Judge Linde to be named to King County Superior Court

26 January 2012, 10:38 pm

Gov. Chris Gregoire has appointed Barbara Linde to the King County Superior Court bench.... Read More »

College Report: Ware rakes in postseason awards

26 January 2012, 7:17 pm

Postseason awards continue to roll in for Chris Ware, who recently completed his senior season as quarterback at Eastern Oregon University.... Read More »

Unicare Life and Health Insurance fined $100,000

25 January 2012, 6:36 pm

The state's Insurance Commissioner has fined an Indiana-based medical insurance company $100,000 for charging international students at...... Read More »

TRACKING THE GRADS: College basketball

24 January 2012, 11:24 am

It looks like Talia Walton's first season at the University of Washington lasted only five minutes.... Read More »

Meltdown: Icefall cuts power, downs trees, closes bridges

20 January 2012, 1:38 pm

Washington State Patrol troopers closed both Tacoma Narrows bridges shortly before noon because of large ice chunks falling onto the bridge deck. Power remains out this afternoon for hundreds of thousands of residents in the Puget Sound region. More rain on the way.... Read More »

Seattle Ice Storm Grounds Flights as 180,000 Left Without Power

19 January 2012, 9:49 am

An ice storm closed runways at Seattle’s main airport and cut power to more than 180,000 people across the Puget Sound region.... Read More »

Body of child swept away found in Oregon creek

19 January 2012, 6:50 am

A monster Pacific Northwest storm coated parts of Washington with freezing rain on Thursday after claiming its first life — a child whose body was pulled from an Oregon creek where a car was swept away from a grocery store parking lot.... Read More »

Gregoire names business bigwigs as UW regents

17 January 2012, 2:13 pm

Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday named the Alaska Airlines CEO Bill Ayer and Boeing executive Pat Shanahan as new members of the University of Washington Board of Regents, and reappointed Tacoma business leader Herb Simon to the board. Appointment as a UW Regent is considered the most prestigious post... Read More »

Low income families not impacted by 520 tolling, finds UW study

4 January 2012, 8:25 am

Well before the 520 toll started, University of Washington professor Robert Plotnik worked on a report on how the toll might impact low income families in the Puget Sound area.... Read More »

In megapolitan world, Reno hitches star to Bay Area

31 December 2011, 10:58 pm

» Cascadia cluster: Puget Sound area in Washington and Williamette area Valley in Oregon » Sierra Pacific: Area encompassing the San Francisco area, Central Valley and along Interstate 80 to Reno » Southwest cluster: Southern California, Las Vegas and Arizona's Sun Corridor » Mountain: Salt ... Read More »