Seattle bans 'subminimum wages' for people with disabilities
Paying low wages to people with disabilities is no longer allowed in Seattle. Seattle officials have eliminated what's known as the subminimum wage, becoming one of the first cities in the nation to do...
View ArticleSeahawks cheerleaders earn minimum wage — and can’t date players
NFL cheerleading is being scrutinized after a professional cheerleader sued the New Orleans Saints. Her discrimination complaint comes on top of reports about rules dictating cheerleader behavior.
View ArticleFunny math: Seattle drivers will pay $1 billion in tolls to cover a $200...
You know the phrase: "You have to spend money to make money." That's the case for tolling the state Route 99 tunnel in Seattle. Washington state says it will spend about $500 million to run a tolling...
View ArticleWhen life gives you transit debt, make lemonade
Let's say you owe me $20. You decide that to pay me back, you'll set up a lemonade stand. There's about $50 in overhead: lemons, sugar. And don't forget wages for the younger siblings you'll be...
View ArticleU.S. inspects Seattle mansion owned by Russian government
It was a big week on the job for one Seattle locksmith. The task: unlock the gate and front door of a mansion owned by the Russian government. The house, a Seattle landmark, is on East Madison Street...
View ArticleThe Russians are going
Yesterday afternoon in Madison Park, you may have seen an unusual breaking and entering. U.S. State Department officials drilled through the locks on the gate of a Russian-owned home, while former...
View ArticleTo stay in America, he must convince a judge his tattoo isn’t gang related
A federal judge in Seattle has upheld, for now, Daniel Ramirez Medina’s DACA status.
View ArticleNew sex abuse lawsuit hits Ed Murray and city of Seattle
A lawsuit by Ed Murray’s former foster son says the city of Seattle gave Murray a platform as mayor to defame him over his claims that Murray sexually abused him as a youth. Lawyers for Jeff Simpson...
View ArticleMount St. Helens volcano rated 'normal' but could be recharging
While Hawaii's Big Island braces for another potential volcano eruption in the coming weeks, volcanoes in the Cascades are rated "normal," meaning the likelihood of hazards is low. The most activity we...
View ArticleSeattle wanted to break up with Wells Fargo. Then it committed to three more...
Breaking up is hard — especially if you're a city trying to break up with a bank. Especially if the other banks aren't all that interested in dating you.
View ArticleSeattle's ship canal project will cost $150 million more than expected
Seattle and King County will have to pay tens of millions of dollars more than expected for their major utility project. The two governments are building a tunnel and new storage tanks from Ballard to...
View ArticleDoes Seattle need a harassment watchdog? These employees say yes
Spurred on by a group of anti-harassment activists, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she will consider hiring an ombudsperson to handle discrimination and sexual harassment complaints by city staff.
View ArticleSeattle's newest landmark: Mount Zion Baptist Church
What started in the 19th Century as a group of people holding church services in their homes, grew into the city's largest African American congregation. Mount Zion Baptist Church was incorporated in...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court will not rule on Washington florist who refused gay...
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will not weigh in on an LGBTQ rights case regarding a Washington state florist. Now the Arlene’s Flowers case, as it's come to be known, will go back to...
View ArticleSeattle law now requires people to lock up their guns—or face the financial...
Soon, Seattleites who leave their guns lying around will be breaking the law. On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved an ordinance that requires people in Seattle to store their firearms in a...
View ArticleWhile NRA sues Seattle, five more gun safety bills pop up in King County
Gun owners, gun dealers, and kids: Those are the groups King County lawmakers are trying to reach with a package of gun safety measures announced today.
View ArticlePHOTOS: Seattle sweats out a very hot July
Seattle reached its second hottest July on record by reaching 89 degrees Monday. Monday also ties the most consecutive days of at least 85 degrees. In 1977 and 1967 the city boasted streaks of nine...
View ArticleBiologists want to feed a starving orca. But she may be dead, or in Canada
Boat crews were out again on Washington waters Tuesday looking for J50, the starving orca that’s part of the endangered Southern Resident killer whales that frequent the Pacific Northwest.
View Article'Save the Showbox' effort successful, for now
Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie, Tacocat: All these bands have called on Seattle officials to "Save the Showbox." Monday, that's what the Seattle City Council did.
View ArticleWhat to do when the smoke starts to get to you
If you're a longtime Seattleite, this may seem like one of the worst weeks ever for air pollution. Air quality experts say ... that's probably true.
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