While the state’s lawyers fight in court to repel the Trump administration’s repeated attacks against vote-by-mail, Washington’s election officials are drawing up contingency plans for the November el...

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Seattle (September 1) – In the event of a strike and delayed start to the school year, the City of Seattle will offer free recreation drop-in programs at community centers to support Seattle families,...

A King County juvenile court judge said the teen, who is charged with first-degree assault in connection to the July 26 Seattle Center mass shooting, is a threat to community safety.

Seattle (September 1) – In the event of a strike and delayed start to the school year, the City of Seattle will offer free recreation drop-in programs at community centers to support Seattle families,...

Will school start on time in Seattle? That’s what the parents of nearly 50,000 kids in the state’s biggest public school system want to know.

Four days before Spokane’s most devastating inferno in history, arson suspect Aaron Farinacci confided in his therapist about setting 25 past blazes.

Two Seattle residents have filed a recall petition against Mayor Katie Wilson, alleging she's “derelict in her duties for public safety of the city of Seattle.”

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According to documents submitted by the Seattle Police Department, a 20-year-old defendant arrested on charges unrelated to the shooting, was a friend of Junior Cee Niko Semo, the 19-year old who was ...

Visitors to Seattle's Ballard Locks got a rare experience: A sighting of orcas in Salmon Bay. But these likely weren't local orcas.

As wildfires continue to ravage East and Central Washington, Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday unveiled a new emergency proclamation that suspends a number of state laws for residents affected by the blazes.

In the wake of devastation after wildfires tour through northwest Spokane, some residents return to sort through the wreckage.

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New court documents outline how Aaron F. Farinacci told police that he was responsible for the Old Trails Fire that burned hundreds of buildings in Spokane. He also said he started 25 other fires in t...

Residents in some neighborhoods of Spokane are returning to their homes after fires tore through the north part of the city earlier this week.

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Voting rights advocates have warned that Trump’s rule could allow USPS to refuse to deliver ballots to eligible voters if they are not on approved lists or if states fail to comply with new federal…

NPR member station photographers captured images of World Cup watch parties outside stadium gates, on street corners and in public parks and squares as the World Cup became, for a brief period, a part...

Seattle's Denny Blaine park will remain open. The park hosts a long-standing nude beach that is significant as an LGBTQ+ gathering space, but has become the subject of a lawsuit by its neighbors.

The U.S. men’s national team — and all of their fans — will have to wait at least four more years for another shot. On Monday night, Team USA’s run in this year’s World Cup soccer tournament came to an end with a 4-1 bludgeoning by Belgium.

Discovery is happening all around Seattle… if you know where to look.

Some Seattle homeowners are getting lots of unsolicited calls from buyers who offer way less than market value. On Monday June 29, the Seattle City Council looks at ways to make the calls stop.

FIFA designated the June 26th game played in Seattle between Egypt and Iran as a "Pride Match." Both countries objected. How is the queer community in Seattle gearing up for the game?

Dallas is now circling back to other NHL teams that have shown interest in Robertson after the sign-and-trade with Seattle fell through.

A Western Washington man was arrested Friday in connection with a plot to attack the White House on President Donald Trump’s birthday.

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Public entities across the state are spending around $120 million to host the World Cup, according to a KUOW analysis.

Having faced heavy criticism for banning supporters bring water bottles to stadiums, FIFA has changed its policy again

The family of Juniper Blessing, the UW student killed in her off-campus housing laundry room, spoke publicly for the first time about their memories of the 19-year-old.

Multiple people were injured at a Southwest Washington paper mill when a chemical vat imploded Tuesday morning, according to the Longview Fire Department.