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Feds: Spanaway drug dealer with white supremacist ties used women as ‘shipping containers’

January 27, 2025, 7:47am Northwest

A Spanaway drug dealer with white supremacist ties who federal authorities said knew his drugs were causing overdoses was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine. Read story

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., talk to reporters before votes on a Democratic resolution stating that every patient has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care, regardless of where they live, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Should Washington, D.C., become the 51st state? WA’s 2 senators say it’s ‘long past time’

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., talk to reporters before votes on a Democratic resolution stating that every patient has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care, regardless of where they live, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

January 27, 2025, 7:45am Latest News

Washington became the 42nd state in 1889. Now, both of its U.S. senators want to see the other Washington — D.C., that is — get granted statehood, too. Read story

Price information signs of eggs are seen at a grocery store in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

‘Wild’ egg prices have WA restaurants wondering: How much will you pay for breakfast?

Price information signs of eggs are seen at a grocery store in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

January 27, 2025, 6:05am Latest News

If the price of eggs at the grocery store has thrown wrenches into your family’s meal plans, you’re not alone. Restaurants, especially breakfast-y ones, and bakeries are feeling the same pinch at an exponential scale, and owners are publicly airing their grievances. Read story

EliYah, 13 (left), and Ayriella, 14, play arcade games at The Youth Connection in Shelton, Wash., in 2023. The center provides a safe space for young people ages 12 to 24.

Washington youth homelessness organizations face upheaval

EliYah, 13 (left), and Ayriella, 14, play arcade games at The Youth Connection in Shelton, Wash., in 2023. The center provides a safe space for young people ages 12 to 24.

January 27, 2025, 6:05am Latest News

Interconnected efforts to address youth homelessness in Washington over the past decade experienced major upheaval in recent months as high-profile initiatives closed suddenly or saw significant leadership change. Read story

Washington counties, cities brace for second round of fights over deportations

January 26, 2025, 2:31pm Northwest

It took just hours after his swearing-in for President Donald Trump to reignite a fight he waged for four years against Washington and its more progressive counties and cities, which insist they will play little part in helping the federal government target undocumented immigrants for deportation. Read story

U.S. President Donald Trump, with White House chief of staff Reince Pribus, from left, counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner and Senior Counselor Stephen Bannon, signs one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the oval office of the White House Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

What Trump’s climate policy rollbacks may mean for Washington state

U.S. President Donald Trump, with White House chief of staff Reince Pribus, from left, counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, Senior Advisor Jared Kushner and Senior Counselor Stephen Bannon, signs one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry in the oval office of the White House Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

January 26, 2025, 6:05am Editor's Choice

In the first days back in his old office, President Donald Trump began weakening the country’s policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions and lessen its dependence on fossil fuels. Read story

When headlights are required, they should be bright enough to “reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle,” with some limitations. One of those limitations is that when approaching an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet (another distance measurement we probably get wrong), drivers are to “use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver,” or what the rest of us call low beams.

Rules of the Road: Balancing your visibility with that of others is key to high-beam usage

When headlights are required, they should be bright enough to “reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle,” with some limitations. One of those limitations is that when approaching an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet (another distance measurement we probably get wrong), drivers are to “use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver,” or what the rest of us call low beams.

January 26, 2025, 6:05am Latest News

What are the rules for high beams on parallel roads or divided roads in the state of Washington? Does the 50-foot-wide median on the freeway negate the need to dim your high beams for an approaching car? What if the median is full of vegetation or has a wall that… Read story

After more than four years of planning and construction, the UW Medicine Center for Behavioral Health and Learning — a teaching hospital that will primarily serve people in need of inpatient psychiatric care — officially opened Wednesday.

New UW behavioral health hospital limits admissions amid defense dispute

After more than four years of planning and construction, the UW Medicine Center for Behavioral Health and Learning — a teaching hospital that will primarily serve people in need of inpatient psychiatric care — officially opened Wednesday.

January 26, 2025, 6:05am Health

In May, the University of Washington opened a highly anticipated $244 million behavioral health hospital, aimed largely at providing long-term care to patients involuntarily committed for mental health needs. Read story

Seattle is home to new social media platform Bluesky.

The rise of Bluesky, a not-so-Seattle-based social media company

Seattle is home to new social media platform Bluesky.

January 26, 2025, 6:05am Business

Up-and-coming social media startup Bluesky names Seattle as its headquarters on its official LinkedIn account. Chunks of its workforce, including much of its C-suite, call Seattle home. And locals functioned as experimental users and community-makers during its nascent stages. But Bluesky is not a Seattle company. Read story

Skiers and snowboarders ride a chairlift at Stevens Pass, Wash.  on Nov. 20 2013.

Mountain etiquette for Seattle-area skiers and snowboarders

Skiers and snowboarders ride a chairlift at Stevens Pass, Wash.  on Nov. 20 2013.

January 26, 2025, 6:02am Life

Washington winter is in full swing with a healthy snowpack. Skiers and snowboarders are flocking to the Cascades, eager to erase the memories of last year’s dismal season. But full parking lots and busy trails are a reminder that lift-serviced skiing and snowboarding is not a solitary pursuit — you’re… Read story