Vivian Williams, a fiddle champion and co-founder of Seattle Folklore Society and Northwest Folklife Festival, died Jan. 6.
Rant & Rave: Broken train station escalators, elevators draw ire
A train station plea, a shoutout to accessible mats at Golden Gardens Park, anger at a library book defacer and much more in this edition of Rant & Rave.
How stray logs in Puget Sound turn industrial shorelines green
The “trash lumberjacks of the sea” scoop stray logs out of Puget Sound so they don’t damage boats, and return them to riverbanks to become new salmon habitat.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact resounds today in Seattle’s Black arts, cultural communities
Ahead of what would have been civil rights champion Martin Luther King Jr.’s 94th birthday, Black Seattle artists and community leaders reflected on his legacy.
Spanish health workers march against Madrid regional govt
Several thousand health workers have returned to the streets of Spain’s capital to protest what they claim is the dismantling of Madrid’s public health care system by its conservative regional government
Netanyahu moving ahead on legal overhaul despite outcry
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government plans to charge ahead with an overhaul of the country’s judicial system.
7-year-old seriously wounded in London drive-by shooting
British police say two children and four women were injured in a drive-by shooting in central London.
Russian soldier blows up grenade at ammunition depot, killing people
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Former Wagner Group commander who fled to Norway arrested by police – The Guardian
Former Wagner Group commander who fled to Norway arrested by police The GuardianAndrey Medvedev: Russian Wagner mercenary who fled to Norway arrested BBCNorway arrests former Wagner fighter who escaped from Russia Al Ja…
Plane crash in Nepal resort town kills 68: ‘There was smoke everywhere’
Scores of rescue workers and onlookers crowded near a steep gorge Sunday afternoon, as rescuers combed the wreckage on the edge of the cliff and in the ravine below.