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Cascadia Democratic Action and Cascadia Poetics Lab are excited to announce a new spoken word and performance series in Seattle: Subduction. subduction (noun): 1. a geological process in which the...

Federal authorities say a 30-year-old from Washington state conspired with an 18-year-old to commit a February mass shooting at a school in Canada.

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice told KMUN the state has yet to receive a response from the port to an inquiry following the incident. Port Executive Director Will Isom, though, says the port has complied with the state’s requests for additional information.

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Ferry service has returned mostly to normal after 23 Ferry engine room workers called out sick, shutting down 13 out of 18 vessels on Monday. While there’s no official confirmation workers coordinated...

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Gov. Bob Ferguson has rejected everyone the state board recommended for commutation

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Cascadia Democratic Action and Cascadia Poetics Lab are excited to announce a new spoken word and performance series in Seattle: Subduction. subduction (noun): 1. a geological process in which the...

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So how does a progressive movement for Cascadia independence respond to the Alberta separatist movement, which has put a non-binding secession measure up for a vote on Oct 19?

A letter obtained by The Tyee shows the state’s Ecology Department has serious concerns about spill risks and tanker traffic.

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“Of course, if AI can cure cancer, bravo. I’m all for it. But even with cancer cured, death will still arrive somehow.”

Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will avoid prison and Canada told to update its drug laws.

Observations on news, politics, and the arts in the Pacific Northwest.

A Hereditary Chief shares what his grandfather taught him about reconciliation.

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A new forecast of state tax collections came out Friday. It did nothing to brighten Washington’s budget outlook.

ICE is surging around Seattle but media ignores it ICE is in the middle of what may be its largest surge in Seattle and King county, but local media seems to be ignoring the situation because it's ha...

Starbucks to close 250 stores According to the AP, Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks will close 250 "underperforming" stores in North America. According to the article, Starbucks Workers United, w...

Good afternoon! Washington's mid-term elections are just around the corner (ballots will be mailed out mid-October and are due in a ballot box by 8 pm Nov 3). While there are plenty of high-profile ra...

Court rules feds can't demand WA voter rolls KUOW reports that a federal judge in Seattle this week ruled against the Trump regime's demand that Washington state turn over voter information in advanc...

The Grand Illusion plans to reopen its new home in the University District in late November or early December and to show movies every day of the week.

Good afternoon to everyone except ICE and their masked goons. I've been doing some observing of ICE lately to help my community and I can tell you they're the most unprofessional, provocative, and chi...

Faced with a $175 million deficit, Mayor Katie Wilson chose to balance her 2027 budget primarily through cuts and streamlining City operations, but no new revenue. Police and homelessness response spending continued to grow amid other cuts.