that happened in downtown Seattle two years ago is still affecting how one Olympia man is living his life. Matthew Duran, a...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMay Day Grand Jury Resister 'Still Has Nightmares' About Solitary Confinement
The May Day violence that happened in downtown Seattle two years ago is still affecting how one Olympia man is living his life. Matthew Duran, a...» E-Mail This
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