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Seattle-area return-to-office mandates strain household budgets

December 8, 2024, 6:03am Business Updated 8 hours ago

After Jessica Poe, 41, separated from her husband in February, she found it hard to remain in Seattle. Read story

For years, some employers have legally paid disabled workers below minimum wage. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Patty Murray want to change that

December 8, 2024, 6:02am Business

After the U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday proposed phasing out a program that lets some employers pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage, two Washington lawmakers who have… Read story

Patty Murray, at UW Medicine, sounds alarm on RFK Jr. and vaccines

December 8, 2024, 2:24pm Health

Putting the nation's leading anti-vaccine activist in charge of the massive federal department overseeing America's sprawling system of health care, disease control and medical research would "set our country back in a way that I cannot fathom," U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said Friday at a UW Medicine facility in Seattle. Read story

Photographed in 2018, Matt Moreno so loves Tesla electric vehicles he has two in the family. &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;The politics of the leader of the company is unfortunate, but I don&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;t think it affects my view of their product,&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; Moreno said recently.

Once a must for wealthy Seattle liberals, Teslas feel an Elon backlash

Photographed in 2018, Matt Moreno so loves Tesla electric vehicles he has two in the family. &Ccedil;&fnof;&uacute;The politics of the leader of the company is unfortunate, but I don&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;t think it affects my view of their product,&Ccedil;&fnof;&ugrave; Moreno said recently.

December 8, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

For Tesla drivers in and around Seattle, the mood these days can feel a little charged. Read story

Seattle third-best city for singles, study says

December 7, 2024, 7:05am Northwest

In a state that is covered in clouds about nine months out of the year, the dating scene could be quite mundane, but a new ranking says that it is actually the opposite. Read story

WSU President Kirk Schulz, right, speaks to past board Chair Marty Dickinson during November&rsquo;s Board of Regents meeting in Seattle.

Departing WSU President Kirk Schulz reflects on nine years in Pullman

WSU President Kirk Schulz, right, speaks to past board Chair Marty Dickinson during November&rsquo;s Board of Regents meeting in Seattle.

December 7, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Washington State University President Kirk Schulz is stepping down next summer after nine years at the helm of the state’s land-grant university. Read story

Yakima Valley mourned JFK’s death in 1963

December 7, 2024, 5:55am Life

The gunshots that rang out across Dealey Plaza in Dallas 61 years ago last month reverberated across the country, including in Yakima. Read story

Spokane County would turn into disaster resources hub if mega quake erupts

December 7, 2024, 5:51am Northwest

If an earthquake and tsunami decimate the West Side, Eastern Washington would serve as an emergency operations center and an entry point into the state for supplies to respond to the disaster. Read story

Against fentanyl’s deadly odds, Seattle team gets creative to help youth

December 7, 2024, 5:37am Health

Johnny Ohta walks by teens camped out on a stairwell at the University District Youth Center, a drop-in center where he’s connected with youth in addiction for the better part of two decades. Read story

Finding help with addiction, substance use at Salvation Army in Seattle

December 7, 2024, 5:32am Northwest

Christian Rivas always thought of himself as a night owl. Read story