Operating rooms test positive for mold at Seattle Children's Hospital
Several operating rooms have been shut down in a Washington children's hospital because of mold.
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Several operating rooms have been shut down in a Washington children's hospital because of mold.
It may be some time before we know for sure what caused a construction crane to come crashing down on a Seattle street, killing four people -- but some experts say human error could have played a role.
Five companies are under investigation following the collapse of a Seattle crane that crushed cars on the street below and left four people dead -- including a college freshman and a retired city employee.
Sarah Wong, a Seattle Pacific University freshman, was driving along one of Seattle's busiest streets Saturday when a crane fell from the roof of a building and crushed her car -- killing her and three others.
Pike Place Market is second only to the Space Needle as the most famous spot in Seattle.
Two men were killed and a man and woman were injured when a gunman opened fire in a Seattle street and then fled, leading to a fatal car accident.
Seattle has been suffering through its snowiest February in 70 years, with accumulations of up to 10 inches in some places. But all that white has meant green for one young man with a snowplow, who says he made $35,000 in four days.
Severe weather is expected to stretch from coast to coast on Tuesday, with about 75 million people under some sort of winter alert.
This has already been the snowiest February in Seattle in 70 years, and there's more of the white stuff to come, according to the National Weather Service.
Seattle got almost the same amount of snow it gets in a year in one day, leaving officials scrambling to get people off the streets and Washington's governor declaring a state of emergency.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency Friday as the Pacific Northwest braces for a pounding snowfall, whipping winds and frigid air.
Earlier this week, Seattle was hit with a snowstorm that shut down the city. Some neighborhoods received about half a foot of snow in a city that averages only 6.8 inches in a year.
One of the biggest snowstorms in years walloped Seattle on Monday, shutting down schools and businesses, delaying airline fights, and tying up traffic on major highways.
Microsoft is investing $500 million to make homes more affordable in the Seattle area, making it the latest major tech company to wade into local housing issues.
Powerful winds in Seattle have left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power.
A Seattle woman rinsed her sinuses with tap water. A year later, she died of a brain-eating amoeba.
Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, died Monday. He was an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist who influenced many aspects of modern life --- from technology and science to sports and music.
Rewind to 1971, when Seattle was an isolated backwater. Boeing, the area's largest employer at the time, had sliced 60,000 jobs and the unemployment rate skyrocketed to 13 percent. A now iconic billboard appeared near the airport: "Will the last person leaving Seattle -- Turn out the lights."
Critics of drug-possession prosecutions often argue that they unfairly target people of color. Seattle, where recreational use of marijuana was legalized in 2012, is doing something about it.
Amazon will expand its cashier-free convenience stores to New York.
A year ago Friday, Amazon announced its quest to find a city for its second headquarters somewhere in North America.
Shaquem Griffin, a rookie linebacker who was the first one-handed player to be drafted in the modern era of the NFL, will start Sunday afternoon when the Seattle Seahawks play at Denver in their regular season opener.
School is expected to resume in Vancouver, Washington on Wednesday after teachers reached a tentative agreement for a new contract, according to a statement on the school district's website.
The owner of a company that builds 3D-printed guns said he has begun selling blueprints of the weapons to elude a court order on Monday that banned him from giving the plans away for free.