More science-focused gatherings at local bars and pubs have popped up in the Seattle area in recent years.

The outcome of Initiative Measure No. 1 could set the stage for the future of the tenant rights movement in Washington.

Silent strokes show no obvious symptoms, but cause permanent damage and are seen as early warning signs that can appear years before a major stroke.

Brazil's presidential election could be a turning point for the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest.

Could the geometry of our brains increase the risk of Alzheimers disease? Its a provocative question, but one that some scientists are beginning to explore.

These doctors and community health workers are a safety net for patients losing coverage as premiums soar and Medicaid cuts mount.

More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds.

Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is helping significantly reduce the chances that melanoma patients' tumors return.

Tom Skerritt, the acclaimed character actor who starred in Alien, Top Gun, Contact and more, died Wednesday at his home in Seattle. He was 93.

Scientists have studied a two-century-old coral core from Maui's Olowalu reef, revealing how land use has impacted reef health.

It's the latest dance in the spotlight for an unregulated substance that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration tried to broadly restrict a decade ago.

A federal jury found Emanuel Fair was not the victim of malicious prosecution, ending a civil-rights lawsuit and a long, complicated and hard-fought case.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda.

The crash occurred on Highway 24 near milepost 53, leaving the roadway blocked, Washington State Patrol said in a post on X around 7 a.m.

Automated speeding cameras at four school zones in Federal Way will enforce the speed limit 24/7 starting Nov. 1.

Spokane police arrested 74-year-old David J. Tibbett on Wednesday on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Mary Ann Turner.

A Seattle police lieutenant's written reprimand was the latest fallout from the department's violent response to dueling demonstrations last year on Capitol Hill.

The Camas girls cross-country team won its district meet on Wednesday amid protests over the participation of a transgender girl, who finished second in the race.

In the race for Position 4 on the Washington Supreme Court, judges Sean O'Donnell and Ian Birk have raised more than $1 million thus far.

France has detected the first human case of the Shamonda virus, according to health authorities.

Join The Seattle Times Education Lab, state superintendent Chris Reykdal and Trish Millines Dziko at Town Hall Seattle on Oct. 28 for the first in a new event series.

A possible tornado has caused significant damage in a central Arizona community, with trees falling onto homes and utility poles knocked down.

An assessment of the world's coral reef ecosystems has found that almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves.