Congressman Adam Smith, a Washington Democrat, explained his changing position on U.S. military support for Israel as part of a larger conversation on KUOW's “Soundside” that also touched on AI regulation, the war with Iran, and the midterms.

In a surprise announcement, Republican state Rep. Skyler Rude of Walla Walla, said Tuesday that he will resign from office days before the election to start a new job with Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs.

The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not identified in their removal orders. It also plans to hear full arguments on the case.

Researchers at Washington State University have developed a new treatment for endometriosis, an often debilitating disease that affects one out of 10 women.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Gig Harbor Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Seattle’s interim police chief Andre Sayles says he wants to staff up "proactive" gun violence investigations and enforcement. But Sayles says he has to balance those efforts with keeping patrol officers on the streets. The president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild is applauding the move and says the union will be a "willing participant" in these efforts.

KUOW asks 10 Washingtonians what they think about the initiative to ban trans girls from girls' sports

I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.

Flu cases are surging in Washington state, much sooner than when health officials usually expect the illness to peak in winter.

To learn about how a flurry of U.S. Supreme Court rulings might affect the midterms and future elections, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm interviewed Washington State University political science professor and constitutional law scholar Cornell Clayton.

Puget Sound Energy is asking state regulators to approve $1.5 billion in rate increases over the next three years. The proposal would cost a typical PSE electricity customer an additional $612 a year by 2029 and a typical gas customer $276 a year.

Incumbent Sen. Jamie Pedersen and challenger Hannah Sabio-Howell talked to "Soundside" about their campaigns to represent the city's progressive district.

The King County Prosecutor’s Office has a plan to crack down on copper wire theft. The office is asking the Washington state Legislature to draft a solution into law next year.

The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.

On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.

In mid-September, Fiji's government declared a national emergency because of a startling rise in HIV infections. The country's crystal meth epidemic is a strong contributing factor.

Thousands of people are without power across the East Coast as a nor'easter rips through the area. Forecasters expect significant winds and rain throughout the weekend.

The ruling is a defeat for Republicans seeking to give their party an edge in the midterms for control of the House. It means voters will face a different map than the one used in the primaries.

Julie Kang and Nilu Jenks, candidates in Seattle's District 5 council race, debate public safety ahead of the November 2026 election.

Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has incorporated tabletop gaming into various aspects of his office, and has led tabletop trade missions to Japan and Germany to showcase Washington-based game creators and related businesses.

The man accused of stabbing a University of Washington student last May has a lengthy history of severe mental illness, including an episode where he totaled his car by driving into a highway barricade. He’s been held at Western State Hospital. A King County judge is preparing to determine whether Christopher Leahy is now competent to stand trial in the murder of Juniper Blessing.

Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started.

The Seattle City Council is preparing to review, amend, and pass the city’s budget for 2027. On Tuesday, Mayor Katie Wilson released her budget proposal. The socialist mayor closed the estimated $175 million budget gap primarily with cuts instead of taxes.

Seattle has tons of worthy options to choose from, and narrowing down the list can be a task. To make things easier for myself this year, I asked Seattle critics and food writers to weigh in and recommend their picks for the finest birthday experiences.

Washington’s program to collect medication so it doesn’t end up in the wrong hands has brought in over 1 million pounds of drugs since 2020, according to a state audit. But it’s still beset with some challenges.

Five months after the program’s launch, half of $112 million in vouchers have been requested, but some say more funding is needed to incentivize small businesses.

Two years after Seattle's Stay Out of Drug Area (SODA) became law, the city's controversial exclusion zone is rarely used.

Housing affordability challenges are spreading to higher income brackets, according to new research, which found one in five renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time.

The Black Mississippi teen's family questions whether his race contributed to his July 4th death on an island off the Mississippi coast.

Seattle is moving forward on a plan that would ban RVs without permits from parking overnight on most city streets.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's budget proposal in office might surprise critics who expected a capital gains tax and cuts to police from the city's first socialist mayor.

The Elwha Legacy Forests Coalition essentially bought out the rights to harvest 29 acres of state forests from a logging company.

Soundside host David Kroman shares why the show used the Central Library as a way to talk about Seattle's long-term budget issues.

The Justice Department has now lost more than two dozen similar cases across the country.

The Seattle Police Department, responding to the Bite of Seattle shooting on July 26, say their response was hindered by then-Chief Shon Barnes inappropriately giving orders from a distance, and by the mayor’s staff delaying any statements to the press.

The FIFA World Cup was an economic win for Seattle, with a total impact of $889 million, according to a new report from Visit Seattle. But those benefits were not evenly distributed across the city, and they were offset by massive state spending to prepare for Seattle's six World Cup matches this summer.

Microsoft announced another round of layoffs in its gaming division Tuesday.

More people than ever biked around Seattle this summer — and one cycling advocate says this could be just the beginning of a new normal in the city.

A year after pulling its music in protest, the duo is back on Spotify. For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, that journey has been frustrating, eye-opening — and full of smaller victories.

In the race to represent a North Seattle district at the state Legislature, AI, housing, and other challenges are taking center stage in the debate between an incumbent and his challenger.

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner announced SPS will no longer send iPads home with students in kindergarten through second grade. Additionally, screen time in the classroom for those students will be capped at 30 minutes per day.

Scientists are asking people to turn their outdoor lights off to help migrating birds find their way south.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has officially come out against a conservative-backed initiative to rewrite the state’s so-called “parents bill of rights” law.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million initiative this week that will provide expertise, funding, and technical support to help grocery stores in underserved communities expand and improve security.

Get ready for that new train smell and more seats. But they won’t go faster or run more frequently on the Cascades route in Washington and Oregon.

President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legality.

Three reporters were blocked from the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Trump said CNN, Politico, and MS NOW would be banned for reporting "FICTION and LIES."

The president chalked the ban up to what he called unfavorable coverage, and he threatened that bans on other media companies could be coming.