Feds Say T-Mobile Tucked Bogus Charges Into Bills, Hid Them From Customers
Federal regulators are taking Bellevue-based T-Mobile to court, accusing the company of billing customers for services they never signed up for. Those...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWhere The First State-Licensed Pot Shops Are, And Why Some Will Wait To Open
Twenty four retailers around Washington state received a special email today, giving them official approval to open their doors and start selling...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeattle Scientist Trying To Disrupt HPV, Which Hacks Your Cells To Cause Cancer
The human papillomavirus is a bit like a tiny hacker — black hat, of course — that sneaks into your cells, hijacks your hardware and uses it to copy...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWhen A Bomb Goes Off During Your Study On Trauma: New UW Findings On PTSD
When a traumatic event happens, some people find ways to cope while others get caught in the grip of post-traumatic stress disorder. A new study led by...» E-Mail This
View ArticleStudy Finds MRSA 'Superbug' Lurking At Washington Firehouses
Fighting fires is a dangerous job, and new research on firehouses around Washington state has revealed another hazard — one that lurks on firefighters’...» E-Mail This
View Article5 Reasons Eating Bugs Could Save The World, According To Seattle's Own 'Bug...
Seattle author David George Gordon would be more than happy to share his recipe for his three bee salad or cricket nymph risotto. Try the deep-fried...» E-Mail This
View ArticleScientists Say Smaller 2006 Landslide Set The Stage For Oso Disaster
A small landslide in 2006 set the stage for the catastrophe that claimed 43 lives in Oso, Washington this past March, say a panel of scientists in a...» E-Mail This
View ArticleTunnel Company Says Bertha Rescue Is Already A Month Behind Schedule
Just six weeks after the contractor managing the State Route 99 tunnel project laid out its timeline for getting back to digging, the company said it’s...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePatty Murray Praises VA Reforms But Warns Of More Troubling Revelations
Washington’s senior U.S. Sen. Patty Murray says a new deal to spend billions on fixing the Department of Veterans Affairs is an essential step, but she...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCertain Birth Control Pills Linked To Breast Cancer Risk, Say Seattle Scientists
Seattle researchers have found a troubling link between certain kinds of birth control pills and a risk of breast cancer. But the lead scientist says...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAt State's First Licensed Edible Pot Company, These Brothers Are All Business
Washington’s recreational pot shops still aren’t selling marijuana food, partly because making the rules for it turned out to be so complicated. But...» E-Mail This
View ArticleKing County To Lead Rehearsal Of Oil Train Disaster Response
Local and federal responders plan to rehearse how they’d handle the fiery crash of an oil train in Seattle – a hypothetical disaster that will play out...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeattle Sees First Marijuana Billboards, Gigantic Aerial Banner To Follow
Passersby in several Seattle neighborhoods might notice the benign-looking billboards picturing a fit young couple with backpacks atop a mountain, or a...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNorthwest Hospitals To Bring Experimental Cancer Treatments To Underserved Areas
For someone with cancer who lives far from a big city, it can be hard to access cutting-edge care, but a network of Northwest hospitals is getting...» E-Mail This
View ArticleThe Dark Side Of Brain Science: Seattle Pair's 'Thought Experiment' Plays Out...
Here’s a thought experiment: You’re a scientist researching a treatment for depression, and you’ve become profoundly depressed. Your work is slow and...» E-Mail This
View ArticleUW Astronomer Gets His Hands On Pieces Of Far-Flung Stars
An unmanned NASA research mission led by a Seattle scientist has caught what are believed to be seven tiny pieces of distant stars and brought them...» E-Mail This
View ArticleCantwell Takes Aim At Gender Gap In Access To Business Loans
Women entrepreneurs aren’t getting the same access to business loans as their male counterparts nationwide, and a new report shows the gender gap is...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeattle Scientists Find Brain Area Linked To Motivation To Exercise
Seattle scientists have zeroed in on a part of the brain that seems to have an interesting job: motivating the brain’s owner to exercise. The findings...» E-Mail This
View ArticleLegal Spat Over Pot Shops In Tiny Fife Imperils Washington's Whole Marijuana Law
A court case in Pierce County Friday will decide whether the city of Fife can ban marijuana businesses. But it could have a much larger side effect,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHow This Musician Made Seattle Street Performing Legal 40 Years Ago
The Seattle City Council is marking a cultural anniversary Monday: 40 years of legal busking in the city. Seattle musician Jim Page was behind the...» E-Mail This
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