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Chimp Attack Victim Could be Candidate For Face Transplant
Nearly a month after her face was torn apart by her friend's 200-pound pet chimpanzee, Charla Nash continues to lay sedated in a hospital room with severe cosmetic and neurological issues.
5 rescued in Alaska from Seattle-based trawler
The Coast Guard this morning rescued five crew members from the 112-foot Mar-Gun, a Seattle-based trawler that ran aground off St. George in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.
After 111 years, Seattle schooner to be dismantled
It took about a half-hour for a tugboat to haul the 111-year-old Wawona, one of the West Coast's oldest sailing ships, to the dry dock where it will be dismantled, ending a remarkable maritime life.
Seattle zoo finds poison in manure compost
The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle has canceled this spring's sale of Zoo Doo compost because of high levels of a herbicide - clopyralid (kloh-PEER'-a-lid) - in the manure.
America's newspapers just can’t get fired up about Gordon Brown
British soldiers set Washington ablaze in 1814 and, in the years since, prime ministers have caused at least a rhetorical glow to spread across the American capital. However, this week Gordon Brown did not light any fires, literal or figurative. H...
Kennedy to get honorary knighthood
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) will receive an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced during his address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
Brown talking faith in free markets to US Congress
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is taking his message of faith in free markets to the U.S. Congress, where lawmakers have been eager to protect American businesses against foreign competition.
Car-free days returning to six Seattle streets
Six streets in Seattle will be cordoned off on certain days this year for "Seattle Summer Streets," Mayor Greg Nickels' program to open streets to pedestrians, bicyclists and neighborhood festivals.
Hildreth takes helm of Seattle's libraries
Seattle's new city librarian, Susan Hildreth, has only been on the job a couple of days, but she is clearly in her element among the book stacks, computer screens, and people that make up the Seattle Public Library.
Families file appeals over Seattle school closings
Seattle parents who believe planned school closures discriminate against poor and minority students have appealed the Seattle School Board's decision in King County Superior Court.
Seattle 10th in US for energy-efficient buildings
Seattle ranks No. 10 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of cities with the most energy-efficient buildings.
With Seattle zoo's help, villagers get jump on saving tree kangaroos
Keeping to itself for much of its life in the tropical treetops, the fuzzy-faced tree kangaroo doesn't seem a likely vanguard for a revolution.
A Plea to Keep Cameras Rolling in New York
Even the film and television industry, one of the few fields generating profits in the throes of this recession, says it needs government help to stay in New York.
New York Teen Sues Facebook Over Online Bullying
A Long Island teenager is suing Facebook and four former high school classmates for allegedly bullying her in a private forum on the social networking site.
Gas line cut in S. Seattle
A two-inch gas line was severed by a backhoe in Seattle’s industrial area Monday morning, forcing some people to stay inside.
Baseboard heat caused 2nd Seattle apartment fire
The Seattle Fire Department says the cause of Monday's fire at an apartment building is the same as Thursday's two-alarm fire in the same building: combustibles too close to a baseboard heater.
Gates to speak at Seattle Rotary’s 100th anniversary
Bill Gates, co-founder and chairman of Microsoft Corp., will be the keynote speaker Thursday night when the Rotary Club of Seattle celebrates its 100th anniversary.
Seattle transportation infrastructure
Dreaming up a Highway 520 bridge nightmare
A photographer's remarkable view of surfing and waves
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Alki event celebrates "Seattle Summer Streets"
The West Seattle High School Parent Teacher Student Association’s 5K Run will take place in conjunction with the Alki and Seattle Summer Streets Party, Sunday, May 31 on Alki Avenue Southwest from California Way Southwest to 63rd Avenue Southwest ...