Just a couple of talking points to get you ready for the weekend. Avoid lulls in conversation tonight at the bar, by brushing up on the local news. more ›

The President is coming! The President is coming! Luckily, it'll be before they shut down the viaduct, so he won't have to see how bad our traffic is really going to be. Oh, and Rob McKenna thinks that Backpage.com has some 'splaining to do. more ›

Murder charges for an alleged heroin dealer, a package from Santa, meteors, the Barefoot Bandit, Costco's initiative and a man shot by King County Sheriff's deputies. more ›

In response to >Matt's hard-hitting reporting on crow attacks in our very backyard, one concerned Seattlest reader shared his own experiences, and his theory as to a possible explanation. Hint: it involves solar flares, and we're all going to die. more ›

The past couple days the 3G for our precious iPhone has been way wonky, but only in certain areas of town. It's working completely fine on the Hill, but as soon as we cross into Downtown--pretty much as soon as we get past the Paramount--we can only access our internets on AT&T's not-as-fast EDGE network. We also experienced this problem yesterday at the SIFF launch; in the Seattle Center campus, 3G worked just fine, but once we got out into Queen Anne proper, the network went down. We haven't ventured into the heart of darkness today, but we've heard others have the same issue, though coverage on the official map looks just fine. Anyone know what's up? more ›

Sports fans around the city are saying goodbye to Shaun Alexander. The former NFL MVP was released by the Seahawks following eight seasons. more ›