Sally Goebel was working in admissions at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania when an applicant submitted a moving essay about his mother’s death. He was admitted. Just before school began, someone from the university called his home and a woman answered the phone. She was the student’s mother, alive and well. “It […]
NEW YORK — Colin Kroll, co-founder and chief executive of the popular HQ Trivia app, was found dead apparently of a drug overdose in his lower Manhattan apartment early Sunday, police said. Police officers found his body facedown on his bed after a concerned woman called 911 and asked police to check up on him […]
The question for likely speaker Nancy Pelosi, of California, will be how she balances the wants of the progressive side of her caucus with the needs of the members from red and purple districts who actually gave Democrats the majority.
The new Allen Institute for Immunology will benefit Allen's hometown and people around the world, by helping researchers better understand the immune system and develop new disease treatments.
The Port of Seattle Commission has approved the most significant and forward-looking investments in our maritime industries in more than a generation.
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Police arrested a 33-year-old woman in Portland after she allegedly stabbed two people. KOIN reports an ambulance took the male and female victims to a hospital for treatment after the stabbing early Sunday. They are expected to recover. Investigators believe the victims were involved in a disturbance near the alleged assailant’s […]
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — At the dead end of a dirt road in northeast Georgia, one local community has created its own neighborhood known as Earthsong within the wilderness. The sustainable living community is tucked away in between small roads behind Athens’ Georgia Square Mall, The Athens Banner-Herald reported . The land is used by […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that a detained activist who died last week was a member of terrorist group planning attacks. The Sunday report quotes an unnamed official as saying Vahid Sayyadi Nasiri died in a hospital a week after he was transferred there from a prison in Qom, […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Fairbanks career and technical high school is changing its admissions practices in an effort to provide greater access to students. Starting next year, Hutchison High School, which uses a lottery to select students, will no longer give extra weight to students with good grades and good attendance, the Fairbanks Daily […]
The 2,000-year-old Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art provides a stunning backdrop to the recent Chanel Métiers d’Art Show.
The Seahawks can clinch a return to the playoffs after a one-year hiatus by beating Richard Sherman and the 49ers on their home turf. Can Seattle deliver a similar dominating performance as it did two weeks ago? Follow here for live updates, analysis and highlights.
The Alaskan Way Viaduct closes Jan. 11 but the replacement Highway 99 tunnel won't open until three weeks later. The expected traffic congestion has businesses encouraging employees to use other ways to work besides driving alone.
Grab great gifts online or on your lunch break that they'll never know were last-second.
With bowl season under way, it's obligatory that the Pac-12 show out this time. Or at the very least, show up.
For kids dealing with trauma and struggling for developmental footing, music can be the tool that draws them out and spurs their advancement. Music therapy is a new offering at Childhaven, a nonprofit that serves 300 children and is helped by reader donations to The Seattle Times Fund For The Needy.
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has approved a policy limiting the colors and shapes edibles makers can use in hopes of avoiding candies that are too appealing to children.
The city of Seattle hired Poppe to help overhaul its homeless-response system, and the city says it's responded to most of her recommendations.
Made in Seattle, this sweet treat will punch up your holiday cookies and brownies.
Readers rave about all-night lights, toy store, help catching dog, Sammamish Trail, people at YMCA; rant about victim restitution, honking at geese, Seattle roads, phones at concerts, police car with no siren
Her mother revealed that dad was a cheater. Should she tell her siblings?
Gingerbread features in the Hallmark original movie “A Gingerbread Romance” — and in a Food Network showdown.
“Becoming” is the nation’s top nonfiction best-seller.
“Becoming” is the local nonfiction best-seller.
Riley Sutter scored twice as Everett beat Seattle 6-1.
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