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Pacific Northwest
39 years ago: Mount St. Helens woke up and blew her top
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
There's a good chance you remember where you were on May 18, 1980 at 8:32 a.m. Following two months of earthquakes and seismic activity, Mount St. …
Boats
3 vessels damaged in smoky fire along Seattle's Lake Union
seattlepi.com - By KOMO News Staff
SEATTLE - A fire aboard three large boats and an adjacent pier sent a huge plume of black smoke skyward Friday over Seattle's Lake Union. Firefighters …
Southern Resident Killer Whales
Photos show southern resident orca J17's health in decline
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
Recent aerial photos of southern resident killer whale J17 shows her health has declined. Experts with NOAA Fisheries said in a recent update that …
National Park Service
Photos: Mount Rainier NP's historic Paradise Inn reopens after Annex renovations
seattlepi.com - Daniel DeMay
Now Playing: 360 tour of Paradise Inn before its renovationsAD: This is referring, of course, to Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park. The inn, …
Seattle, WA
Fire along Lake Union sends huge plume of smoke over Seattle
seattlepi.com - KOMO Staff, KOMOnews.com
SEATTLE - A fire aboard a large boat sent a huge plume of black smoke skyward Friday over Seattle's Lake Union. Firefighters rushed to the scene, near …
Seattle, WA
Want to get outside in Seattle without rain? Saturday is your day
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
If you're looking to get outside this weekend, Saturday is your day to do it. Friday afternoon, showers were expected to taper outside the convergence …
Cities
Report: Seattle ranks top 10 in best cities to start a career
seattlepi.com - Alex Halverson
A lot can go into deciding where to start your career, but two things can be certain: the availability of jobs and the quality of life in that …
PHP
Bellevue College evacuated due to threat against student, school
seattlepi.com - KOMO News
Seattle Center
50 years on: Peeking at the history of the University District Street Fair
seattlepi.com - Zosha Millman
Though now it's a way to kick off the real spring in Seattle and get a foot-long hot dog with a cube of fries along with a beautiful collection of …
Olympic National Park
Construction disruption: 4-hour delays on U.S. 101 at Lake Crescent
seattlepi.com - Joel Connelly
The Washington State Department of Transportation is about to strike again with four-hour-long holdups of motorists on a popular highway, in peak …
Seattle, WA
Mariners round-up: (Barely) holding on
seattlepi.com - Aaron Alter
Seattle's 10-game escapade in New York, Boston and Cleveland was always going to be tough, but the Mariners had shown enough promise to get fans …
Measles
Issaquah High School closed Thursday after possible measles exposure
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
Issaquah High School was closed Thursday so staff members' immunization statuses could be confirmed after a person who was infected with measles …
DUI
Officer injured in crash caused by suspected drunk driver
seattlepi.com - KOMO Staff, KOMOnews.com
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. -- A Mountlake Terrace police officer was injured when his patrol car was struck by a suspected drunk driver early Thursday …
Seattle, WA
From viaduct, to rubble, to tunnel infill: How WSDOT is filling the now-unused Battery Street Tunnel
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
The walls and ceiling of the Battery Street Tunnel are no longer black with soot. Decades of exhaust buildup were scrubbed away by a hazmat team over …
Seattle City Council
Connelly: Sawant calls for 'fighting movement,' a challenger calls for solutions
seattlepi.com - Joel Connelly
Incumbent Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant decried "the bosses," called for confrontation, even alleged some would turn the Seattle …
Highlands
Peek inside uber-exclusive Highlands with Kundig remodel
seattlepi.com - Anna Marie Erwert, Special to the Seattle PI
Ever wanted to peek behind the gates of the exclusive Highlands residential community? Now you can. And you could own a home here too -- one …
Washington State Senate
Connelly: When Washington legalized abortion, before Roe v. Wade
seattlepi.com - Joel Connelly
Former U.S. Rep. Jolene Unsoeld, in an autobiography of bracing candor, wrote last year about a long-ago trip to Japan to get an abortion, and in …
'Partially out of compliance': Judge voices concerns with Seattle police labor contract in ruling
seattlepi.com - Alex Halverson
A federal judge on Wednesday found that accountability within the Seattle Police Department threatened compliance with a reform agreement the city …
Shoes
Baby giraffe at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo gets a new name and a new pair of shoes
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
At just under two weeks old, the giraffe born May 2 in Seattle has been given the name Hasani, which means "handsome" in Swahili. It was also the …
Seattle, WA
Report: These are the cars most frequently involved in Seattle's fatal crashes
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
Driving a car is a part of life. But it can also be dangerous. That's why automotive research firm iSeeCars.com took a look at which cars were …
Seattle, WA
Crash on NB I-5 near Convention Center snarls Seattle traffic
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
A crash involving a car and a box truck on Interstate 5 near the Washington State Convention Center snarled traffic for morning commuters …
Northern Lights
You may have a shot at seeing the northern lights this weekend -- if weather complies
seattlepi.com - Zosha Millman
The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued geomagnetic storm alerts that fall within G1 and G2 levels, thanks to a series of three Coronal Mass …
Houses
Relive Edith Macefield's Ballard 'Up' house saga in new BBC radio drama
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
She became a local celebrity of sorts after her small Ballard house remained standing, even as developers surrounded it with five-story office and …
Policing
1 dead, 3 injured as car plows into building near Canlis restaurant
seattlepi.com - By KOMO Staff
SEATTLE — SEATTLE-- One person was killed and three others were injured when a car crashed into a wall outside Canlis Restaurant along Aurora …
Seattle, WA
Today in history: Seattle began constructing the only U.S. fallout shelter tucked in an interstate
seattlepi.com - Zosha Millman
Fifty-seven years ago on Wednesday, Seattle started building a future for itself. Like many Seattle infrastructure projects, this one wouldn't …
Pacific Northwest
Snow is gone from Stevens Pass -- 5th earliest meltout in 39 years
seattlepi.com - By Scott Sistek, KOMO News
STEVENS PASS, Wash. -- The snow is, by statistical purposes, officially gone from Stevens Pass. It's considered an official "meltout" when the …
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide in atmosphere at highest level in human history
seattlepi.com - Joel Connelly
Buildup of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has topped 415 parts per million, highest in human history, according to new measurements taken …
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Good boys and girls: 8 critically endangered red wolf puppies born at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo
seattlepi.com - Natalie Guevara
The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium family got a little bigger this weekend as staff welcomed eight red wolf pups. The pups are not only cute, but …
Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Fox News: 'Hard pass'
seattlepi.com - Joel Connelly
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has spurned Fox News' offer of a town hall for her presidential campaign, and has chosen to pick a fight. The Massachusetts …
Cathedrals
Seattle's St. James Cathedral plans sprinkler system after Notre Dame fire
seattlepi.com - Joel Connelly
Seattle's St. James Cathedral has anguished over and learned from the fire that engulfed the roof and came close to destroying the Cathedral of Notre …