Meet Seattle's real life Billy Elliot The hit musical, “Billy Elliot,” tells the story of a British coal miner’s son who dreams of being a ballet dancer. Billy has to keep that dream secret... Marcie Sillman
Tesoro, U.S. sign $425 million deal to make refineries pollute less Texas oil company Tesoro and the purchaser of one of its refineries have agreed to spend $403 million to reduce air pollution at oil refineries in six... John Ryan
We love the digital world, but there's nothing like an old-fashioned book In the land of Microsoft and Amazon, a non-digital book almost seems like an anachronism. Why bother with paper and ink when you can download the latest... Marcie Sillman
'Heavy heart' as Washington delegation comes to terms with Trump in Cleveland The countdown to Donald Trump’s acceptance of the Republican nomination has begun in Cleveland. But some members of Washington state’s delegation to the... David Hyde
Starving seabirds washing up dead on Washington beaches Seabirds have been washing up dead on beaches in Washington and British Columbia this summer, and scientists can't say why. John Ryan
Seattle activist learns police reform requires more than yelling from streetcorners Local activists want to make it easier to prosecute police who use deadly force. They’re gathering signatures for an initiative that would eliminate a... Joshua McNichols
$14M fuels initiatives on the November ballot. Who's behind the money? The vast majority of money going into initiative campaigns this year in Washington state has come in lumps of $10,000 or more, from a small number of... John Ryan
Totem Lake Mall is back from the dead, but less familiar Malls are facing trouble everywhere. But Totem Lake Mall in Kirkland is in a category of its own. It’s a zombie: an undead mall with just a few... Carolyn Adolph
I checked the 'Hispanic' box, but I feel like a fraud On a sunny morning during my junior year of high school I was taking the SAT, when I got to a question that left me stumped. It basically asked, "What... Noel Gasca
Can the middle class lifestyle my Seattle grandparents had ever be achievable again? When I thought about moving to Seattle a few months ago, I was shocked at how expensive everything was. I grew up in a Michigan town where the average... Emily Fox
