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A view of the Columbia Tower. Trump Hotels wanted to buy property near here and erect the tallest building in Seattle.

Trump Hotels might try to build the tallest building in Seattle

Trump Hotels said this week that it plans to build a luxury hotel in Seattle, according to Bloomberg.This announcement came as President Donald Trump…

A homeless encampment in what the city calls the I-5 East Duwamish Greenbelt. It's unofficially known as The Jungle. But officials say they are preparing to move the people who live here.

Homelessness keeps rising in Seattle and King County

The numbers from this year's homeless count tell a sad but familiar story.The number of people living on the streets in Seattle and King County has grown…

Tenor Lawrence Brownlee clowns around during a Seattle Opera rehearsal for Rossini's 'The Wicked Adventures of Count Ory.'

This opera singer is not your average Joe (whatever he might say)

Lawrence Brownlee thinks of himself as a regular Joe.He grew up in a solid, working class household in Youngstown, Ohio, the fourth of six…

Shiyogi Kawabata, 88, worked on a wooden chain (below) while interned at Minidoka, a Japanese internment camp in Idaho.

Beauty in the darkest days at a Japanese internment camp

At 88, Shiyoji Kawabata remembers the harsh conditions he and his family endured in the Minidoka Relocation Center during World War II.Ticks. Coyotes.…

Will high-speed ferries cross Puget Sound again? Kitsap voters to decide

A Seattle-area transit initiative takes in money from real-estate interests who could profit if the initiative passes. Commuters would face higher taxes,…

Greg Craig, Onetime White House Counsel, Charged In Ukraine Case

Inside the 'unhinged' West Wing meeting on Dec. 18

Two IAEA experts examine recovery work on top of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in April 2013.

Activist: 'Don't Believe Anything The Nuclear Industry Says'

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami crippled Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.Physician and anti-nuclear activist Dr.…

Why a horror movie can be like therapy

Jeannie Yandel wanted to know: Why would anyone want to scare themselves by watching horror movies? Isn’t there enough scary stuff in the real world right…

How much money could Trump take from science in WA?

A quick glance around Lake Union and you can tell there’s a lot of science happening in our state. With the Trump administration threatening cuts to…

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