Opinion
The worst shipwreck in Northwest history happened a century ago
If you can spare some time for contemplation, you might devote a few minutes to the people of the steamship
Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons is a longtime KING-TV reporter who has been writing news for print and television for 65 years.
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Politics
Voters in one county reject Puget Sound Energy
The Jefferson County Public Utility District appears to be the only winner among three populist campaigns to take over now-private electric services.
Politics
The polls will be closed in 37 counties!
Polls will be open in King and Pierce counties. The other 37 have mail-only ballots. Got it? Mail only.
Politics
The animal-waste problem is, and is not, a load of crap
Researchers in Snohomish County estimate that pets there account for waste equivalent to a city of 32,000. That's a lot of nasty bacteria in surface-water runoff.