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Pending home sales show a sustained and continuous uptrend, rising for four consecutive months with very favorable housing affordability and a first-time buyer tax credit boosting activity, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Starting Aug. 4, snow leopard fans will have the chance to help name the Woodland Park Zoo's 2.5-month-old male snow leopard through an online poll.

The poll offers four Mongolian names as options because Mongolia is one of 12 countries…MORE

On Sunday, July 26, Manish Melwani was shot while he was at work at the Pit Stop/ 76 Gas station on the corner of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 58th Street and later died of his injuries.

The next day, a suspect was arrested at a…MORE

When I saw the notice above the water fountain I knew the event was going to draw an overflow crowd. After working undercover for three weeks, several women billing themselves as MJ’s Fan Club had revealed they were going to celebrate MJ’s…MORE

Meet WNBA Seattle Storm stars Ashley Robinson and Janell Burse as they get swimming tips from the penguin residents at Woodland Park Zoo’s new Humboldt penguin exhibit, feed Australian parrots at Willawong Station, and end the hour with…MORE

It was with surprise that I read of the death of Merce Cunningham, 90, the dancer who changed the world of dance and art as well. For some reason those who have risen above the mundane seem to have everlasting life and we don't expect to hear of…MORE

Squirrel is rustling in the bushes behind me, while her babies squeak in the cedar hedge. Crow is on the roof eyeing the birdfeeder and her mate stands guard.

Puppy, my cat is mousing in the corner and has been for three days now. There…MORE

A weekend salmon fishing in Westport and a stop by my sister’s garden sent me home with a cooler of salmon, homemade goat cheese, fresh eggs and lots of veggies. I also came away with a renewed respect for Chinese medicine.

I was the only…MORE

Several residents at Loyal Heights Manor yesterday broke into singing Happy Birthday for Dorothy Watkins' 100th birthday.

After moving to Ballard in 1918 and living here for five years, Watkins moved to Grays Harbor for 10 years before she…MORE

Ken and Laurie Tatt already owned a Schnauzer, Ashley, when they learned about a group of people who travel to other states and retrieve rescue dogs from "High Kill" shelters.

Typically, animals in these places are kept around three days…MORE