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Child care worker Marci Then helps her daughter, Mila, 4, put away toys to get ready for circle time at the Little Learners Academy in Smithfield, R.I. A new study highlights the high cost of child care. (Photo by Elaine S.

Costs of child care now outpace college tuition in 38 states, analysis finds

March 14, 2025, 6:00am Northwest

The cost of child care now exceeds the price of college tuition in 38 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute. Read story

WWU expands on-campus child care capacity for student parents and university staff

March 14, 2025, 5:30am Northwest

Western Washington University is expanding its child care and education opportunities for children of student parents and the University’s working professionals. Read story

FILE - Washington Attorney General Nick Brown speaks during a press availability after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship in a case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Seattle.

WA joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s effort to dismantle U.S. Education Department

March 13, 2025, 5:12pm Latest News Updated 2 days ago

Attorney General Nick Brown announced Thursday that Washington has joined a multistate lawsuit aimed at preventing the “illegal” dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education by President Donald Trump’s administration. Read story

One of two of the site of Victor Steinbrueck Parkís totem poles. The park is closed despite being finished and is fenced off because of a lack of the former totem poles. The Historic Commission won't let it reopen until the poles are returned. Photographed Friday morning, on Feb. 21, 2025.

Seattle mayor to reopen park at Pike Place Market caught in totem pole standoff

March 13, 2025, 5:10pm Northwest

Victor Steinbrueck Park, overlooking Puget Sound at the north end of Pike Place Market, will reopen Friday, said Mayor Bruce Harrell. It’s been closed for more than two years for extensive renovations. Read story

This photo provided by Tigard Police Department shows the boarded-up windows of a Tesla Dealership in Tigard, Ore., Thursday, March 13, 2025, after gunshots were fired for the second time in one week.

More shots fired at Oregon Tesla dealership in ongoing vandalism since Musk began advising Trump

March 13, 2025, 4:33pm Northwest

Gunshots were fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon on Thursday for the second time in a week in ongoing vandalism and protests around the country since CEO Elon Musk became a key figure in the Trump administration. Read story

Schools, including in Vancouver, use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. An investigation found security risks

(Illustration by Gabriel Campanario/The Seattle Times)

One student asked a search engine, “Why does my boyfriend hit me?” Another threatened suicide in an email to an unrequited love. A gay teen opened up in an online diary about struggles with homophobic parents, writing they just wanted to be themselves. Read story

Northwest

Costs of child care now outpace college tuition in 38 states, analysis finds

WWU expands on-campus child care capacity for student parents and university staff

WA joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s effort to dismantle U.S. Education Department

Seattle mayor to reopen park at Pike Place Market caught in totem pole standoff

More shots fired at Oregon Tesla dealership in ongoing vandalism since Musk began advising Trump

Washington carbon auction prices rise again

Schools, including in Vancouver, use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. An investigation found security risks

Dozens of soldiers file $210M in claims over JBLM doctor’s sex abuse

Bonney Lake teen disappeared after his mother’s killing in 1996. Cold case now solved

Body cam footage shows arrest of off-duty WSP trooper after fatal Richland crash