Washington news

• Space station launches back in Virginia, 2 years after blast

  14-10-2016 23:13
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two years after a launch explosion, the space company Orbital ATK is returning to Virginia to send a load of supplies to the International Space Station. A planned nighttime launch this weekend from Wallops Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore will be visible along parts of the coast if the skies are […]
  
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• 18-year-old suspect arrested in shooting near Everett High School

  14-10-2016 22:55
  
  The 49-year-old victim was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said.
  
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• Hillary Clinton making brief fundraising stop in Seattle today

  14-10-2016 21:34
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is making a brief campaign cash-raising swing through Seattle Friday afternoon with a private fundraiser at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre.
  
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• Hillary Clinton makes brief fundraising stop in Seattle

  14-10-2016 21:34
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton made a brief campaign cash-raising swing through Seattle Friday afternoon with a private fundraiser at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre.
  
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• Hillary Clinton in Seattle: ‘This election is incredibly painful’

  14-10-2016 21:34
  
  Hillary Clinton, stopping in Seattle on Friday to raise money and rally supporters, called this election “incredibly painful” and said she takes no pleasure in the turmoil surrounding Donald Trump’s campaign.
  
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• The first Trump and Clinton debate gets the ‘Arrested Development’ treatment

  14-10-2016 20:40
  
  Fans of "Arrested Development" will recognize Ron Howard's voice over as he fact checks Trump.
  
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• BitTitan plans to move headquarters to Bellevue from Kirkland

  14-10-2016 20:36
  
  The company, which develops technology used in cloud computing, is expanding its workforce and needs more space to accommodate it.
  
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• ‘Debris flying everywhere’ as tornado touches down in Manzanita, Oregon

  14-10-2016 20:34
  
  A tornado was reported on the northern Oregon coast, 90 miles west of Portland.
  
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• Man with ‘desire to act like gangster’ gets 63 years for killing 2 workers at Kent gas station

  14-10-2016 19:42
  
  Prosecutors say Leland Russell Jr. was “intent on creating a situation where he could use his gun” the day he killed two employees of a Kent gas station.
  
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• ICYMI: 5 stories from seattletimes.com this week

  14-10-2016 19:28
  
  We've put together a round-up of five important stories or good reads that you might have missed (Oct. 9-14).
  
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• Experiment to weigh ‘ghost particles’ starts in Germany

  14-10-2016 19:18
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Scientists in Germany have flipped the switch on a 60 million euro ($66 million) machine designed to help determine the mass of the universe’s lightest particle. The Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino experiment, or KATRIN, began tests Friday and is expected to begin making actual measurements next year. Physicists at the Karlsruhe Institute of […]
  
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• Hungary’s anti-migrant fence disrupts wildlife habitats

  14-10-2016 19:15
  
  DUBOSEVICA, Croatia (AP) — Hungary’s razor-wire border fence aims to keep refugees from entering the country — but it’s also blocking the natural migratory patterns of thousands of deer and other wild animals. Large herds of red deer used to roam freely across the Croatia-Hungary border, their numbers steadily expanding in this wildlife-rich corner of […]
  
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• Times ain’t a-changin? All-male Nobel lineup draws criticism

  14-10-2016 19:10
  
  Critics are questioning why the Nobel judges couldn't find a single woman across the planet worthy of being honored in any of the six prize categories.
  
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• Those tiny T. rex arms appear little used, researchers say

  14-10-2016 19:10
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — It turns out The Field Museum’s T. rex Sue didn’t use those tiny arms very much. At least that’s the initial conclusion from a detailed look at the fossil’s right forelimb at the Argonne National Laboratory outside Chicago. Researchers there used a scan to generate a 3-D image of the arm bones […]
  
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• Eyeball-to-eyeball with big salmon at Issaquah State Salmon Hatchery

  14-10-2016 19:05
  
  Sketched Oct. 11, 2016 Every fall, you can count on finding people staring down from a little pedestrian bridge just a block away from downtown Issaquah. They are watching migrating salmon enter the Issaquah State Salmon Hatchery, a government facility built in 1936 where the fish are artificially raised. The hatchery’s outdoor complex couldn’t be any […]
  
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• Waves could breach damaged sea barrier in storm, raising worries in La Push

  14-10-2016 18:01
  
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning emergency repairs to a damaged 300-foot section of coastal retaining wall in La Push, Clallam County.
  
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• Damaged spit off coast of La Push won’t get fix until after major storm

  14-10-2016 18:01
  
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning emergency repairs to a damaged 300-foot section of coastal retaining wall in La Push, Wash.
  
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• 2 men shot to death in Tacoma

  14-10-2016 16:53
  
  Police are investigating after two men were shot and killed outside a Tacoma home early Friday morning.
  
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• Seattle Times’ news partners: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, new bike lanes and Halloween fun

  14-10-2016 16:29
  
  Here's a weekly round-up of news from The Seattle Times' local news partners.
  
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• From Bhutan to South King County: A refugee family’s first month in the U.S.

  14-10-2016 15:58
  
  http://projects.seattletimes.com/2016/bhutan-to-tukwila/
  
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• Seattle School Board votes to support treaty rights of Duwamish Nation

  14-10-2016 15:02
  
  The resolution, which passed unanimously, also urges other public school boards to memorialize their support of treaty rights and benefits for the original people of their area.
  
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• One of Washington’s reddest counties struggles with Trump — but he’ll win there anyway

  14-10-2016 15:00
  
  Lincoln County has voted for a Republican for president every year since 1948. Despite Donald Trump’s video scandal and open war with party leaders, GOP voters there are mostly sticking with the nominee. But many aren’t so happy about it.
  
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• Crisis uprooted more than 100,000 Bhutanese; thousands came to Washington

  14-10-2016 15:00
  
  Between 1990 and 1993, more than 100,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese wound up in refugee camps in eastern Nepal. Many languished in those camps for two decades or more, before being resettled in the U.S. and elsewhere.
  
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• Bhutanese refugee crisis: a brief history

  14-10-2016 15:00
  
  Between 1990 and 1993, more than 100,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese wound up in refugee camps in eastern Nepal. Many languished in those camps for two decades or more, before being resettled in the U.S. and elsewhere.
  
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• Readers share stories of racism toward the Asian-American community: ‘People see my race first’

  14-10-2016 14:58
  
  Michael Luo, a Chinese-American editor at The New York Times, shared a story earlier this week of a racist encounter he had with a person who yelled at him,“Go back to China!” We asked our readers whether they have experienced racism in Seattle. Here are some of their stories: One of the things that I have found most […]
  
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• Asian-American readers share their stories of racism: ‘People see my race first’

  14-10-2016 14:58
  
  Michael Luo, a Chinese-American editor at The New York Times, shared a story earlier this week of a racist encounter he had with a person who yelled at him,“Go back to China!” We asked our readers whether they have experienced racism in Seattle. Here are some of their stories: One of the things that I have found most […]
  
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• Nations seek deal to reduce HFCs; could dent global warming

  14-10-2016 09:37
  
  KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Nations strove Friday for a deal to phase out hydrofluorocarbons from air conditioners and refrigerators as part of efforts to fight climate change. An agreement could put a half-degree Celsius dent in global warming by the end of the century, according to scientists. At issue are greenhouse gases far more powerful […]
  
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• AP Explains: Why potent greenhouse gases are meeting’s focus

  14-10-2016 09:36
  
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Greenhouse gases that are more powerful than carbon dioxide are the focus of a global gathering this week in Africa. Experts say cutting hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, is the fastest way to reduce global warming. The United States is among the countries that want the world to quickly phase out the use of […]
  
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• Stretch of northbound I-5 lanes closed due to crash

  14-10-2016 07:56
  
  It's unclear how many people or vehicles were involved in the crash late Thursday.
  
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• 1 dead in semitruck collision on northbound I-5 at Mercer St.

  14-10-2016 07:56
  
  The crash snarled traffic in the area late Thursday. The person, whose age and gender are unknown, will be formally identified by the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
  
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• Thai king’s body at Grand Palace for people to pay respects

  14-10-2016 06:31
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Buddhist funeral ceremonies began Friday in Bangkok’s Grand Palace complex for King Bhumibol Adulyadej before his body is displayed for people to pay respects to the monarch revered by many Thais as their father and a demigod. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, dressed in white military finery and a black armband, sat near […]
  
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• Gripped by grief, Thais mourn death of beloved monarch

  14-10-2016 06:31
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand began its first day in 70 years without a king on Friday in a profound state of mourning, with the government declaring a public holiday and people across the shaken nation dressed in black following the death of the world’s longest-reigning monarch, Bhumibol Adulyadej. The 88-year-old king had spent much of […]
  
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• Bermuda seeks quick recovery from Hurricane Nicole’s damages

  14-10-2016 06:04
  
  HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Bermuda’s government dispatched crews to clear roads and engineers to inspect infrastructure as the British territory moved to recovery quickly from Hurricane Nicole, which battered the island as a Category 3 storm. The heavy rains and wind dissipated overnight Thursday as many of the island’s 65,000 residents ventured outside to assess […]
  
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• How to prepare for Seattle-area storms

  14-10-2016 06:01
  
  We've put together resources, ranging from transportation agencies to public utilities, with the latest information for staying prepared.
  
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• Seattle waits for Storm No. 2 as typhoon remnants blow nearer

  14-10-2016 05:38
  
  Meteorologists warn the Seattle region could see its most powerful storm in 10 years on Saturday. “It’s been awhile,” said the National Weather Service’s Jeff Michalski.
  
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• Seattle braces for biggest windstorm in 10 years

  14-10-2016 05:38
  
  Meteorologists warn the Seattle region is likely to see its most powerful storm in 10 years on Saturday. “It’s been awhile,” said the National Weather Service’s Jeff Michalski.
  
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• Typhoon-spawned windstorms aren’t as uncommon in the PNW as you might think

  14-10-2016 04:53
  
  Typhoon Songda originated 5,000 miles from Seattle but could whip up winds on a par with some of the region’s biggest blows.
  
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• How a super typhoon got sucked into a jet stream and spawned the storm that’s barreling right for us

  14-10-2016 04:53
  
  Typhoon Songda originated 5,000 miles from Seattle but could whip up winds on a par with some of the region’s biggest blows.
  
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• Enter the world of Sherlock Holmes

  14-10-2016 04:40
  
  The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes at the Pacific Science Center opens Saturday and continues through Jan. 8.
  
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• Justice Department supports proposed homeless-camping ordinance

  14-10-2016 04:36
  
  The director of the department’s Office for Access to Justice said the proposal would be consistent with constitutional principles and DOJ’s position that homeless people shouldn’t be criminalized.
  
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• A Kennedy fights for those with addiction, mental illness

  14-10-2016 04:26
  
  Patrick Kennedy, retired from Congress after years battling addiction and mental illness, says that, as a nation, we’re still not comfortable with talking about and effectively treating those diseases.
  
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• Photos: High winds, heavy rains batter Puget Sound region

  14-10-2016 04:11
  
  Two damaging storms are set to hit the region.
  
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• Former Seattle man is sought in drugging, rape of 3 women

  14-10-2016 04:11
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued in Seattle for a man who has been charged with drugging three women and raping them while they were too intoxicated to consent.
  
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• Lands-commissioner candidate Steve McLaughlin changes mind, pulls support for Trump

  14-10-2016 02:35
  
  Video of Donald Trump boasting about groping women is “disgusting,” lands-commissioner candidate Steve McLaughlin now says.
  
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• Live storm updates: Wind speeds, heavy rain intensifying in Seattle area

  14-10-2016 02:27
  
  We'll post live weather updates as they become available. Also, we've gathered tips on what to do in a power outage, how to prepare for the storms and more.
  
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• Live storm updates: Chance of high winds lingering into Friday

  14-10-2016 02:27
  
  We’ll post live weather updates as they become available. Meteorologists say high winds will peak after midnight and potentially again Friday afternoon.
  
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• Seattle’s priciest home for sale will no longer have a $0 tax bill

  14-10-2016 01:16
  
  The owners of a Capitol Hill mansion see their property’s assessed value tripled, but they will still get an 80 percent discount off their tax bill thanks to an obscure state law about fixing up historic properties.
  
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• Seattle’s priciest home for sale no longer has $0 tax bill

  14-10-2016 01:16
  
  The owners of a Capitol Hill mansion see their property’s assessed value tripled, but they will still get an 80 percent discount off their tax bill thanks to an obscure state law about fixing up historic properties.
  
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• Man shot by Kent police dies

  14-10-2016 00:35
  
  The detectives went to the home Wednesday to talk to the man who lives there about a suspicious death that took place in August.
  
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• Hurricane Matthew relief effort in Haiti enters new phase

  14-10-2016 00:29
  
  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An international relief effort for victims of Hurricane Matthew entered a more advanced stage Thursday as a second U.S. military ship arrived off Haiti’s coast and U.N. convoys and non-government organizations began reaching more isolated communities. Food, clean water and construction materials have begun pouring into the southwestern peninsula, though many […]
  
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