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Washington, D.C., Roll Call report

May 4, 2024, 5:31am Northwest

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending May 3. Read story

Flight 1282 passengers: Boeing duped flying public before Alaska Air blowout

May 3, 2024, 7:03pm Business

Passengers on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane that lost a panel midflight are accusing the airplane manufacturer of fraud, according to new filings in a civil lawsuit stemming from the Jan. 5 incident over Portland. Read story

May is national Chip Your Pet Month

May 3, 2024, 5:27pm Life

Chip Your Pet Month is celebrated every May and is meant to encourage microchipping so pets can be reunited with their owners if they go missing, according to National Today. Read story

FILE - The general view of the Oregon State Hospital is seen, May 24, 2013, in Salem, Ore. A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults.

Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says

FILE - The general view of the Oregon State Hospital is seen, May 24, 2013, in Salem, Ore. A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults.

May 3, 2024, 4:11pm Health

Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure inpatient psychiatric facility has found. Read story

Genesis Perez, 31, who is from Venezuela and is seeking U.S. asylum, waits Tuesday by a tent that she and her family slept in overnight without access to shelter at Powell Barnett Park in Seattle.

Seattle asylum-seekers outside again

Genesis Perez, 31, who is from Venezuela and is seeking U.S. asylum, waits Tuesday by a tent that she and her family slept in overnight without access to shelter at Powell Barnett Park in Seattle.

May 3, 2024, 3:23pm Northwest

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are back living outside after running out of private donations to cover their stay in hotels and short-term rentals across King County. Read story

The U.S. Oil &amp; Refining Co. in Tacoma has been in operation since 1957. Washington law makers will be fine-tuning the state&iacute;s 1-year-old cap-and-invest program during the 2024 Legislative session.

The multimillion-dollar fight over WA’s cap-and-invest program

The U.S. Oil &amp; Refining Co. in Tacoma has been in operation since 1957. Washington law makers will be fine-tuning the state&iacute;s 1-year-old cap-and-invest program during the 2024 Legislative session.

May 3, 2024, 3:03pm Election

Bolstered by an almost $5 million war chest, supporters of Washington’s cap-and-invest program have begun their efforts to keep the state’s carbon pricing system, which is facing a November recall referendum. Read story

FILE - The Boeing logo is seen, Jan. 25, 2011, on the property in El Segundo, Calif. Boeing is threatening to lock out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area Friday night, May 3, 2024, unless the workers accept the company&#039;s last offer on wages.

Boeing threatens to lock out its private firefighters around Seattle in a dispute over pay

FILE - The Boeing logo is seen, Jan. 25, 2011, on the property in El Segundo, Calif. Boeing is threatening to lock out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area Friday night, May 3, 2024, unless the workers accept the company&#039;s last offer on wages.

May 3, 2024, 2:58pm Business

Boeing is threatening to lock out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area Friday night unless the workers accept the company’s last offer on wages. Read story

This image provided by the Washington State Patrol shows zebras that got loose Sunday, April 28, 2024, when the driver stopped at the Interstate 90 exit to North Bend, Wash., to secure the trailer in which they were being carried. The Washington State Patrol said the four zebras made their way to the town before three were capture, and the fate of the fourth was not immediately known.

WA’s missing Z the zebra is ever-present on social media

This image provided by the Washington State Patrol shows zebras that got loose Sunday, April 28, 2024, when the driver stopped at the Interstate 90 exit to North Bend, Wash., to secure the trailer in which they were being carried. The Washington State Patrol said the four zebras made their way to the town before three were capture, and the fate of the fourth was not immediately known.

May 3, 2024, 12:15pm Latest News

Why do zebras have stripes? Read story

Evergreen State to explore Israel divestment after deal with students

May 3, 2024, 7:52am Northwest

Protesters at The Evergreen State College in Olympia agreed to remove their week-old encampment Tuesday night after striking a deal with administrators that includes the school publicly calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and exploring divestment from companies that profit from “the occupation of Palestinian territories.” Read story

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

New federal bill aims to slow pace of work at Amazon, other warehouses

Amazon's immense multi-level warehouse, called a fulfillment center, in Kent, Washington.

May 3, 2024, 7:45am Business

The fight to change warehouse working conditions that has been playing out in state legislatures is now headed to Washington, D.C. Read story