sleep

After years of research, including changing start times in Seattle, UW expert says it's making a difference.

Having a hard time sleeping in the summer? Daylight is hanging around longer; it’s hotter, and so many activities are pulling for your time and causing you...

Just about one-third of adults throughout Washington (and the rest of the country) are sleep-deprived. If you’re reading this, odds are that it's you.

With all of our lives so jam-packed with obligations and deadlines, our health is the main thing that suffers. Exercise, eating healthier, and most importantly, sleep!

If you’re feeling extra tired Monday, after Sunday’s time change, you’re not alone.  Oregon Health and Science University Sleep Specialist Dr. Andrew McHill said not only did everyone across the Northwest lose an hour of sleep, we’re also forcing our internal body clock to artificially adjust, and that can lead to significant health and safety issues on Monday.   "It’s the day you’re mor... R

Cognitive brain function appears to be affected by irregular sleep

Driver was northbound on Highway 395 just before Connell, when they fell asleep.

Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies now say this early Tuesday morning crash occurred because the driver fell asleep while on their way to work.

To make matters worse, besides being flagged for negligent driving, the person behind the wheel of the Pontiac was also cited for no valid insurance! They were not seriously hurt, but banged up a truck and SUV Monday when they fell asleep behind the wheel...

A person in Washington state, and pretty much elsewhere, is facing vehicular homicide if they kill another person while driving drunk, high, or impaired by prescription drugs. But a proposed Washington State Senate bill would add drowsy or sleepy drivers to that list. And it would more than double the time of their license being suspended.