GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — For patrons at a Montana tiki bar that has a back wall of a window into a motel swimming pool, it’s typical to see mermaids in the water five nights a week. So as the owner of the O’Haire Motor Inn and the Sip ‘n Dip Lounge in Great Falls […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he and his girlfriend have named their newborn boy X Æ A-12. But that might cross the line with state of California, which has limits on what parents can name their children.

In addition to selling some of their excess, airlines have put donation programs in place.

Re: “Our homelessness crisis is urgent, tragic — and completely solvable” [April 24, Opinion]: The authors, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Diane Yentel, propose a “Housing is a Human Right Act” taxing and spending $200 billion over 10 years in housing and homelessness services. No details are offered in this solution except block grants that […]

The reintroduction of the business head tax by Seattle City Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales is the height of irresponsibility. Only an ideologue could survey the current landscape — an economy in induced coma, a downtown deserted and a business climate of unparalleled uncertainty — and think, “Now’s a splendid time to put a […]

“Coronavirus pushed Seattle to treat homelessness differently. Will those changes last?” [May 3, Project Homeless]: Greater than the fear engendered by exposure to the coronavirus, we are facing our society’s unwillingness to address growing economic inequality. It has taken an extreme crisis for local government to take action that has long been in its grasp. […]

Re: “The business of burps: Scientists smell profit in cow emissions” [May 2, Business]: The lengths to which humans will go to subdue and tweak nature and animals for their own whims and profit boggles my mind. When I read that scientist are lending their names and investors money to studies about how to make […]

Tim Burgess’ Op-Ed “Pandemic exposes our neglect of children, families” [Opinion, April 24] and the letter to the editor “Inequities: Don’t waste opportunity” [May 1, Opinion] demonstrate how low-income people suffer more during a crisis. I agree that a moratorium on evictions and a 15% increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would help […]

As Trump bashes our governor and the streets of Seattle get emptier, it's starting to seem like we're being cut off a bit from America — if not blamed for the outbreak altogether. "It feels like we're going it alone," says one relative of a resident at Life Care Center in Kirkland.

From 'quarantinis' to sex, what are the rules of the coronavirus avoidance strategy known as social distancing? A Seattle 'Infection Preventionist' answers our etiquette questions, via Danny Westneat.

When the longtime owner of the tiny Leschi Market along Lake Washington came down with COVID-19, the coronavirus hit home for generations of his patrons and fans.

Suddenly everybody's a fan of big government, now that a crisis has hit. But we're not ready for this one -- precisely because of the decades-long movement arguing that government needs to be slashed and burned.

The news that Seattle and King County have put up 1,900 emergency shelter beds for the homeless in the last three weeks makes you wonder: Why didn't they do that when they declared a homelessness emergency four years ago? It's one of the many issues being suddenly cast in a new light by the pandemic.

Farm field workers, many undocumented, have now been categorized by the Department of Homeland Security as "essential critical infrastructure workers" during the pandemic.

Research shows women respond to pandemics much differently than men. Some recent polling suggests this may be widening the gender gap in politics, to the point that the old red versus blue divide is becoming more of a masculine party and a feminine one.

After the cancellation of the spring and winter championships tournaments stemming from concerns over the novel coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA will grant an extra year of eligibility to athletes who participate in spring sports, the organization announced Friday.

Ten years ago Wednesday, the 11th-seeded Huskies played in the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16, a stage they have not returned to since. The run was fueled by Quincy Pondexter, who looks back on the season as the greatest year of his life.

Mike Hopkins and the Washington Huskies secured a commitment from Wichita State guard Erik Stevenson, who is transferring after two seasons and returning home.

Before the NCAA tournament started, the website fivethirtyeight.com gave Washington a 0.2 percent chance of making it to the national semifinals.

Former UW basketball star Isaiah Thomas is donating more than 1,000 meals to employees at UW Medical Center.

Russell Wilson talked to Isaiah Stewart about the demands of leadership and how the 18-year-old freshman could guide a young team through adversity and more.

No team has been worse with one-and-done players than UW, which has had the most of any school without reaching the NCAA tournament with one on the team.

Small in stature, Helen Molina had a big heart when it came to her family and Washington Huskies athletics. Ms. Molina died April 3 due to complications from COVID-19 and end-stage Alzheimer's disease. She was 85.

Reign FC coach Vlatko Andonovski, reportedly set to take over the U.S. women’s national team, was named the National Women’s Soccer League’s Coach of the Year.

Vlatko Andonovski is well aware of the expectations he faces as the new coach of the U.S women's national team. His predecessor, Jill Ellis, led the team to consecutive World Cup titles — an accomplishment her successor can only hope to equal.

Megan Rapinoe, star of the U.S. women's national soccer team and MVP of the 2019 Women's World Cup, singled out Colin Kaepernick in a speech Monday as she accepted an award for being one of Glamour magazine's women of the year, saying, "I don't feel like I would be here without" him.

Lionel Messi won a record sixth Ballon d’Or while World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe earned the women’s prize on Monday.

Megan Rapinoe was Sports Illustrated's choice for Sportsperson of the Year, joining Chris Evert, Mary Decker and Serena Williams as the only women in the 66-year history of the award to win it by themselves.

The transaction is expected to close in January 2020, with OL Groupe holding an 89.5% stake, Bill and Teresa Predmore retaining a 7.5% stake and former NBA star Tony Parker a 3% stake.

Laura Harvey has been named head coach of the under-20 women's national team heading into that level's World Cup qualifying tournament. Harvey was coach of the Utah Royals for the past two years after five with the Seattle Reign.

Benstiti takes over a team that has had six straight winning seasons.

Reign FC standout Megan Rapinoe, voted The Best FIFA Women’s Player of 2019, entered the Group A match in the 62nd minute. Five minutes later, her corner kick was headed in by Lynn Williams for a 2-0 lead.

The top-ranked U.S. team will earn a berth in this year’s Tokyo Olympics if it can win a semifinal match against either Canada or Mexico on Friday in Carson, Calif.

Samantha Mewis scored two goals and Reign FC’s Megan Rapinoe had two assists in a 4-0 victory over Mexico in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying tournament. Canada earned an Olympic berth by winning the other semifinal.

Former U.S. national team goalkeeper Hope Solo, a Richland native who played at UW and with the Reign, is among the first-time eligible players on the ballot for the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Another season, another change for the area’s National Women’s Soccer League team. The club will now be referred to OL Reign after branding as Reign FC last season and Seattle Reign FC before that. The rebranding includes new colors — red, white, and blue — with a new badge that features a tongue-wagging lion and […]

With guests over and nothing to celebrate, UW's Mark Brunell went through an "absolutely horrible" draft day. But his career is proof that what matters isn’t what round you are drafted in, but “the situation you find yourself in."

Former UW quarterback Jacob Eason fell to the fourth round, where the Indianapolis Colts selected him on Saturday to learn from aging veteran Philip Rivers.

On Saturday, Nick Harris was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 160th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

When the 2020 NFL draft ended, Washington running back Salvon Ahmed and tight end Hunter Bryant — both true juniors — were listed as ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.'s top two available players.

Ihlanfeldt (her maiden name was Anderson), grew up in Helena, Montana, and won the first of six straight state amateur championships at age 14. She went on to win four Washington amateur titles and five Pacific Northwest Golf Association titles.

First-year UW offensive coordinator John Donovan placed his faith in a familiar face when it came to the Huskies' new tight ends coach. Now Derham Cato — previously a UW offensive analyst — must prove he's up to the task.

Three-star 2021 offensive lineman Robert Wyrsch is Washington's fourth verbal commit in the last eight days.

Small in stature, Helen Molina had a big heart when it came to her family and Washington Huskies athletics. Ms. Molina died April 3 due to complications from COVID-19 and end-stage Alzheimer's disease. She was 85.

School nurses are finding themselves on the frontlines of COVID-19 public health efforts.