Martha Bellisle

The protests came as President Trump insisted, without evidence, that there were major problems with voting and counting of ballots.

Experts say arbitration can block some of the efforts to install police reforms.

A natural gas explosion rocked a Seattle neighborhood early Wednesday, sending nine firefighters to the hospital and reducing businesses to rubble.

Surrounded by FBI agents in armored vehicles, the last four occupiers of a national wildlife refuge surrendered Thursday, and the leader of a 2014 standoff with federal authorities was criminally charged in federal court.

Four million passengers passed through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in June, breaking a monthly record set in 2014 but straining services and creating long lines at security checkpoints.

The pilots were able to get the problem resolved in the air and the fire was out before the Boeing 767 touched down. Several passengers on the flight said they saw flames shooting out of the engine.

A 16-year-old girl survived a small-plane crash in the rugged mountains of north-central Washington state and then hiked through thick forest to reach safety in what one official called "a miracle."

A woman permanently injured while working on one of Shell's drilling support ships has sued, saying the company compromised safety in its 2012 rush to drill for oil in the Arctic.

Using only their wits, the wind and lots of muscle power, dozens of people set off early Thursday on Stage 1 of a 750-mile ocean-going race that weaves its way up the Inside Passage, a treacherous coastal waterway through a spackling of islands known for its dramatic tidal changes and spectacular scenery.

Hundreds of activists decked out in neoprene wetsuits and life jackets took to the waters of Elliott Bay on Saturday in kayaks, canoes, paddleboards and other vessels to send the message that Royal Dutch Shell should cancel its plan to drill in the Arctic Ocean.

After being stalled for more than a year, a giant boring device being used to dig a new State Route 99 beneath downtown Seattle started drilling late Tuesday and had moved 6 feet by Wednesday afternoon.