Seattle

Crime

'It's gotta change, I wanna see more action.' 160 Seattle businesses call for increased public safety

Dozens of Seattle business owners and residents are demanding that the City Council invest in tougher crime-stopping measures in next year's budget.

It’s carpool karaoke (and free Tylenol) with this Seattle night driver

When I open the door to Melinda Miner's Camry, there's a basket of water bottles and candy in the seat. ...and that's not everything.

Goodnight, Seattle. A story in pictures

At night in Seattle, There was a high-rise janitor. And a karaoke party with a night Lyft driver.

What it's like at 4 a.m. at the Pike Place Market

Pike Place Market before dawn is empty. Eerily so, because the neon lights are still on.

Politics

Friday politics: Is Seattle's Showbox deal an 'ugly, unfair' mini-victory?

Angela King talks with political analysts C.R. Douglas and Joni Balter about a deal that could keep the music venue in business in downtown Seattle.

Environment

West Coast cities lauded for curbing carbon — except Seattle. Here’s why

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has joined mayors from around the world at a climate summit in Copenhagen.

Arts & Life

A Native-inspired café opens at Burke Museum. There will be frybread

Museums draw people with exhibits. But increasingly, newer museums are putting more attention to food. When the Burke Museum reopens this weekend, it will feature a new café focused on Native American cuisine. Meet the couple behind Off the Rez Café.

Business

Seattle pole collapse: Decayed wood and beetles to blame

Investigators now know what caused two-dozen electrical poles to collapse in Tukwila. Beetles, rotting wood, and wind

He spent 20 days in solitary in Tacoma's immigrant jail. Others spend far longer

“Not eating doesn't affect as much as being alone. Because anyone can stop eating one, two days. But not everyone can withstand be locked up alone,”says Raul, an undocumented immigrant who spent time in solitary at the Northwest ICE Processing Center.