Seattle

For some people, the tears came during the story of a deaf girl who hit the big time in Hollywood. Others grabbed for tissues as teachers were thanked for speaking up on behalf of those who can't speak themselves.

Census workers will soon be in your neighborhood updating residential addresses, ahead of next year's decennial operation to count people every man, woman and child living in houses, apartments, on the street, in gated communities, under bridges, ...

With ongoing layoffs and hiring slowed across the economy, Microsoft this year is applying for "substantially fewer" of the controversial H-1B temporary work visas for specialty occupations and expects other tech employers to do likewise, a top ex...

SEATTLE - Do you find it almost takes longer to drive four blocks through downtown Seattle than it does to walk? The lights are supposed to be synchronized to keep traffic flowing smoothly. But it doesn't always seem like it.

The risk of sustained declines in Seattle-area home prices jumped at the end of last year, according to a new report.

The region's dirtiest exhaust pipes, spewing tons of toxic diesel fumes into Seattle's air, could be forced to clean up under a new federal initiative targeting freighters, cruise ships and oil tankers.

A worker was injured Monday morning when he was struck by the locomotive of a train that carries equipment and employees through a tunnel being bored to carry treated water from the Brightwater sewage-treatment plant to Puget Sound.

Seattle will receive $6 million from the federal government for energy-saving programs.

SEATTLE --At a time when the city of Seattle faces a nearly $40 million budget shortfall, police brass are getting a 7.5 percent raise for this year and more increases after that.

Laser-printed photos of their children smile above the cash register, the only reminders James Pak has of the former Washington Mutual workers he used to call regulars. From his spot behind the counter of Melange Market, he used to gaze across the...