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WA looks to tighten compliance under police accountability law

Washington state auditors have started investigating whether local police departments are properly reporting officer misconduct.

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Opinion

Editorial cartoons for Friday, June 6

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Opinion

Schwab: Reveling in the dis-Enlightenment of America

Fearing an educated and informed electorate, Trump and MAGA target knowledge, science and reason.

Opinion

The Buzz: As long as we’re all going to die, might as well laugh

Split you sides as Elon and Trump split the sheets. And Sen. Debbie Downer lightens the mood at…

Seahawks quarterback Jalen Milroe (6) participates in a workout on day five of OTAs at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Edwin Hooper / Seattle Seahawks)

Sports

As Milroe learns, there’s no QB competition for Seahawks

RENTON — There are obvious similarities between the Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback situation in 2012 and the current setup…

Opinion

Comment: Republicans’ tax bill is generational theft

The focus has been on cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, but even greater harm awaits those yet to…

Opinion

More support needed to keep care programs running

I just don’t understand the closing of an adult day health center and yet we are building a…

Opinion

Welch’s criticism of Democrats unpersuasive

Todd Welch’s May 28 Herald commentary criticizing Gov. Bob Ferguson’s signing of the latest $78 billion state budget…

Opinion

How are cuts by Trump and RFK Jr. making us healthy?

Once I recovered from the shock of a second Donald Trump term, I consoled myself remembering that we…

Opinion

Comment: MAHA report’s faked research just start of problems

RFK Jr. has the notion of research backward, forcing it to fit the conspiracies he’s always believed.

Local News

Court fight pits religious group that doesn’t want LGBTQ+ employees against WA law

The Union Gospel Mission of Yakima argues it can’t be forced to hire workers that don’t align with…

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Opinion

Editorial cartoons for Thursday, June 5

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

The Musical Mountaineers perform at Everett’s McCollum Park on June 14, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Adopt A Stream Foundation)
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The Musical Mountaineers perform at Everett’s McCollum Park on June 14.

Local News

Coming events in Snohomish County

Send calendar submissions for print and online to features@heraldnet.com. To ensure your item is seen by an editor,…

Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners hits a single during the first inning against the Washington Nationals at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Seattle. (Stephen Brashear / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

Sports

Cal Raleigh is blasting his way toward a historic season

When the owners of the Seattle Mariners gathered last week for a meeting, Jerry Dipoto, the president of…

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Opinion

Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, June 4

A sketchy look at the news of the day.

Opinion

Burke: A parade for Army? Sure; but let a sibling march, too

The U.S. Merchant Marine has supplied the country’s fighting forces since the Revolutionary War.

Opinion

Harrop: This isn’t the outcome that Musk likely imagined

After handing over $250 million to elect Trump, he got the job of taking heat for unpopular cuts.

Opinion

Dowd: Musk moved fast and broke his own reputation

The head of the failed-DOGE experiment leaves Washington with a black eye and less respect.

Opinion

Comment: Drilling in Alaska tough enough; Trump isn’t helping

Despite his drill-baby-drill promises, Trumps’ trade and energy policies are working against him.

An employee bags groceries for a customer at a checkout counter inside a grocery store in 2017. (Bloomberg photo by Luke Sharrett)

Local News

Thousands in WA at risk of losing food benefits under GOP bill in Congress

Tens of thousands of low-income Washingtonians could lose federal food assistance if Republicans move ahead with plans in…