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Chris Wicklander CQ is a custodian at the Ballard Locks where he gets paid below minimum wage, here vacuuming the lobby of the Administration Building.
He has Down Syndrome. Thursday August 17, 2017

August 26, 2017 at 8:00 am

Seattle’s push to end lower pay for workers with disabilities: Would it help or hurt?

Seattle’s effort to eliminate the subminimum wage could have unintended consequences for people it is trying to help.

August 18, 2017 at 6:00 am

Here’s what could happen if you stare at the solar eclipse with no eye protection

Permanent damage can be done with even the slightest look into direct sunlight, an eye doctor says.

August 1, 2017 at 8:43 pm

Sheriff’s Office: Suspect in Auburn fire found dead after throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies

Police found the suspect, who was believed to have started a fire in Auburn, in a burnt shed.

August 1, 2017 at 4:58 pm

As B.C. wildfires spread, Puget Sound air quality dips

The upside is that the haze over the Seattle area may offer a bit of relief from extreme temps for the rest of the week.

139174– WAGE VOTE– 06/02/2014
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray walks offstage after his remarks, a large sign congratulating Seattle in the background, outside City Hall after the Seattle City Council unanimously adopted a plan to raise the minimum pay of Seattle workers to $15 an hour over the next three to seven years, on Monday, June 2, 2014. This vote will provide the city with the highest minimum wage in the country.

July 26, 2017 at 4:56 pm

Seattle moves to close loophole in $15 minimum-wage law

Seattle is planning to close a loophole in the minimum-wage law that allows some workers with disabilities to be paid less than $15 an hour.

July 18, 2017 at 2:23 pm

Seattle man dies after plunging into crevasse on Mount Rainier

This is the second person to fall into a crevasse while descending the mountain this summer.

On July 11, 2017, the Lake Union Park foot bridge remains unprepared and closed for nearly three years.

July 14, 2017 at 5:51 am

Lake Union Park is open during $4.6M repair of footbridge

Repairs are underway on the Lake Union Park footbridge, years after it was deemed unsafe and fenced off.

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Mekonnen Desta, right, takes q tips from Henna Park, left, intern with Be The Match, to swab his mouth for protein samples on Friday, July 7, 2017 at the Be The Match bone marrow drive outside Renton Memorial Stadium. The samples will be tested to see if Desta matches with someone in need of a marrow transplant.

July 8, 2017 at 8:08 pm

Looking for a marrow match in a crowd at Renton event

An Ethiopian doctor flew across the country and scheduled a last-minute drive at an annual soccer tournament and cultural celebration.

Elsa Nega, a Vancouver woman with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who is searching for a bone marrow transplant. Her children are Lawrence (left) and Lana (right) and her husband is Ronald Lett.

July 7, 2017 at 6:00 am

Bone-marrow drive to be held at Ethiopian soccer tournament in Renton

After reading an article about a woman struggling to find a bone-marrow match that would save her life, a D.C.-based doctor organized a last-minute donor...

July 4, 2017 at 3:13 pm

Two-car shootout and chase ends in crash near Burien

Sheriff’s deputies caught up with two vehicles involved in a shootout once they collided, authorities said.