Port Of Seattle Sees Business Sail Past To Tacoma
This week, Port of Seattle officials watched one of their key customers sail right on by. A group of cargo ships is now heading to a new home port in Tacoma.
View ArticlePot Cafes Test Limits Of Tolerance Ahead Of Fall Initiative Votes
Friday is the deadline in Washington and Oregon for petition drives to turn in signatures to qualify measures for the November ballot. One issue on tap for both states is marijuana.
View ArticleChris Hansen Says City Will Make More Money On Arena Investment Than He Will
The Seattle City Council continues deliberations today on a proposed basketball and hockey arena in the city's Sodo neighborhood. Arena investor Chris Hansen is asking for the city and King County to...
View ArticleThe Affordable Care Act And You
Now that the legal uncertainty behind the Affordable Care Act has been resolved, many states like Washington are moving forward with the law. KUOW's Ruby de Luna explains what's ahead and what...
View ArticleCan Intiman Theatre Come Back From The Brink?
After more than a year of fundraising, downsizing and handwringing, Intiman Theatre is set to reopen this month. But the Intiman audiences will see is not the same Seattle theater company they've known...
View ArticleNorthwest Blueberry Yields Way Up, But Market Prices Same
It's not news that Washington is producing record amounts of blueberries this year. It happened last year. Next year will likely break another record and the year after that too. The real news is:...
View ArticleHundreds Turn Out To Clean Up Northwest Beaches
More than 700 volunteers turned out Thursday to help pick up litter and flotsam on the Oregon and southwest Washington coasts. Volunteers were on alert for debris from last year's tsunami in Japan....
View Article'Festival Of Speed' Brings Skateboarding Couple To Southeast Washington
Each year on a long, steep stretch of looping highway in southeast Washington, hundreds of skateboarders test their grit. A helmet, a leather body suit and wicked skill are all that stand between glory...
View ArticleSeattle City Council Weighs Two Arena Reports
The Seattle City Council Thursday heard the findings of two reports regarding the proposed basketball arena. How the council interprets these reports will likely determine whether the plan is approved.
View ArticleCharter Alternative Blocked In Court
An agreement that would have given Seattle something close to charter schools is on hold. A judge in King County Superior court ruled Thursday against the Seattle School Board in a lawsuit.
View ArticleKirkland Family Finds New Hope In Obama's 'Dreamer' Policy
This summer, the Obama administration offered a bit of relief to some young, undocumented immigrants. Obama: "Specifically for certain young people sometimes called Dreamers. They are Americans in...
View ArticleInmate Claims Dept. Of Corrections Didn't Protect Her From Alleged Assailant
An inmate now on work–release from the Washington Corrections Center for Women is suing the state Department of Corrections (DOC). The suit alleges, among other things, that the DOC didn't do enough to...
View ArticleFree Dump Trips During Trash Strike
As the garbage haulers' strike enters its second week, Seattleites can take their trash to the dump for free beginning Wednesday. Meanwhile, Waste Management reports it plans to permanently replace...
View ArticleDistrict 10: A Profile Of Steve Hannon
Washington state picked up a seat in Congress thanks to the 2010 census. The new 10th District covers parts of Thurston, Pierce and Mason counties. Six people are running to represent the 10th. In...
View ArticleStudy: 'Megadrought' The New Norm In The West
The drought that hit the West from 2000 to 2004 is not only the worst in 800 years, but it could be the new "normal." That's according to new research in the journal, Nature Geoscience.
View ArticleMaking Grizzly Bears Happier
Scientists at Washington State University's Bear Research Center are working to help captive animals enjoy their environment by learning more about their moods.
View ArticleKing County Council Moves Seattle Arena Plan Forward
An ambitious proposal to build a sports arena in Seattle's Sodo neighborhood has cleared its first hurdle. The King County Council voted yesterday 6 to 3 in favor of moving forward on the plan. Now,...
View ArticleGarbage Strike: Day Seven
With the garbage strike almost a week old, Waste Management has begun picking up trash at some Seattle apartments and businesses. The company brought in more replacement workers to step up trash...
View ArticleAfter Washington Bill Gets Slammed, Lawmakers Vow To Change Federal Act
Online classifieds site Backpage.com won an injunction last week stopping a Washington state child sex trafficking law from taking effect. It would have held online publishers responsible if a juvenile...
View ArticleMcKenna Proposes Cap On Non-Education Spending To Fund Education
Washington Republican candidate for governor, Rob McKenna, proposes to increase funding for public schools by capping all non–education state spending. That's just one piece of an education funding...
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