A sheriff’s office in Washington state revealed last week that it received a strange call from an aspiring Bigfoot hunter. The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office kept the caller’s identity concealed when it posted to Facebook about the incident on March 19. While the exact transcript of the call was not shared, the office publicized a staff member’s … Read more
“Pardon the Interruption” co-host and former Washington Post columnist Tony Kornheiser defended his former employer after LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey threatened legal action against the paper over what she described as an alleged hit piece being written about her. Kornheiser called Mulkey a “great” and “terrific coach” before jumping to the defense of … Read more
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in a Broadway production of “Othello” next year, setting up what is sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the 2024-2025 theater season. Kenny Leon, who won a Tony Award in 2014 for directing a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun” that starred Washington, will … Read more
Good news and bad news for residents of Spokane, Washington: While there have been no reports of “angry raccoons” threatening the public, the city does, however, seem to have a prankster on its hands. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, drivers on Northwest Boulevard in Spokane were greeted with a most unusual message on a construction sign. Instead of … Read more
The peak bloom dates for the iconic cherry blossoms in the nation’s capital will be several days earlier than the average peak bloom date, the National Park Service predicted on Thursday. The NPS defines the peak bloom date as the day when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry trees, one of about a dozen varieties of cherry trees … Read more
She’s got a lotto luck. A frazzled Washington state mom is on top of the world after learning a months-old lottery ticket she’d neglected to check was actually a huge winner. The woman, identified only as M.B., held onto the Hit 5 ticket — now worth a whopping six figures — for five months after picking it … Read more
Multiple flights from the DC area got a roaring start to London over the weekend with help from near-record jet stream winds over the Mid-Atlantic. According to FlightAware, the flight from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to London Heathrow International Airport (IAD) arrived 45 minutes early, and the wind and flight speed data can help explain why. Travelers on Flight 22 can thank the … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Odesza is going for another victory lap. The EDM hitmakers just announced their brief ‘The Last Goodbye Finale Tour’ that will send them to California, New York, Colorado … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. “Dance Yrself Clean” season is coming. From May 14-27, LCD Soundsystem is returning to the road for the 10-concert U.S. leg of the ‘Kinda Tour’ which will take … Read more
Going places in 2024? Get a sneak peek at some of the hottest recent debuts and upcoming openings of hotels and resorts from sea to shining sea. There are new properties in city hubs (Las Vegas, Orlando and Denver) and rural jewels (including Neversink, New York, and Maggie Valley, North Carolina) — ensuring there’s something … Read more
A Washington man is suing a hospital and two of its doctors for malpractice for allegedly removing the wrong organ during surgery, nearly costing him his life. “It’s been a hell of a year,” George Piano, 72, told USA Today while detailing the alleged mishap, which he says occurred Dec. 6, 2022 at the University … Read more
A woman is taking meal-prepping to the next level by preparing for annual Christmas dinner months in advance. Gubba Homestead is a 23-year-old who lives outside Seattle, Washington, and started preparing for her Christmas meal in late summer. The content creator told SWNS that she lives on a 30-acre farm where she can harvest vegetables in the late summer … Read more
It was one funny bone. Authorities in Washington state fell victim to a Halloween prank after they responded to a call about a human skeleton — only to find it was a skull-shaped beer bong. A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife police officer, a Pend Oreille detective and a border patrol agent responded to … Read more
MOUNT WASHINGTON, NH – Year round, someone is monitoring the weather from the nearly 6,300-foot summit at the Mount Washington Observatory, known for the “world’s worst weather.” The nonprofit observatory in New Hampshire is a research station dedicated to weather and climate data. Located at the highest summit in the northeastern US, the extreme weather … Read more
Pumpkin spice and everything… not so nice? The Washington Post has pulverized one of the much-anticipated joys of the season after invoking the “violent history” of everyone’s favorite fall spice. The report, titled “Fall’s favorite spice blend has a violent history,” examined the Dutch’s 1621 invasion of the Banda Islands, located in modern-day Indonesia. “Thousands … Read more
A deputy in Washington state crawled into a culvert to rescue an injured dog that had been hit by a car. Video posted to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office social media shows the incident that unfolded on Sept. 7. Animal control was not immediately available to respond to the scene just before 10 p.m., and deputies were able to … Read more
A deer walks into a candy shop … It’s no joke: Customers at an old-fashioned sweets store in Washington watched in amazement Saturday as a deer strolled in and became briefly enamored by its taffy display — even possibly swiping a butter-popcorn-flavored piece — before high-tailing it out of there again. Surveillance footage from Buddy … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Pacific Northwesterners, it’s finally time for your Taylor Swift ‘Era.’ On July 22-23, Swift is heading to Seattle’s Lumen Field for two huge concerts with high-profile special guests … Read more
Lauren Sanchez’s ex-husband, top talent agent Patrick Whitesell, transferred their Washington estate to her in full following the completion of their divorce, The Post has learned. The former couple had purchased this sprawling 7,000-square-foot Mercer Island home in 2017 for $6.2 million — one year before Sanchez, 53, had entered into an affair with Jeff … Read more
Delroy Lindo stars opposite Kerry Washington in the new Hulu dramedy, “UnPrisoned.” Premiering March 10, the show was inspired by creator Tracy McMillain’s life and follows Paige Alexander (Washington), a marriage and family therapist who is a single mom to a teen son, Finn (Faly Rakotohavana). Her life gets turned upside-down when her father, Edwin … Read more