In Washington, where outdoor recreation plays an outsize role in local economies and communities, we're likely to feel the impacts of climate change keenly. The fallout will likely reduce our access to the outdoors, alter our ability to take part in longstanding seasonal activities like skiing and fishing, and change the very landscape of our state. VIEW
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Seattle police are investigating after a driver struck a woman Monday evening on Aurora Avenue North near Green Lake, seriously injuring her. The collision occurred in the 6700 block of Aurora Avenue North around 5 p.m., according to a statement from the police department. The pedestrian, a 20-year-old woman, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious...
Few details were available Monday morning, but police said the student had been taken into custody and that school will function normally this week.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit marijuana vapes that have infected California's cannabis market. Bootleggers eager to profit off unsuspecting consumers are mimicking popular, legal vape... VIEW
There are about 31,000 white people in the area of Seattle south of Interstate 90, up by about 5,700 since 2010. The rate of increase of white people far outpaced the total population growth for this section of the city.
Few details were available Monday morning, but police said the student had been taken into custody and that school will function normally this week.
OCHO RIOS, Jamaica (AP) — Everton Simpson squints at the Caribbean from his motorboat, scanning the dazzling bands of color for hints of what lies beneath. Emerald green indicates sandy bottoms. Sapphire blue lies above seagrass meadows. And deep indigo marks coral reefs. That's where he's headed. He steers the boat to an unmarked spot... VIEW
