Seattle news

• Hey Stoners! Don't Miss Betty Wetter's Broad City Trivia Night!

  13-03-2019 23:59 via thestranger.com
  
  Come test your knowledge of terpenes, cannabinoids, Oprah, pegging, and period pants.by The Stranger
  Are you caught up with the 5th and final season of Dan Savage’s beloved Broad City? If so, then you may have what it takes to be the ultimate “weed queen"!
  You know Betty Wetter as the fantastic drag host of HUMP! and TUSH, now she’s invited The Stranger and SPLIFF Film Fest—which is going to be so good, we just picked the lineup, but more on that later—to join her f
  
  Read more

• The Top 11 Things To See at the Capitol Hill Art Walk Tomorrow

  13-03-2019 23:41 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffQuinlyn Johnson's wooden sculptures mimic the semi-useless things we can't get rid of.
  Every second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events for Capitol Hill Art Walk. On our Capitol Hill Art Walk calendar, you'll find a bunch of great options for the March edition, but, below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the shows you shouldn't miss. Follow the links for more details
  
  Read more

• Oregon woman pleads guilty during hate crime trial

  13-03-2019 23:37
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman who is one of two defendants in an ongoing hate crime trial has entered a guilty plea. The Oregonian reports that 37-year-old Colleen Catherine Hunt has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Hunt is scheduled to be sentenced March 19 on the charge that carries a mandatory minimum prison […]
  
  Read more

• The Top 11 Things To See at the March 2019 Capitol Hill Art Walk

  13-03-2019 23:28 via thestranger.com
  Sculptures of Precious Junk, Joyful Spring Art, Sad Surreal Ladies, and Other Critics' Picksby Stranger Things To Do StaffEvery second Thursday, rain or shine, the streets of Capitol Hill are filled with tipsy art lovers checking out galleries and special events for Capitol Hill Art Walk. On our Capitol Hill Art Walk calendar, you'll find a bunch of great options for the March edition, but, below, we've compiled our critics' picks—the shows you shouldn't miss. Follow the links for more det
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Alyssa Mastromonaco's So Here’s the Thing… Is a Listicle Book with Some Smart Ideas

  13-03-2019 23:07 via thestranger.com
  by Suzette SmithHere's my copy. Every one of those sticky notes represents something I thought was interesting.
  Alyssa Mastromonaco is a former Obama White House staffer (Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations), a favorite, recurring Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It podcast guest, and a co-host of Crooked Media's Hysteria! podcast. Since the Obama White House, she’s worked for Vice Media, A&E, and most recently as a “super volunteer” for the National Abortion and Repro
  
  Read more

• Bill passes to ban abortions based on gender, disability

  13-03-2019 22:39
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican-led legislature has given final passage to a bill that would ban abortion for women seeking to end their pregnancies because of the gender, race or disability of the fetus. Soon after the Senate sent the bill to the state’s anti-abortion governor, Republican Matt Bevin, the American Civil Liberties Union […]
  
  Read more

• Kansas conservatives vote to condemn New York’s abortion law

  13-03-2019 22:25
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The conservatives who dominate the Kansas Legislature voted Wednesday to tell New York’s leaders just how much they hate the Empire State’s new law expanding abortion rights, ignoring Democrats who called the endeavor a toothless waste of time and money. The Kansas House voted 85-38 on Wednesday to approve the resolution, […]
  
  Read more

• Flash Deals for Upcoming Events

  13-03-2019 22:06 via thestranger.com
  Exclusive discounts on upcoming events for Stranger Things To Do members.by Stranger Things To Do StaffAt Stranger Things To Do, we're on a constant mission to make your life as full of as many fun events as possible, at as little cost as possible. And now, we're taking that one step further and offering exclusive deals on events happening within the next week. All of the events below are on sale for between 35-40% off—just for you. Even better? You can buy tickets directly from this page.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Bill would cut conflict provisions lawmakers called limiting

  13-03-2019 22:05
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — New legislation would roll back conflict of interest provisions passed last year that some Alaska lawmakers saw as too restrictive. The legislative ethics committee has interpreted those provisions to mean that legislators can participate in committee and floor debate and vote on bills where they have conflicts provided they declare their […]
  
  Read more

• Are You Ready for Your Ideas About Reality to Be Turned into Mush?

  13-03-2019 22:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Charles MudedeThe universe as imagined by art in the lobby of an office building in Kent, Washington. Charles Mudede
  This is very weird, even for me. It seems that it is scientifically possible for two people to experience reality in completely different ways. But what separates the two is not reality itself, but what one knows about it. Knowing is the key here (and the point of this post). What this means is that the mind (the organ that generates knowing) has a relationship with what can be
  
  Read more

• Dirty Secret Discovered After Sexless Weekend

  13-03-2019 21:59 via thestranger.com
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  I've been listening to your podcast for a couple of hours now. Coincidentally I happen to be in the midst of a problem myself and I'm not sure how to approach this. I'm a 28-year-old woman and I’ve been seeing this 26-year-old man for about three months now. Although I know this is extremely early and we have a long way to go in regards to sex and knowing what we like/are comfortable with, I've noticed that he isn’t enthusiastic about having
  
  Read more

• Flash Deals: We Have Exclusive Discounts for These Four Upcoming Seattle Events

  13-03-2019 21:58 via thestranger.com
  Exclusive discounts on upcoming events for Stranger Things To Do members.by Stranger Things To Do StaffAt Stranger Things To Do, we're on a constant mission to make your life as full of as many fun events as possible, at as little cost as possible. (We know you love our lists of cheap & easy things to do.) And now, we're taking that one step further and offering exclusive deals on events happening within the next week. All of the events below are on sale for between 35-40% off—just for
  
  Read more

• Edda Goering, unrepentant daughter of Hermann, dies at 80

  13-03-2019 21:37
  Edda Goering was practically a princess of the Third Reich. As the only daughter of Hermann Goering, the leader of the Luftwaffe and Adolf Hitler’s right-hand man and potential successor, Goering was a national celebrity from the day she was born. Her early childhood resembled a fairy tale. She grew up in Carinhall, an estate […]
  
  Read more

• With lawsuits looming, OxyContin maker considers bankruptcy

  13-03-2019 21:35
  The company that has made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin said Wednesday that it is considering legal options including bankruptcy, a move that could upend hundreds of lawsuits claiming it had a major role in causing the U.S. opioid drug crisis. “As the company has stated, it is exploring and preparing for any number […]
  
  Read more

• Amazon pulls 2 books that promote unscientific autism ‘cures’

  13-03-2019 21:22
  Amazon’s removal of the listings came after several internet companies said they were taking steps to limit the reach of pseudoscientific health information.
  
  Read more

• Mayor Jenny Durkan says Seattle could eliminate library overdue fines as part of new levy

  13-03-2019 21:20
  Under the mayor's plan, a seven-year, $213 million property-tax levy would take the place of the city's expiring seven-year, $123 million levy. The proceeds would pay for extended hours, seismic retrofits and technology services, among other needs.
  
  Read more

• Oregon House moves to update LGBTQ language in statute

  13-03-2019 21:09
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to scrub language offensive to LGBTQ residents in a bill that also specifies that sexual orientation is not a physical or mental impairment. The bill passed the House 58-2 and goes to the Senate. Rep. Rob Nosse, who is gay, said on the […]
  
  Read more

• Oregon Gov. signs funding package to pay down Medicaid debt

  13-03-2019 21:06
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will pay off half of its Medicaid debt through new taxes on health care providers. Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday approved a six-year tax on hospitals and insurance plans to help fund the state’s $950 million Medicaid shortfall. The move is expected to bring in over $430 million. The state […]
  
  Read more

• Missouri Cancer Patient's Hospital Room Searched for Cannabis

  13-03-2019 20:57 via thestranger.com
  by Josh JardineHospital room or drug den? catinsyrup / Getty ImagesHere on the West Coast, it's easy to be lulled into a sense that our viewpoint of cannabis is widely shared. Even though adult-use recreational programs may not be in place everywhere yet, the tide is certainly turning. Even the CEO of Whole Foods recently said in an interview, "If cannabis is ever passed in Texas, chances are good that grocery stores will be selling that too.” Kroger Kush anyone?But there remain those for
  
  Read more

• Gluten, lactose in drugs? Study raises questions about risk

  13-03-2019 20:45
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with celiac disease felt sicker after starting a new drug, but it wasn’t a typical side effect. It turns out the pills were mixed with gluten the patient knew to avoid in food — but was surprised to find hiding in medicine. A new report says pills often contain so-called […]
  
  Read more

• Zoo to hold ‘gender reveal’ party for anteater pup

  13-03-2019 20:32
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A zoo in Idaho is holding a “gender reveal” party this weekend for its newest resident — a baby anteater. The not-yet-named anteater pup will make its debut Saturday afternoon at Zoo Boise. The baby anteater was just over 2 pounds when it was born in January, and zoo officials have […]
  
  Read more

• Seychelles science mission chases a wayward drone, in vain

  13-03-2019 20:32
  ALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles (AP) — A British-led marine scientific mission off the Seychelles failed on Wednesday to retrieve a key underwater drone from the sea bed, where it had fallen after its cable was cut the day before. Submersibles tried twice to bring the lost Remotely Controlled Vehicle to the surface, but strong underwater currents […]
  
  Read more

• Is There a Grand Strategy Behind Pelosi's Impeachment Skepticism?

  13-03-2019 20:27 via thestranger.com
  Episode 189 of the Blabbermouth Podcastby The StrangerSubscribe to the podcast FOR FREE by clicking right here!Nancy Pelosi says President Trump is “just not worth” impeaching.What does Dan “Impeach the Motherfucker Already” Savage have to say about that?A lot.Also, Rich Smith on the massive college cheating scandal, Chase Burns on Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up Big Tech, and Jasmyne Keimig on the profoundly upsetting revelations about Michael Jackson in &ldquo
  
  Read more

• 2 men drown after dog fell though ice on frozen pond

  13-03-2019 20:21
  Rescuers were able to reach the 73-year-old man, but he was dead. The body of the 49-year-old man remains missing.
  
  Read more

• University of Idaho looks to fully fund new arena

  13-03-2019 20:12
  MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — University of Idaho officials are asking the State Board of Education to allow the school to loan itself $29 million for a new arena. If approved, the move will fully fund the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports university officials say they have identified most of the […]
  
  Read more

• US government could pay up to $1,000 to wild horse adopters

  13-03-2019 20:10
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government could pay up to $1,000 to people who adopt wild horses thanks to a new incentive program aimed at reducing chronic wild horse overpopulation. Adopters can receive $500 within 60 days of purchasing an animal, with an additional $500 available after the animals are titled — one year […]
  
  Read more

• DJ Sho Nuph Is One of Seattle's Deepest Sources of Soulful Electronic Music

  13-03-2019 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  DJ Sho Nuph fixes Seattle dancers with "soulful, electronic, hip-hop sandwiches with sprinkles of house and trap sauce."by Dave Segal"The DJ should be showing you what's not on radio." Kristen MohanDJ SHO NUPH (aka SHOMARI SHANKS; Soulectro)
  Current top 5 tracks:
  Moods (feat. James Chatburn), "Awake in the Dark" (Boogie Angst) Koolade, "When Doves Fly" (Blvnt Records)Kzyboost, "Ready or Not" (Sleepers Records)Cisco Swank, "Could've Been" (self-released)PYRMDPLAZA, "Strippp" (Bandcamp)Crew/label
  
  Read more

• Where to Celebrate Pi(e) Day 2019

  13-03-2019 19:59 via thestranger.com
  Places to Celebrate Pi(e) Day 2019 In Seattleby Stranger Things To Do StaffMarch 14, or 3/14, is Pi Day, and we've rounded up all of the Seattle events where you can celebrate. Whether you'd prefer to observe the holiday with savory pie, pizza pie, or mathematical π, you'll find something here to sate your appetite.
  A La Mode Pies
  "Seattle's premier pie bakery" will serve a dozen sweet pie varieties (each available by the slice), plus savory hand pies, chicken pot pies, ice cream, pie milksha
  
  Read more

• Eugene police officer fires at suspect, no injuries

  13-03-2019 19:57
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two men are in police custody after an incident in Eugene, Oregon, in which shots were fired by a Eugene police officer. No one was injured. The Register-Guard reports the incident began around 4 a.m. Wednesday, when a Eugene police officer tried to stop two men. They had a physical confrontation […]
  
  Read more

• 11 Places to Celebrate Pi(e) Day 2019 in Seattle

  13-03-2019 19:55 via thestranger.com
  Places to Celebrate Pi(e) Day 2019 In Seattleby Stranger Things To Do StaffMarch 14, or 3/14, is Pi Day, and we've rounded up all of the Seattle events where you can celebrate. Whether you'd prefer to observe the holiday with savory pie, pizza pie, or mathematical π, you'll find something here to sate your appetite.
  A La Mode Pies
  "Seattle's premier pie bakery" will serve a dozen sweet pie varieties (each available by the slice), plus savory hand pies, chicken pot pies, ice cream, pie milksha
  
  Read more

• Nerdy Events Aside From Emerald City Comic Con This Week

  13-03-2019 19:43 via thestranger.com
  Parties, Trivia, Comic Book Signings, and More ECCC 2019 Alternativesby Stranger Things To Do StaffWhether or not you have tickets to Emerald City Comic Con (March 14-17), this week brings plenty of opportunities to wear your cosplay, rock out to nerdy tunes, and meet comic creators—no ECCC badge required. We've rounded them all up below, from JK POP! Comic-Con Edition to the Fourth Annual Emerald City Comic Con Afterparty to official events presented by ECCC, like Star Trek: The Next 50 Y
  
  Read more

• 24 Nerdy Events in Seattle Aside From Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle This Week: March 13–17, 2019

  13-03-2019 19:42 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffYou don't need an ECCC badge to sport your most impressive cosplay at geeky parties and events around town. Courtesy of Emerald City Comic Con
  Whether or not you have tickets to Emerald City Comic Con (March 14-17), this week brings plenty of opportunities to wear your cosplay, rock out to nerdy tunes, and meet comic creators—no ECCC badge required. We've rounded them all up below, from JK POP! Comic-Con Edition to the Fourth Annual Emerald City Comic Con Afte
  
  Read more

• 25 Nerdy Events in Seattle Aside From Emerald City Comic Con This Week: March 13–17, 2019

  13-03-2019 19:36 via thestranger.com
  Parties, trivia nights, comic book signings, and more eccc-related events that don't require a badge.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWhether or not you have tickets to Emerald City Comic Con (March 14-17), this week brings plenty of opportunities to wear your cosplay, rock out to nerdy tunes, and meet comic creators—no ECCC badge required. We've rounded them all up below, from JK POP! Comic-Con Edition to the Fourth Annual Emerald City Comic Con Afterparty to official events presented by ECC
  
  Read more

• 24 Nerdy Events in Seattle Aside From Emerald City Comic Con This Week: March 13–17, 2019

  13-03-2019 19:36 via thestranger.com
  Parties, trivia nights, comic book signings, and more eccc-related events that don't require a badge.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWhether or not you have tickets to Emerald City Comic Con (March 14-17), this week brings plenty of opportunities to wear your cosplay, rock out to nerdy tunes, and meet comic creators—no ECCC badge required. We've rounded them all up below, from JK POP! Comic-Con Edition to the Fourth Annual Emerald City Comic Con Afterparty to official events presented by ECC
  
  Read more

• Democrats, tribes renew critiques of Trump’s monument cuts

  13-03-2019 19:26
  Congressional Democrats and tribal leaders are renewing criticisms of President Donald Trump for scaling back two national monuments in Utah following a wider review of lands protected around the country by past presidents. Democratic members of the House Natural Resources Committee said during a hearing Wednesday in Washington that the 2017 national monument review had […]
  
  Read more

• Democrats, tribes renew criticism of Trump’s monument cuts

  13-03-2019 19:26
  Congressional Democrats and tribal leaders renewed criticism Wednesday of President Donald Trump for scaling back two national monuments in Utah following a wider review of lands protected around the country by past presidents. The 2017 national monument review had a predetermined outcome and didn’t take into account tribal interests despite some of the lands being […]
  
  Read more

• Scientists back temporary global ban on gene-edited babies

  13-03-2019 19:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — An international group of scientists and ethicists on Wednesday called for a temporary global ban on making babies with edited genes. It’s the latest reaction to last November’s announcement that gene-edited twins had been born in China, which was widely criticized. Mainstream scientists generally oppose making babies with altered DNA now, […]
  
  Read more

• Man suspected of voyeurism in University District arrested by Seattle police

  13-03-2019 18:58
  Complaints about a voyeur in the college neighborhood have been coming in since May.
  
  Read more

• Hospital reviews 48 nurses, pharmacists over dosages, deaths

  13-03-2019 18:55
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio hospital system where an intensive-care doctor is accused of ordering painkiller overdoses for dozens of patients says it has put more employees on leave and changed key leaders at the hospital where nearly all those deaths occurred. Mount Carmel Health System said Wednesday that 48 nurses and pharmacists under […]
  
  Read more

• Grand Teton National Park pursuing disputed cell-tower build

  13-03-2019 18:42
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A national park in Wyoming is moving ahead with plans for a network of cell towers amid questions about how the National Park Service balances public safety with the experience of wilderness. Grand Teton National Park is taking public comment on plans for nine cell towers in already-developed areas of the […]
  
  Read more

• Speeding driver being chased by cops on I-5 hits three cars, crashes and flees

  13-03-2019 18:26
  The driver of the speeding car fled the crash scene and hasn't been found.
  
  Read more

• Maine could end non-medical opt-outs for vaccinations

  13-03-2019 18:20
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A push to end non-medical exemptions for routine childhood vaccines required by schools and certain health care facilities is now in the hands of a panel of Maine lawmakers. Dozens of supporters and opponents of vaccines filled the Maine Statehouse hallways Wednesday as a legislative committee held a public hearing on […]
  
  Read more

• Lake Washington Girls Middle School Has Been Invaded by Pirates, Warlocks, and Elves

  13-03-2019 18:13 via thestranger.com
  
  by Matt BaumeAnother successful Dungeons & Dragons adventure in the books—go team!COURTESY OF LAKE WASHINGTON GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
  In an unassuming red-brick building between Capitol Hill and the Central District, a pirate thief named Scarlet is plotting to overthrow the king and queen.
  Hired by a humble elf to end the plutocratic reign of the twin regents, Scarlet and a band of adventurers infiltrated a castle last month, passed themselves off as royals from abroad, and had begun plott
  
  Read more

• Bill to create maternal death review panel heads to governor

  13-03-2019 18:04
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill to determine why so many Idaho women die while pregnant or from childbirth-related complications is headed to the governor’s desk. The legislation to create a panel of doctors and medical professionals to study maternal deaths passed the Senate easily on Tuesday, The Post Register reported . Idaho’s maternal death […]
  
  Read more

• Alaska poised to let people use marijuana at certain stores

  13-03-2019 17:46
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is poised to become the first state in the nation with statewide rules allowing people to use marijuana at certain stores where they buy it. Rules governing the use of marijuana at authorized stores will take effect April 11. Marijuana advocacy groups say Alaska would be the first to finalize […]
  
  Read more

• Opioid manufacturers ask Oklahoma’s top court to delay trial

  13-03-2019 17:33
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Drugmakers accused of fueling an opioid epidemic in Oklahoma are asking the state’s highest court to delay a civil trial. A Supreme Court referee is set to hear drugmakers’ request Wednesday after a Cleveland County judge denied a request to postpone the May 28 start. The referee will make a recommendation […]
  
  Read more

• Mystery infections traced to blood-shedding religious ritual

  13-03-2019 17:26
  NEW YORK (AP) — Add self-flagellation to the list of ways to get a dangerous viral blood infection. Researchers said Wednesday that they were initially puzzled how 10 British men had become infected with a little-known virus, because the men hadn’t taken risks usually associated with the disease. But then investigators learned they had participated […]
  
  Read more

• Trump says US will ground Boeing jet involved in fatal crashes

  13-03-2019 17:20
  Canada also broke with the Trump administration and issued a safety notice restricting any operation of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 jets from domestic or international flights.
  
  Read more

• Anchorage police investigate child’s death at overlook

  13-03-2019 17:20
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police are investigating the death of a child at a city scenic overlook. Airport police shortly after 6:30 a.m. Wednesday called in city officers after finding a dead child and a woman with injuries in a car at the Point Woronzof (WORH-on-zawf) parking lot in west Anchorage. The child had […]
  
  Read more

• NASA’s new rocket won’t be ready for moon shot next year

  13-03-2019 17:09
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s top official says the space agency’s new rocket won’t be ready for a moon shot next year. Administrator Jim Bridenstine told a Senate committee Wednesday he’s considering switching to commercial rockets to preserve the June 2020 launch date. Bridenstine says two commercial rockets would be needed, one to launch […]
  
  Read more

Follow @Seattle_news_ on Twitter!