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Champion swimmer accuses Olympic coach of underage sex abuse

SEATTLE – A U.S. Olympic champion swimmer has accused a team coach of sexually abusing her starting when she was 16, the latest misconduct allegations against those charged with caring for y...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Legendary skiing filmmaker Warren Miller dies at 93

Miller remembered for sharing stories, inspiring generations

DATE: Jan 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Washington sues Motel 6 for giving guest information to U.S.

SEATTLE – Washington’s attorney general sued Motel 6 on Wednesday, alleging the national budget chain disclosed the private information of thousands of its guests to U.S. immigration authori...

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Endangered orcas compete with seals, sea lions for salmon

SEATTLE – Harbor seals, sea lions and some fish-eating killer whales have been rebounding along the Northeast Pacific Ocean in recent decades. But that boom has come with a trade-off: They’r...

DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Warm waters off West Coast has lingering effects for salmon

SEATTLE – The mass of warm water known as “the blob” that heated up the North Pacific Ocean has dissipated, but scientists are still seeing the lingering effects of those unusually warm sea ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Seattle police kill woman that family says was pregnant

Woman confronted officers with a knife

DATE: Jun 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Woman crosses West to fulfill a last wish

Will leaves $800,000 to dozen national wildlife refuges, parks

DATE: Jun 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Seattle passes new scheduling rules for hourly workers

Some worry laws will drive jobs out of city

DATE: Sep 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rare T. rex skull arrives at Seattle museum

SEATTLE – Paleontologists with Seattle’s Burke Museum have unearthed the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived more than 66 million years ago, including a rare nearly complete 4-foot long ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scientist tries to digitize all fish

SEATTLE – University of Washington biology professor Adam Summers no longer has to coax hospital staff to use their CT scanners so he can visualize the inner structures of stingray and other...

DATE: Jul 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Protesters block train tracks to 2 Washington refineries

Activists seek an end to dependence on oil

DATE: May 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Never too young to learn about avalanches

Educators target safety message at younger crowds

DATE: Jan 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Outdoors