Groups record voting-rights abuses against Native Americans
In the West and elsewhere, tribes successfully have challenged what they see as discriminatory voting practices around the United States.
View ArticleChina fills a void, while Trump wants more Scandinavians immigrating instead...
We kick off a series of weekly posts that collect some of the most interesting news stories about President Donald Trump. Between tweets this past week, he attended a bipartisan meeting, where he...
View ArticleWashington lawmakers outraged over DOL information sharing with immigration...
“There’s definitely rage and outrage,” said the state Senate’s majority whip, reacting to revelations that the Department of Licensing has been routinely sharing information with...
View ArticleZinke hears West Coast governors, might reconsider offshore oil drilling
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown previously criticized Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for the plan to resume drilling for oil and gas off the shores of the United States, saying it would endanger Oregon’s coast.
View ArticleIdeas for revamping old tunnel run through Seattle’s blind spot
Fanciful proposals for what to do with Seattle’s old Battery Street Tunnel all overlook the obvious: That it would make a fine, and desperately needed, roadway for cars and buses.
View ArticleCompany, Idaho regulators at odds over battery storage plan
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho-based energy development company is asking federal authorities to declare state regulators in violation of a law intended to promote alternative energy in a case that could...
View ArticleKeith Jackson, leading college football broadcaster and WSU alum, dies at 89
Keith Jackson, the folksy voice of college football who for decades weaved backwoods wit through Saturday afternoon ABC broadcasts, has died. Jackson got his start calling Cougars games while attending...
View ArticlePuyallup and Milton police fatally shoot man they say fired his weapon
The man was the fourth person killed in officer-involved shootings in Pierce County over the past week.
View ArticlePuyallup police fatally shoot man they say fired at officers
A man who had been recklessly driving opened fire on Puyallup police Friday afternoon before they shot and killed him, according to department officials. Police were dispatched about 4 p.m. after a...
View ArticleEverett bar employee fatally shoots customer who shot another patron outside
An Everett bar employee early Saturday shot and killed a customer who had gotten into an altercation at the bar then went outside and fired gunshots, injuring a patron, according to the Snohomish...
View ArticleOregon pot shops caught selling to underage buyers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nearly 20 percent of state-licensed marijuana retailers in a recent undercover operation sold pot to underage buyers, according to Oregon authorities. The Oregon Liquor Control...
View ArticleSeattle family’s pet raccoon can’t go home, judge rules
A Seattle couple says they found the young raccoon next to her dead mother in a park, and now Mae is a part of the family.
View ArticleUndercover operation finds Oregon pot shops selling to underage buyers
Portland-area shops had the worst results, according to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
View ArticleSeattle Wedding Show: Big event to get ready for the big day
The two-day Seattle Wedding Show at the Washington State Convention Center is expecting more than 7,500 to attend the wedding show that continues Sunday — 3,000 are brides or grooms.
View ArticleWhat’s open, closed Monday for MLK federal holiday
Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday.
View ArticleOverbilled and overstressed: 3 Seattle City Light customers vent
Three Seattle City Light customers went to the mat with the utility over their astoundingly high bills. The answers they got left them a bit less than happy.
View Article‘Why not me?’ A growing number of women are running for public office to...
An unprecedented number of women were elected to public office in 2017, and 2018 is shaping up as a banner year as well, with thousands of women lining up to run nationally, including at least 79 for...
View ArticleMan arrested after 3 shot in Western Oregon apartment
Police struggled with 25-year-old suspect before his arrest; three victims have are reported to have serious injuries.
View ArticlePolice arrest 2nd suspect in shooting death of former Spokane Empire football...
The man was arrested and booked into jail for investigation of second- degree murder and obstruction of justice in connection with Oct. 8 downtown shooting death of Carl Sims.
View ArticleKing predicted backlash against economic and racial progress
A new book traces Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight against racism and economic exploitation as a framework for dealing with contemporary challenges in that unfinished work.
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