In this Sept. 30, 2009 photo, a railroad-style distance marker that indicates the distance in miles from Chicago is shown on the Iron Goat hiking trail, which follows the old Great Northern Railway across Stevens Pass in Washington state.

In April , Washington will thread the boards in New York and repris= e Jones' 1987 role as patriarch Troy Maxson in the August Wilson revival = - which centres around U.S. race-relations in the 1950s.

Mayor McGinn is searching for a new chief of police and has asked the public to help develop the selection criteria.

Matthew L, 8, of the Van Lang Vietnamese School, peeks through a curtain to watch the opening ceremony Saturday at Seattle Center House.

A man who was shot in the face by Seattle police in May is speaking out for the first time and wants to know why officers shot him.

Two men were arrested with one suspected of firing a pistol at a Seattle police officer early Sunday.

In the early 1900s, Seattle police Officer John F. Weedin started a family tradition of peacekeepers.

There's a long history behind the complaint that Seattle is always ready to delay anybody else's safety project but wants help right now for its own worries.

IN AN EFFORT to make the play "Snow White" conform with the Lake Washington School District's human-dignity and anti-bullying policies, the following were removed from the script: The character's name "DimWitty." There is, however, a character named "Dopey." Lines in which characters call each other "stupid" Joking references about the King being ...

To the list of woes facing a cash-strapped state government, now add fuel efficiency.

King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector reviewed the evidence against the "Discovering Math" series and ruled the Seattle School Board was "arbitrary" and "capricious" in adopting it.

I've lived in Lake City for six months now and almost immediately I noticed how much less walkable the neighborhood is compared to other parts of Seattle.

Bardahl neon sign in Ballard. This time of year, when darkness descends in late afternoon and rain clouds often super-size the gloomy hours that precede sunset, you can't be blamed for looking just about anywhere for something to add a little cheer.

Q: Does it seem a no-brainer for Seattle's green pay-parking stations to have some kind of sign posted or decal affixed to the station to indicate the cost of parking on city streets? Joan Goldblatt , a downtown-area resident has an opinion.

A plan to create a permanent home for homeless alcoholics in an Anchorage neighborhood is attracting strong opinions - both for and against.

At South Seattle Community College Saturday night, hundreds of people savored a full night of delights from appetizers and wine to chef-prepared culinary treats, during the annual "Gifts from the Earth" gala benefiting the SSCC Foundation .

Seattle man stands to gain from IPO of sex-site FriendFinder Networks; plus, state regulators push bill to OK keeping banks' troulbes confidential; and, downtown's Escala condo project scales down prices.

They do things a little differently at Red Star Pizza, and it appears to be working.

Seattle police responded to a call about about 15 minutes ago regarding an assault with a weapon on Capitol Hill, according to the 911 log.

Nothing's been the same in the Seattle Police Department since two officers were ambushed on Halloween night by a gunman.