Northwest
70 killer whales seen in one day in Salish Sea
The sightings of the Bigg’s orcas set a record for the region ranging from Hood Canal to Vancouver…
Business
Alaska Airlines cancels dozens of flights as pilots picket
So far flights out of Paine Field in Everett have been unaffected. No picketing was seen there Friday.
Local News
State budgets, signed Thursday, include money for local projects
Among the provisions are money to build a Community Recovery Center in Lynnwood and aid Afghan refugees in…
Local News
1st in U.S.: Missing Indigenous people alert system enacted
Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law a bill that creates a first-in-the-nation statewide alert system for…
Local News
Mukilteo climber who summited peaks worldwide dies in Cascades
Dr. Richard Thurmer had gone solo hiking over the weekend on Dragontail Peak. His body was recovered from…
Local News
Inslee signs new bills on catalytic converters, hazing and more
The governor also cleared the way for an Indigenous persons alert system, with highway messages like a “silver”…
Local News
Whidbey Growlers fly to Germany to ‘bolster’ NATO against Russia
Six EA-18G Growler jets and 240 Navy personnel from NAS Whidbey headed to Europe on Monday.
Northwest
Seattle Center Monorail celebrates 60 years
The elevated train has outlasted its critics, whooshing on pneumatic tires from Seattle Center to downtown.
Local News
For Ukrainian couple, ‘a dead end no matter where I try to go’
Davyd Klimov, originally from Ukraine, is helping his wife escape from afar.
Northwest
Crackdown on parked RVs hits home to Bellingham’s homeless
The city resumes a 72-hour parking limit, which means rigs used as living quarters must be moved. Many…
Sports
Pickleball officially named Washington’s state sport
Gov. Jay Inslee signed SB5615 into law during a ceremony held Monday afternoon in Bainbridge Island.
Northwest
Highway in Leavenworth reopened after perceived bomb threat
U.S. 2 was closed for about 3 hours in both directions Thursday afternoon.
Northwest
Tulip, daffodil farmworkers strike over wages, conditions
The work stoppage comes just ahead of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, set to begin April 1.
Northwest
Former Boeing test pilot found not guilty of deceiving FAA
Mark Forkner was acquitted Wednesday on felony charges of deceiving federal regulators.
Northwest
Idaho governor signs abortion ban modeled on Texas law
Relatives of a fetus can sue up to four years after it’s aborted. Rapists can’t sue, but their…
Business
MacKenzie Scott announces nearly $4 billion in donations
Scott is one of many billionaires who have promised to donate more than half of their wealth.
Northwest
Seattle Starbucks unionizes in coffee giant’s home city
Employees at a Seattle Starbucks have voted to unionize, the first such vote in the company’s home city.
Local News
Lawsuit: Everett hospital hid ‘charity care’ in the fine print
State law requires hospitals to absorb costs for the poorest patients. It might as well have been a…
Local News
Once a rarity, remote government meetings appear here to stay
A locally inspired bill pushes governing boards to let people keep participating from afar, even when the pandemic…
Northwest
Seattle to return nearly 300 artifacts to Upper Skagit Tribe
The tools, scrapers, chopping devices and hammerstones hold cultural significance for tribe.