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Reid Saaris, left, and Chris Reykdal, right, are campaigning to run the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent

Reid Saaris, left, and Chris Reykdal, right, are campaigning to run the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

April 29, 2024, 6:02am Editor's Choice

In the race to lead Washington’s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal. Read story

Scientists confine, study Chinook at restored Snoqualmie River habitat

April 29, 2024, 6:01am Latest News

In newly restored river channels on the Snoqualmie, baby Chinook salmon are confined in 19 enclosures about the size of large suitcases as they munch on little crustaceans and invertebrate insects floating or swimming by. Read story

Badger Mountain Superbloom. Why are there so many wildflowers in Eastern WA this spring?

April 29, 2024, 6:00am Life

With this year’s temperate winter, warm spring and abundant precipitation, it’s no surprise that Badger Mountain and other areas around the region are abloom with wildflowers. Read story

A Republican has not occupied a Maryland U.S. Senate seat since the year that the hit movie &ldquo;The Empire Strikes Back&rdquo; was released. That was 1980.

Are these streaks meant to be broken? Republicans hoping to reverse years of losses

A Republican has not occupied a Maryland U.S. Senate seat since the year that the hit movie &ldquo;The Empire Strikes Back&rdquo; was released. That was 1980.

April 29, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Not only are Republicans trying to regain control of the Senate, but they’re also trying to break a couple of decades-long losing streaks along the way. Read story

Retired captain of first U.S. nuclear submarine celebrates turning 100 in Spokane

April 28, 2024, 5:25pm Northwest

Frank Fogarty knew nothing about nuclear physics on ships when he got pulled from his Korean War submarine duty to interview for a fledgling U.S. Navy program. Read story

Oregon university pauses gifts and grants from Boeing in response to student and faculty demands

April 28, 2024, 4:16pm Northwest

An Oregon university said Friday it is pausing seeking or accepting further gifts or grants from Boeing Co. after students and faculty demanded that the school sever ties with the aerospace company because of its weapons manufacturing divisions and its connections to Israel amid the war in Gaza. Read story

Puget Sound Energy&rsquo;s liquified natural gas (LNG) facility at the Port of Tacoma Feb. 16, 2024.

State’s new law involving PSE aspires to set a course for the future

Puget Sound Energy&rsquo;s liquified natural gas (LNG) facility at the Port of Tacoma Feb. 16, 2024.

April 28, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Over the past couple of years, Washington lawmakers have wrestled with a daunting task. Read story

The setting sun is obscured by burned trees and a pall of smoke from the Dixie fire near Janesville, California, on Aug. 20, 2021.

Climate change supercharged a heat dome, intensifying 2021 fire season, study finds

The setting sun is obscured by burned trees and a pall of smoke from the Dixie fire near Janesville, California, on Aug. 20, 2021.

April 27, 2024, 11:00am Latest News

As a massive heat dome lingered over the Pacific Northwest three years ago, swaths of North America simmered — and then burned. Wildfires charred more than 18.5 million acres across the continent, with the most land burned in Canada and California. Read story

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife figures show there were 260 wolves in 42 packs in the state at the end of 2023.

Count shows wolves increasing in Washington

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife figures show there were 260 wolves in 42 packs in the state at the end of 2023.

April 27, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

The number of wolves is increasing in Washington, although breeding pairs declined by one, according to information released this week by the state agency that tracks their numbers. Read story

Seattle Japanese Garden (iStock.com)

5 outings to see spring flowers around Seattle

Seattle Japanese Garden (iStock.com)

April 27, 2024, 6:02am Life

March around the Seattle area is known for cherry blossoms. April is for the tulips. But even as May rolls closer, flower season is far from over. Read story