Kent School District levy passing by just five votes; most other King County...
All the King County school districts had at least one passing levy or bond measure, except for Tahoma, whose three levies were all failing.
View ArticleLives depend on keeping up fight for gun control
Arguing over guns may be tiresome, but being silent while the death toll climbs is worse. Las Vegas. Parkland, Florida. Enough is enough.
View ArticleLives depend on keeping up fight for gun control / Jerry Large column
Arguing over guns may be tiresome, but being silent while the death toll climbs is worse. Las Vegas. Parkland, Florida. Enough is enough.
View Article‘Suddenly there is a Confederate flag flying’ in Seattle’s Greenwood area –...
In our political climate, a Norwegian flag, with its blue-and-white cross, was mistaken for a Confederate flag. Questions ensued in the Greenwood neighborhood.
View ArticleSpaceX launches Spanish satellite from California
LOS ANGELES — An Earth-observation satellite built for Spain was successfully launched into orbit from California at dawn Thursday, creating a brief light show as it arced over the Pacific Ocean west...
View ArticleSnow blankets Puget Sound region, snarls morning commutes, delays schools
Up to 6 inches of snow fell over the lowland areas of the Puget Sound region overnight.
View ArticleConnelly: Carbon tax clears hurdle, headed for state Senate vote?
The proposed carbon tax, long sought by Gov. Jay Inslee, has cleared two state Senate committees and faces a floor vote in the Senate. Washington would be the first state to direct a tax at the source...
View ArticleSeattle City Light requests details after federal immigration authorities...
A state law restricts law-enforcement access to City Light’s customer records, the utility said.
View ArticleBoeing, Snohomish County hold key to Future of Flight as aviation center...
The Future of Flight center at Paine Field in Everett, the starting point for the Boeing jet assembly plant tour and the county’s largest tourist attraction, faces uncertainty as Boeing and the county...
View ArticleClass sizes could be issue for union talks in Oregon
Under a proposal in the Legislature, collective-bargaining negotiations would be required to cover class sizes along with things like pay.
View ArticleBNSF sent crews into a treacherous Stampede Pass blizzard, union tells WA...
“While waiting, we could hear the two crews ahead of us talking about hitting numerous trees and how much snow was coming down,” conductor Mark McGaffey, of Tacoma, testified to the state Senate Labor...
View ArticleState lawmakers advance legislation to encourage schools to make better use...
The Washington state Senate unanimously passed a bill that would encourage schools to identify and support students on the verge of dropping out or who are ready for advanced courses to earn college...
View ArticleHomeless people sometimes take better care of their pets than themselves;...
Homeless people with pets are usually criticized and sometimes turned away from shelters. But that’s starting to change.
View ArticlePodcast: why should Washington state impose a carbon tax after rejecting one...
In 2016, Washington voters soundly rejected Initiative 732, which would have made the state the first in the U.S. to create a carbon tax on emissions from refineries, vehicles and power plants. In a...
View ArticlePodcast: Why should Washington state impose carbon tax after rejecting one in...
Washington voters soundly rejected Initiative 732 in 2016, which would have made the state the first in the U.S. to create a carbon tax on emissions from refineries, vehicles and power plants. In a...
View ArticleProposals in Olympia would erase gap in aid for state’s low-income college...
Proposals in the state House and Senate would eradicate a gap in funding for the State Need Grant, the state’s financial-aid program for low-income students, and one proposal would make it an entitlement.
View ArticleThese homeless people take better care of their pets than themselves, and...
Homeless people with pets are usually criticized and sometimes turned away from shelters. But that’s starting to change.
View ArticleMore snow on the way, could impact Seattle's evening commute
The National Weather Service forecasted a 60 percent chance of snow for the city after 11 a.m. on Friday. That will transition into a rain/snow mix after 5 p.m. Accumulation is expected to amount to...
View ArticleMassive container cranes, welded to a ship, will cruise through Puget Sound...
Sometime Friday afternoon, a ship will cruise into Commencement Bay carrying unusual cargo — the largest container cranes on the West Coast. The Hong Kong-flagged Zhen Hua 28 will slowly pull in with...
View ArticleBremerton High closed Friday while police investigate ‘unverified threat’
Classes were canceled at Bremerton High School in Kitsap County on Friday after school-district officials learned of “an unverified threat” that needed to be investigated by police. On the school’s...
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