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Southern resident killer whale J50 and her mother, J16, swim Aug. 7, 2018, off the west coast of Vancouver Island near Port Renfrew, B.C. Scientists studying the J Pod have found that older female orcas take care of not only their own offspring, but their "grandchildren," as well.

Orca tally ‘frustrating’ for those trying to save the J, K and L pods

October 6, 2024, 6:04am Latest News

There are only 73 southern resident orcas left in our region’s waters, according to the most recent count released by the Center for Whale Research. It is one of the lowest tallies since the center counted 71 orcas when it began its survey in 1976. Read story

Volunteer beach cleaner Russ Lewis holds detritus of shipping container spills washed up on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County, Wash., Monday, June 17, 2024.

Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?

October 6, 2024, 6:02am Business

Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over the years: Hot Wheels bicycle helmets with feather tufts, life-size plastic turkey decoys made for hunters, colorful squirt guns. Read story

FILE - Amazon employees load packages on carts before being put on to trucks for distribution to customers for Amazon’s annual Prime Day event at an Amazon’s DAX7 delivery station on July 16, 2024, in South Gate, Calif.

Amazon’s audit found ‘perceptions’ of racial inequity in its warehouses

October 6, 2024, 6:02am Business

More than two years after launching an audit to study racial equity in its warehouses, Amazon quietly released the results last month, revealing workers’ concerns over “inequities,” despite programs the company already has in place. Read story

Lenticular cloud caps Mount Rainier as seen from West Seattle.

Diesel and passenger-only ferries find a port in WA governor’s race

October 6, 2024, 6:02am Election

There’s one thing Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert, the former congressman and King County sheriff, agree on. Read story

“Overlooking the town of Sandpoint, Idaho. Lake Pend Oreille is in the foreground, with a train crossing the Long Bridge.

The divers of Lake Pend Oreille plunge into one of the nation’s deepest lakes to bring tragedies to the best conclusion possible

October 6, 2024, 6:00am Northwest

After strapping on their drysuits and sliding into their fins, the dive teams of North Idaho are ready to float above nearly 1,200 feet of cold, dark water to complete a somber mission. Read story

After record surge, Seattle sees sharp drop in remote work

Sidewalks fill with pedestrians during lunch hour in South Lake Union in Seattle on Aug. 21, 2024. Various return-to-office mandates by Amazon and others last year are bringing more people into the area.

October 5, 2024, 6:02am Business

The era of remote work, ushered in by the pandemic, isn’t going away anytime soon. But new census data suggests that it’s passed its peak. And in Seattle, the share of folks working remotely fell more sharply last year than it did across the nation as a whole. Read story

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Orca tally ‘frustrating’ for those trying to save the J, K and L pods

Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?

Amazon’s audit found ‘perceptions’ of racial inequity in its warehouses

Diesel and passenger-only ferries find a port in WA governor’s race

The divers of Lake Pend Oreille plunge into one of the nation’s deepest lakes to bring tragedies to the best conclusion possible

Even as he heads out the door, Derek Kilmer is still trying to fix Congress

Laws target gender-nonconforming Idaho residents. Here’s what they want you to know

Mom leads charge for Riley’s Residence, ‘loving home’ for kids with disabilities

‘Hero dog’ leads deputy to hurt 84-year-old at cabin, Washington cops say. ‘Good girl’

After record surge, Seattle sees sharp drop in remote work