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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

How Patty Murray helped craft a compromise to fund the government despite chaos in Congress

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

March 25, 2024, 7:35am Latest News

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion spending package early Saturday morning to fund the government through September, narrowly averting a government shutdown, after the legislation cleared the House on Friday. Read story

WA’s unemployment rate at its highest point since COVID-19 spike. Here are the numbers

March 25, 2024, 7:34am Latest News

Washington’s unemployment rate hit 4.7 percent in February, according to the state’s Employment Security Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from 4.6 percent in January. Read story

Semi-automatic pistols  on display at a gun shop.

Another explosive year for gun bills in Washington Legislature

Semi-automatic pistols  on display at a gun shop.

March 25, 2024, 6:05am Editor's Choice

Democratic state lawmakers used this year’s legislative session to bolster Washington’s bonafides in reducing the threat of and harm from gun violence in communities. Read story

Rick Steves sits on the beach in downtown Edmonds in April 2020.

Acclaimed writer Rick Steves talks Bellingham, travel tips ahead of Village Books event

Rick Steves sits on the beach in downtown Edmonds in April 2020.

March 25, 2024, 6:00am Life

Rick Steves might love Bellingham as much as your grandmother loves Rick Steves. Read story

Extended foster care for young adults up to 21 set to expand in WA

March 25, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

When Daniel Lugo left extended foster care and graduated college, he lost financial support from the state and entered homelessness. Like many college graduates, he didn’t have a job lined up. For Lugo, that meant he was applying for jobs while living in his car. Read story

18-year-old charged with vehicular homicide in Renton crash

March 24, 2024, 5:06pm Northwest

An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged with four counts of vehicular homicide for allegedly causing a four-car crash in a Seattle suburb that killed a woman and three children in her van, online jail records indicate. Read story

Hundreds of charter school students, teachers, and supporters rally at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Thursday, May 17, 2018. Teachers unions and other groups have sued over Washington state's 2016 charter school law, which was enacted after the justices struck down the old law as unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Ted S.

10 years in, here’s what to know about WA charter schools

Hundreds of charter school students, teachers, and supporters rally at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Thursday, May 17, 2018. Teachers unions and other groups have sued over Washington state's 2016 charter school law, which was enacted after the justices struck down the old law as unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Ted S.

March 24, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

In the days after a story about challenges brewing at Why Not You Academy charter school, in Des Moines, readers sent many questions to Education Lab. In the story, dozens of former staff members had come forward to demand accountability for what they say was a harmful workplace and educational… Read story

Employees at packing stations are seen at Amazon&rsquo;s Kent, Washington, fulfillment center on June 11, 2020. Amazon says 2023 data points to a year of &ldquo;meaningful, measurable progress&rdquo; but two advocacy groups say the company&rsquo;s numbers don&rsquo;t tell the full story.

Amazon reports ‘measurable progress’ on worker safety; critics object

Employees at packing stations are seen at Amazon&rsquo;s Kent, Washington, fulfillment center on June 11, 2020. Amazon says 2023 data points to a year of &ldquo;meaningful, measurable progress&rdquo; but two advocacy groups say the company&rsquo;s numbers don&rsquo;t tell the full story.

March 24, 2024, 6:02am Business

Amazon’s safety data shows a decline in its warehouse injury rate in 2023, marking an improvement for the second consecutive year, but critics disagree with how the company measures its worker safety. Read story

Want to donate to that GoFundMe? How to tell if a Washington fundraiser is legit or not

March 24, 2024, 6:00am Northwest

In the immediate aftermath of a tragedy, it’s commonplace for close friends and family of a victim to set up a GoFundMe page in hopes of generous community members donating to cover the costs often associated with accidents. Read story

Workers are pictured next to an unpainted 737 aircraft and unattached wing with the Ryanair logo as Boeing&rsquo;s 737 factory teams hold the first day of a &ldquo;Quality Stand Down&rdquo; for the 737 program at Boeing&rsquo;s factory in Renton, Washington on Jan. 25, 2024.

Boeing sees massive cash drain as 737 Max episode takes toll

Workers are pictured next to an unpainted 737 aircraft and unattached wing with the Ryanair logo as Boeing&rsquo;s 737 factory teams hold the first day of a &ldquo;Quality Stand Down&rdquo; for the 737 program at Boeing&rsquo;s factory in Renton, Washington on Jan. 25, 2024.

March 24, 2024, 6:00am Business

Boeing Co. predicted a massive cash drain for the first quarter as regulatory scrutiny and slower output of its 737 Max jetliner following a January mid-air accident take their toll on its finances. Read story