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Judge Bryan Chushcoff presides as the state delivers opening remarks during the trial of Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine in the killing of Manny Ellis, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at Pierce County Superior Court, Tacoma, Wash.

Here’s what jurors in the Tacoma police trial aren’t being told

Judge Bryan Chushcoff presides as the state delivers opening remarks during the trial of Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine in the killing of Manny Ellis, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at Pierce County Superior Court, Tacoma, Wash.

November 27, 2023, 8:03am Latest News

Before they render a verdict, jurors in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis will not hear testimony about one of the officers having a breakdown at the police academy, or that another officer was accused of racial profiling. Read story

Beacon Rock State Park (The Columbian files)

Do you want to visit a WA state park for free? Here are 12 days that you can in 2024

Beacon Rock State Park (The Columbian files)

November 27, 2023, 7:41am Latest News

Did you miss the twelfth and final day of this year to visit one of Washington’s state parks for free? Not to worry, the Washington State Discover Pass Program has announced designated free days for 2024. Read story

Redistricting was meant to boost Pasco Latino voices. Some wonder why they lost ground

November 27, 2023, 7:40am Northwest

In the first election after significant redistricting to empower Latino voices in Franklin County, candidates have been left reeling from losses that saw three appointed Hispanic incumbents lose their seats. Read story

WA lawmakers revive call to let cities have elections in even-numbered years

November 27, 2023, 7:40am Election

Did you vote? Read story

Janell Braxton is reflected in a mirror as she visits with her mother Debra Braxton at Debra&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s apartment in Shoreline, Oct. 17, 2023. Braxton spent 12 years in and out of the foster system and then homeless for several years once she aged out. She now works to help other youth transitioning out of the system.

‘Home was never a place’: One woman’s life in WA foster care

Janell Braxton is reflected in a mirror as she visits with her mother Debra Braxton at Debra&Ccedil;&fnof;&Ugrave;s apartment in Shoreline, Oct. 17, 2023. Braxton spent 12 years in and out of the foster system and then homeless for several years once she aged out. She now works to help other youth transitioning out of the system.

November 27, 2023, 6:03am Editor's Choice

One day in second grade, Janell Braxton’s teacher told her, unexpectedly, that her mom had come to pick her up for a dentist appointment. Janell, thrilled to avoid reading time, trotted off to the school office. But she did not see her mother. Read story

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, right, state Sen. T&rsquo;wina Nobles and Smokey Bear pose in front of a proposed speciality license plate Monday in a Pierce County fire station.

Only you (almost) can put Smokey Bear on Washington license plates

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, right, state Sen. T&rsquo;wina Nobles and Smokey Bear pose in front of a proposed speciality license plate Monday in a Pierce County fire station.

November 27, 2023, 6:00am Latest News

Washington drivers could one day be carrying Smokey Bear’s image and message on their license plates to help reduce the number of wildfires started by people. Read story

An American flag flutters in the wind outside the King County Elections office in 2020 in Tukwila.

People over party is no longer the mantra of Washington politics

An American flag flutters in the wind outside the King County Elections office in 2020 in Tukwila.

November 27, 2023, 6:00am Election

In a mark of how deeply political polarization has taken root here in historically moderate Washington, partisans of both parties consider the presumptive nominee of the other party to be a literal threat to the country. Read story

Schools in Portland reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly monthlong strike

November 26, 2023, 5:57pm Latest News

Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and roughly 45,000 students would be back in school Monday after more than three weeks without classes. Read story

Seattle participatory budgeting allots $27M to public restrooms, other needs

November 26, 2023, 5:42pm Northwest

A community budgeting process set in motion by Seattle leaders during racial justice protests three years ago yielded results this month as participants given the chance to allocate more than $27 million selected six projects, including a proposal to bolster the city’s supply of 24-hour public restrooms. Read story

One of Darlene Hakola&#039;s birdhouses.

Small in size but mighty in detail, miniature birdhouses ‘keeping me alive’

One of Darlene Hakola&#039;s birdhouses.

November 26, 2023, 5:25pm Northwest

When there’s no use for old beans or dried flowers, make crafts with them instead. That’s what Darlene Hakola, 86, has been doing for two years, creating miniature birdhouses that would be considered “high-end real estate” as their life-size counterpart. Read story