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Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are wielding increased influence within the organization’s ranks, the Washington State Standard reports.

Is Washington’s school board association seeing a conservative takeover?

Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are wielding increased influence within the organization’s ranks, the Washington State Standard reports.

May 10, 2024, 4:41pm Northwest

Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are wielding increased influence within the organization’s ranks. Read story

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

Ferguson goes after Reichert for suggesting ‘guy upstairs’ is causing climate change

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

May 10, 2024, 4:34pm Election

For the last 12 years as Washington’s governor, Jay Inslee has led the state in the epic global battle to save the planet from the harms of climate change. Read story

Seattle man is suspected of fatally shooting 9-month-old son and is held on $5 million bail

May 10, 2024, 3:10pm Latest News

A Seattle man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of his 9-month-old son. Read story

Cowlitz health board talks public trust after COVID-19

May 10, 2024, 2:59pm Northwest

The Cowlitz County Board of Health held a discussion Tuesday on regaining public trust in health care that featured presentations by guest speakers Bob Runnels and Sally Saxon, who blamed much of the issue on what they described as harmful anti-COVID measures like mask and vaccine mandates. Read story

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

GOP candidate Semi Bird vows to join WA governor race today

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

May 10, 2024, 7:49am Election

Tri-Cities Democrats are doing some political jockeying to flip a county commission seat, and a Tri-Cities candidate for Washington governor says he plans to file Friday. Read story

Washingtonians have $31 million in unclaimed tax refunds. How to file by May 17 deadline

May 10, 2024, 7:43am Northwest

Nearly a million people across the U.S. have unclaimed refunds from their 2020 taxes. Read story

EWU students join protest against Israel-Hamas war

May 10, 2024, 7:43am Northwest

Students at Eastern Washington University have joined protests across the country against the Israel-Hamas war. Read story

Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft plans mobile-game store, vying with Apple, Google

Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

May 10, 2024, 7:35am Business

Microsoft Corp. will launch its own online store for mobile-game consumables in July, creating an alternative to Apple Inc. and Google’s app stores and their fees. Read story

"Free Gaza" is written on the path in front of a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Washington campus Monday, April 29, 2024, in Seattle. The group is demanding that the university divest from Israel and cut ties with Boeing, which manufactures products used by Israel Defense Forces.

UW regents met with chants to ‘free, free Palestine’

"Free Gaza" is written on the path in front of a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Washington campus Monday, April 29, 2024, in Seattle. The group is demanding that the university divest from Israel and cut ties with Boeing, which manufactures products used by Israel Defense Forces.

May 10, 2024, 7:33am Latest News

Protesters packed the University of Washington’s Board of Regents meeting Thursday, demanding the university cut ties with Israel and Boeing and turning the normally staid meeting into a boisterous affair punctuated by chants to “free, free Palestine.” Read story

Oroville Elementary School wins $1,000 grant from NFL, American Heart Association

May 9, 2024, 8:51pm Northwest

An elementary school in north-central Washington will receive $1,000 in new gym equipment after winning a fitness tracking competition from the NFL and the American Heart Association. Read story