A 32-year-old man who managed to get up and walk to a nearby Starbucks for a cup of coffee after being struck by a bus on Tuesday morning is recovering from his injuries at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center. The victim was attempting to cross Third Avenue around 7:15 a.m. when…
A ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan today during the morning rush hour, injuring around 50 people, at least two critically. Passengers aboard the Seastreak Wall Street said scores of people who had been standing, waiting to disembark, were hurled…
Teen drivers are at higher risk of being involved in a crash during their novice years than at any other point in their driving careers. In addition to teaching teens about safe driving techniques and forbidding hazards such as drunk, distracted and drowsy driving, parents can help to reduce the…
The Coast Guard towed a 40-foot fishing vessel and its crew to safety, Thursday, after it ran aground approximately three miles north of the Quillayute River mouth near La Push, Wash. The Coast Guard received a mayday call from the four-member crew of the Jayden Ray at 2:20 a.m., after…
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a crewman missing more than 12 hours from a vessel bound from Washington State to eastern Asia. The crewmember fell from the boat carrier Aqua Splendor. The Coast Guard took a distress alert from the vessel Tuesday night when it was 300…
When lawyers for a watchdog group were combing through state files involving people with developmental disabilities, they stumbled onto a disturbing case: A paid caregiver allegedly had assaulted a resident of a state-funded group home. An examination revealed bruising around the man’s genitals. The July 2010 incident was disturbing on…
A group of Sea-Tac Airport workers say their daily work routine is filled with safety violations and health hazards. The workers claim they’re exposed to jet fuel, harsh chemicals and even human waste. The dozens of workers who have stepped forward with complaints say their jobs are no longer safe,…
Many motorists don’t know it, but it’s likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there’s a snitch along for the ride. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday proposed long-delayed regulations requiring auto manufacturers to include event data recorders – better known as “black boxes” – in…
The CDC reports that 85 passengers and six crewmembers aboard the Holland America vessel AMSTERDAM have fallen ill in the last month due to an unknown illness. The 85 passengers comprise over 10% of all passengers aboard the vessel in that time frame. Predominant symptoms of the illness are vomiting…
Four people fell when an escalator inside Bellevue Square shopping center malfunctioned Thursday evening, according to the Bellevue Fire Department. A 30-year-old man, a woman and two 3-year-olds were taken to Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue after the 7:21 p.m. malfunction on the ground floor of Macy’s. A witness…