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For many in Seattle, the image of a typical cyclist is a Spandex-clad, yellow-jacketed two-wheeled warrior who braves the steep streets of this city.But as the city prepares to overhauls its five-year-old bike plan, some want to make the city safer and friendlier to those not so accustomed to navigating the streets on two wheels.There's a new push ... (more)

Organizers said about 8,500 participants raised about $1.1 million to support this year's Komen Race for the cure - a significant drop from last year's 14,000 race participants.

In this May 31, 2012 photo, a bicyclist commuting during rush hour keeps an eye on a car turning in front of him, in Seattle.

Authorities have identified a 28-year-old Boston College graduate student who was killed in an accident with an MBTA bus while riding her bicycle.

The Pacific Northwest's two-time award winning neighborhood news site Got a tip? E-mail CHS chs@capitolhillseattle.com Call or text 399-5959 A Seattle Central Community College economics professor and Socialist Alternative candidate for state representative is challenging Democrat Jamie Pedersen in Capitol Hill's 43rd District.

LSU ace Kevin Gausman allowed one run and no extra-base hits through eight innings, and the Tigers defeated Oregon State 7-1 on Saturday night in the winner's bracket of the NCAA tournament's Baton Rouge regional.

A bit of this and a bit of that ... with kudos to the Covenant Health Foundation for planning its 11th year of an event called "Storytellers." It will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. June 23 at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave.

Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez is expected to make his next scheduled start after tweaking his back.

How much for the booze? Breaking down liquor taxes and a look at local prices June 1 has arrived, and with it comes the official switch to ... Spokane Street Viaduct Revision Overnight: Eastbound 4th Ave S. exit opens May 30; Eastbound 1st Ave S. exit closes for a few weeks City of Seattle press release The previously announced ... Local boxer wins ... (more)

In this Wednesday, May 30, 2012 photo, mourners place flowers and candles in front of Cafe Racer in Seattle, where a gunman killed four people earlier in the day.

President Barack Obama wants Congress to act on bills he says will accelerate the economy.

SEATTLE Patrons at Caf Racer say the gunman in Wednesday's deadly shootings had a history of being a troublemaker and had been asked several times to leave.

A Tacoma woman came home to find a body in her house, but when she left and returned with police, the body had been moved to a recycling bin.

Seattle's current butter-and-sugar story is unfolding at Neil Robertson's lauded Crumble & Flake , the Capitol Hill sensation that recently sliced two days off its opening schedule so bakers could spend more time prepping for kouign amann-starved hordes.

To the editors of Travel + Leisure magazine: I think your readers made a tiny mistake in your new list titled " America's Worst-Dressed People ." I'm not arguing that Anchorage in Alaska isn't the worst-dressed city in America.

SEATTLE Some Seattle Public Schools students will be riding the bus up to 45 minutes as the district moves to new bell times for the upcoming school year.

A teenage boy was found dead in an apartment Friday morning in the town of Pacific, believed to be killed by homicidal violence.

The Shelton Police Department confirmed arresting Charles Longshore around 2 a.m. at US 101 and Highway 3 near Shelton.

Someone inside an artsy Seattle cafe where a gunman opened fire threw stools at the assailant during a shooting rampage police described as 'callous, horrific and cold,' a move that allowed others to run to safety.

What once was part of a lightly used rail line is being turned into the Redmond Central Connector project, a trail and park in Redmond that is expected to give the downtown area a boost.