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It’s a boy: Orca whale calf born in Puget Sound is a male

It's a boy! It is now confirmed that the orca whale calf, dubbed J57, born in the Puget Sound earlier this month to mom Tahlequah is a male.

6 years ago

Seattle Police Department responds to city council vote, budget cuts

In response to the city council's vote to override the mayor's veto of police budget cuts, the Seattle Police Department released a short statement.

6 years ago

WA Supreme Court incumbent seeks to recognize bias in decision making

Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, Supreme Court of WA Position 3, says it's important to recognize biases where they may impact how decisions are made.

6 years ago

Financial watchdog gives WA, Inslee ‘D’ in financial preparation for COVID

Truth in Accounting CEO and founder Sheila Weinberg gave Washington state and Inslee a D rating for being unprepared financially for the pandemic (or any crisis).

6 years ago

Washington student-athletes waiting on ‘direct answers’ as to why sports can’t resume

Student Athletes of Washington, a newly formed group of high school athletes, has been asking the governor to restart fall sports sooner rather than later.

6 years ago

First storm of the fall arrives in the Puget Sound region

The first storm of the fall-winter season is bringing with it at least an inch of rain and strong wind to the Puget Sound region.

6 years ago

How many days until Election Day? A guide to important election deadlines

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. This year, Washington state voters will be asked to vote for U.S. President and several state races.

6 years ago

Seattle City Council votes to override mayor’s veto of cuts to police budget

Seattle city council voted 7-2 in a special session Tuesday to override Mayor Durkan's recent veto of cuts to SPD's budget.

6 years ago

Secretary of State candidates share how they’d improve Washington’s election system

Kim Wyman and Gael Tarleton, the two candidates on the ballot for Washington Secretary of State, express their priorities to improve the election system.

6 years ago

The realities of dealing with COVID-19 and flu at the same time

Dealing with COVID-19 during flu season is sure to lead to difficulties, though the measures to protect against COVID may help limit the spread of the flu.

6 years ago

Wildfires devastating Eastern WA pasture lands, counties seeking donations

Sen. Judy Warnick gives an update on the wildfires in eastern Washington and what donations are needed as they cope with recovery efforts.

6 years ago

Former WA Attorney General assesses fallout of RBG’s vacant Supreme Court seat

What's next for the Supreme Court in the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death? Former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna weighs in.

6 years ago

COVID-19 updates: More than 86,000 confirmed cases in Washington, 2,100 deaths

The DOH says there have been more than 86,000 coronavirus cases in Washington state, and 2,100 people have died from the virus.

6 years ago

Air quality improves to ‘good’ levels as smoke finally clears out of Western Washington

With rainy weather clearing much of the smoke from Western Washington, air quality saw sizable improvements overnight into Saturday.

6 years ago

Downtown Edmonds cancels trick-or-treating as pandemic Halloween looms

As downtown Edmonds cancels trick-or-treating and creative candy-sharing ideas float on social media, one thing is sure: Halloween 2020 will be different.

6 years ago

Seattle’s Hardwick Hardware closes after 88 years due to crime, taxes

Dean Hardwick, owner of Hardwick and Sons Hardware in Seattle, is closing his business for good this weekend after 88 years.

6 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87.

6 years ago

Former AG McKenna: Hard to enforce emergency orders as pandemic continues

Rob McKenna on the Pennsylvania case that overturned COVID restrictions, and his belief that the longer the pandemic lasts, the harder it will be to enforce emergency orders.