Washington

The container village in Bellingham’s waterfront recently received three new additions. On March 20 the first Western Washington University cohort from the Denmark Sustainable Design Experience showed off their hard work and lessons learned after nine months of travel, pitching, design, trial and error. The trip to Denmark and subsequent coursework encourages students to challenge their ...

With persisting high mortgage rates and home prices, more Washington homebuyers — especially in King County — are turning to a riskier type of loan that was last popular leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. Adjustable-rate mortgages, loans that start with a lower fixed interest rate than other mortgages for several years before eventually moving with the market, are gaining popularity ...

A week after stopping an out-of-control bus whose driver lost consciousness in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, Ernie Makinson has the same response to all who label him a hero: “Hogwash.” According to Makinson, 64, “Somebody had to step up” when a 71-year-old King County Metro bus driver had a medical emergency Wednesday morning and started crashing into cars along Greenwood Avenue North. ...

A Hanford site employee collapsed and died midday Thursday at the Hanford nuclear site by Richland in Eastern Washington. Limited information was available Thursday afternoon, but the death of worker Bryan Foster does not appear to be work related.

The cost of jet fuel in the United States has ballooned due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and a resultant oil crisis. And though airfare prices have not skyrocketed yet for Seattle travelers, experts say airlines will soon be forced to raise prices to offset fuel costs. The memo for local travelers? If you’re planning a trip, it's probably wise to book your flights as soon as you see a good ...

A 34-year-old pregnant woman who was randomly attacked by a squirrel at Browns Point last week said she was putting her 5-year-old daughter in her car when she felt something run up her back and onto her head.

In two cases spread across four courts, a family of ranchers continues to fight the state over a $268,000 fine and an order to restore allegedly damaged alkali wetlands near Pear Lake in Grant County. Two years into the battle, a Grant County judge denied the Wade and Teresa King a preliminary injunction that would allow the matter to be heard by a trial jury. The Kings have been Washington ...

A 6-year-old special education student in Puyallup was repeatedly tied by her apron to a chair during lunch, leading to her teacher’s suspension, a legal complaint says. The girl has autism and can act out, including biting, if frustrated or emotionally dysregulated. She was allegedly restrained for extended periods by school staff while attending Meeker Elementary School during the first half ...