First Hill News

More than a year after it took effect, a highly touted trade deal with South Korea has failed to produce as expected for the U.S.: Exports are down, imports are up, and the trade deficit with the Asian economic powerhouse has ballooned.

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.

As usual, all of the questions were derived from watching Fargo-Moorhead area TV.

The Northwest Folklife Festival can be overwhelming - though part of the fun is stumbling on a great act you've never heard of - but if you're looking for some suggestions, here's a day-by-day list.

Slumping spot van and refrigerated freight rates dragged down national averages on the spot market for the week ended May 18.

A Seattle butcher said he's found a way to marry marijuana and meat - by feeding pot plants to pigs.

Activities for the Memorial Day Weekend of May 24-27, 2013, include the Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center and Kite Day at Pt.

Luis Negron Elliott Bay Book Company, Thurs. 5/23 at 7 p.m., FREE Spanish language author and queer activist Luis Negron reads from Mundo Negron, his debut collection of short stories.

By Jessica Davis Customers young and old have been lured in by the sweet pie aroma coming from Capitol Hill's new Pie Bar since it opened on May 1. The new business, at 1361 E. Olive Way, combines the award-winning pie-making talents of Alyssa Lewis and the mixology skills of her twin sister, Natalie Delucchi .

Tomorrow night, the Southwest Design Review Board takes its first look at 4745 40th SW , an apartment complex planned right across the street from the Masonic Temple and the southwest edge of the 4755 Fauntleroy Way megaproject.

Officers are on the lookout for a 20-year-old woman who allegedly beat up a man's couch before cutting the man and running off into Beacon Hill Tuesday night.

The Center will hold its grand opening and tour from 5-8 p.m. Thursday with the dedication starting at 6 p.m., at 2310 S. Lane St., Seattle.

Nearly four years after the end of the recession, King County unemployment hit 4.4 percent in April.

Sorry, Capitol Hill. You are so last week. All of a sudden, restaurants and bars are competing for real estate in a new neighborhood.

High school valedictorian, college football standout and UW-educated lawyer who built a career in his hometown, where a mayor told him at age 12 he should consider public office.

Terreno Realty Corporation , an acquirer, owner and operator of industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets, acquired a portfolio of six buildings containing approximately 307,000 square feet in Doral, Florida on May 22, 2013 for a purchase price of approximately $23.7 million.

Hell hath no fury like a liberal confronted with reality, if reaction in today's Think Progress and yesterday's on-line commentary at The Stranger - the latter a popular Seattle alternative newspaper - to pro-gun posters aimed at gays that are reportedly appearing around the Capitol Campus in Olympia and Seattle's Capitol Hill.

First - before two reader reports - here's something that likely would have topped West Seattle Crime Watch 52 years ago: Anne Higuera from longtime WSB sponsor Ventana Construction was working on a project in Ballard when that West Seattle story from a 1961 edition of the Seattle P-I, stuffed in the walls, caught her eye.

Kyle Duce opened LocA l in West Seattle back in January 2011. The restaurant and bar was an immediate hit with the folks living in the High Point neighborhood.

Multicultural Day Fundraiser Breath of Life SDA Church 9807 26th Ave. S.W. 206-762-0333 or 206-462-5866 Sun., May 26, 2-4 p.m. Come join us as we celebrate and learn about each others uniqueness.