Local math tutor charged with rape of an underage student he taught
A private tutor — hired by Seattle Public Schools to teach math at a local middle school — has been charged with sexually ...
Brenton Wood, ‘Gimme Little Sign,’ ‘Oogum Boogum Song’ artist, dead at 83
Soul singer Brenton Wood, who hit the Billboard charts in 1967 with “ Gimme Little Sign ” and “ The Oogum Boogum Song, ” died Jan. 3. He was 83. Manny Gallegos, Wood’s manager, confirmed the singer’s ...
Votes are in: Meet Poppy, the newly named pygmy hippo at Metro Richmond Zoo
MOSLEY, Va. — The votes have been tabulated, and the baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo has been named. “Poppy” was the winner in voting from more than 116,000 ballots, the zoo said in a news ...
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral: Former president’s casket departs for Washington
A winter storm that impacted Washington, D.C., on Monday has forced some changes in Tuesday’s schedule for the state funeral ...
Washout blocks access to popular Olympic National Park campground, trails
The National Parks Service says Upper Hoh Road isn’t safe for travel and won’t reopen it until that can be fixed.
Andrew Pyper, novelist who wrote best-selling thrillers, dead at 56
Andrew Pyper, whose thrillers included “Lost Girls” and “The Demonologist,” died Jan. 3 of cancer, his family confirmed. He ...
30 years after discovery of remains, DNA could identify all of a serial killer’s victims
Decades after investigators unearthed thousands of human bones and bone fragments on a suspected Indiana serial killer’s ...
2 bodies are found in the landing gear of JetBlue plane at Florida airport
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — (AP) — Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at a South Florida ...
In Cincinnati, recreation center is a lifesaver from nation's Arctic blast
About 200 people, many homeless, are seeking daytime shelter at Over-The-Rhine Recreation Center in Cincinnati as ...
What are California's Santa Ana winds?
Weather forecasters are warning of “life-threatening, destructive” Santa Ana wind gusts across Southern California in the coming days ...
Car fire on NB I-405 in Kirkland causes 5-mile backup during morning commute
A car fire on southbound Interstate 405 in Kirkland caused a 5-mile traffic backup during Tuesday’s morning commute.
LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlash
A national rights group says more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite ...