May 13, 2024, 6:00am Business Free
Washington is on track to hit some of its housing goals, but homeownership remains expensive, homelessness is growing, and the supply of affordable homes is still running short. Read story
May 13, 2024, 6:00am Life
WE’RE A SMALL but determined group, those of us who raise tropical and subtropical plants in our gardens. Read story
May 13, 2024, 5:58am Entertainment
Below the surface of the Salish Sea divers encounter a whole new underwater world. Thick belts of bull kelp swim in the greenish current and dark rock cover hides the often elusive giant Pacific octopus, the largest octopus species on the planet. Read story
May 12, 2024, 4:54pm Northwest
The University of Washington called on protesters Friday night to dismantle the encampment set up on campus, saying the university's response to calls for change will "not be based on an encampment." Read story
May 12, 2024, 4:51pm Northwest
President Joe Biden arrived in downtown Seattle for a campaign fundraiser late Friday afternoon, after his motorcade made a quick trip up Interstate 5 from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Read story
May 12, 2024, 4:25pm Northwest
A backcountry skier has died after being buried by an avalanche in Idaho, officials said. The avalanche occurred Friday when two experienced backcountry skiers were traveling on Donaldson Peak in Idaho’s Lost River Range, the Sawtooth Avalanche Center said. Read story
May 12, 2024, 1:18pm Northwest
For the second meeting in a row, the Longview City Council extensively debated when to start searching for a permanent city manager. And for the second meeting in a row, the council couldn't make a decision. Read story
May 12, 2024, 6:05am Editor's Choice
Over the past several months, Washington’s campaign-finance watchdog agency has been flooded with hundreds of complaints against political campaigns — a deluge driven largely by one person. Read story
May 12, 2024, 6:00am Health
Around this time last year — as Mother’s Day messages filled grocery store displays and social media feeds — Seattle resident Emily Kelly-Peterson was in the middle of “the first round” of holidays and family birthdays without her mom, who had recently died. Read story
May 12, 2024, 6:00am Business
As opposition to Israel’s Gaza war intensifies, so too has the attention on Boeing’s longstanding connection with Israel and the Israeli armed services’ use of Boeing weapons. Read story