Seattle’s Grand Dame Of Giving, Rebecca Benaroya, Dead At 103
Rebecca “Becky” Benaroya, the Seattle philanthropist whose name appears on the city’s concert hall and major medical research centers, died Wednesday, Feb. 25. She was 103. For decades, her and her family's giving reshaped downtown Seattle and supported research into diabetes and autoimmune disease. Longtime donor's...
Seven Students Sailed Into Puget Sound and Were Never Seen Again
On the rainy night of April 14, 1971, seven college students pushed off from a Tacoma marina in a 22-foot Catalina sailboat and headed into Puget Sound. Sometime after they slipped away from the dock, they vanished. The sailboat, everyone on board, and all of their belongings have never been found, and the mystery is...
How an Olympic star inspired Seattle’s first Black City Attorney
While Erika Evans may not have gotten her grandpa’s speed on the track, she certainly inherited his winning ways and a passion to fight for what is right.
RV safe lot, tiny home village project sparks debate
A new RV safe lot and tiny home village is moving forward in West Seattle. The $3.3 million project would house 72 RVs and 20 tiny homes, but nearby businesses say they were blindsided by the announcement.
Clyde Hill Mega Mansion Linked To Auto Dealer Hits Market At $25M
One of Clyde Hill's splashiest homes just pulled up to the market with a $25 million price tag, and it is tied to the owner of a major Western Washington auto group. The chateau-style estate is tucked behind gates on roughly 1.5 acres, with about 8,000 square feet in the main house, a resort-style pool, resurfaced...
Driver arrested after fleeing Troopers on Pacific Highway in Des Moines
A driver was arrested for investigation of attempting to elude police after fleeing from Washington State Patrol troopers on Pacific Highway South near South 260th Street, authorities said. Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle in Des Moines, but the driver fled, running red lights, according to the Washington State...
Environment Northwest: False spring shifts timing for plants and wildlife
BOISE, Idaho — Unseasonably mild temperatures and below-average snowpack across the Northwest are accelerating the timing of nature in some areas, triggering what is known as a “false spring.”. Phenology, the study of recurring seasonal events like plants blooming and animal movement, depends on temperature, hours of...
This Quirky Roadside Park In Washington Is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
Sometimes the best things in life are the ones that make absolutely no sense until you see them in person. Hat & Boots Park in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood is exactly that kind of wonderful weirdness, where a giant cowboy hat and a pair of towering boots stand proudly in a city better known for tech giants and...
Washington Police File Charges After Mother Allegedly Assaulted at Anti-ICE School Protest
The Issaquah Police Department in Issaquah, Wash., has officially filed charges against four unnamed individuals who allegedly assaulted a woman at an anti-United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest earlier this month. Police arrived at the anti-ICE walkout at Issaquah High School on Friday, Feb....
Man who beat wheelchair-bound victim to death sobs in court, postponing sentencing
SEATTLE — The sentencing hearing for a man convicted of murder had to be stopped in King County Superior Court Friday afternoon after the defendant became too emotional to proceed. Gabriel Vargas-Garcia, 28, beat a 63-year-old man who was in a wheelchair to death at the Bellevue Transit Center...
