Dyer Oxley

Avatar photo

Website: http://mynorthwest.com/

Dyer Oxley was formerly a MyNorthwest.com Content Editor.

This job has declined the most in Washington state in the past decade

There is one job in Washington state that has declined more than any other in recent years. It perhaps speaks to part of the affordable housing crisis.
5 years ago

What is preventing voter fraud in Washington state?

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman discusses voter fraud as the November election approaches.
5 years ago

More and more people using foot ferries for Seattle commute

More and more people are opting to commute to Seattle via ferries. As a result, the passenger ferry option seems to be sharply rising in popularity.
5 years ago

Lime aims to roll into Seattle council meeting with plenty of scooter support

Lime continues its push to get Seattle residents to pressure city leaders. The company wants Seattle to adopt scooter share sooner than later.
5 years ago

Where to expect more active shooter trainings in Western Washington

Shortly after active shooter classes in Des Moines, the Coast Guard and other agencies will practice for such incidents off the shores of Seattle.
5 years ago

Gov. Inslee refocuses on Washington after presidential campaign

Governor Jay Inslee is no longer running for president. He has now shifted his focus back to Washington to address mental health and affordability.
5 years ago

Climate Strike prompts walkouts across Washington state

Seattle is not the only Washington city that can expect a Climate Strike event on Friday or over the week that follows. Here is what is scheduled.
5 years ago

McKenna: Dissecting the most recent gay wedding court cases

Former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna breaks down ongoing gay wedding legal battles around business and religious rights.
5 years ago

Amazon aims to be a carbon zero company by 2040

Seattle-based shopping giant Amazon has created a Climate Pledge for companies to sign onto, pledging to go carbon neutral by 2040.
5 years ago

Washington suing Trump over border wall funds taken from military base

Washington state intends to sue the Trump administration over its plan to divert funds from a Kitsap County military base for a border wall.
5 years ago

Seattle’s latest numbers: more people moved out of homelessness

Seattle's most recent data indicates that city-funded programs are moving more people out of homelessness and into housing than in previous years.
5 years ago

A reminder to Western Washington: Rain makes driving dangerous

It may seem obvious, but many drivers still need the reminder about driving in the rain. Olympia alone saw 12 collisions in seven hours Tuesday.
5 years ago

You won’t believe what KeyArena looks like right now

The roof is still there, but nothing recognizable remains of Seattle's KeyArena below. A giant pit has replaced stadium seats and a basketball court.
5 years ago

Many students possibly out of compliance with new state vaccine law

Despite a new vaccination law going into effect in Washington, many students may still not have had their MMR vaccine.
5 years ago

‘Bump at the pump’ coming for Washington gas prices this week

Gas prices are about to rise in the Northwest, along with the rest of the US, after an attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.
5 years ago

Seattle Councilmember Sally Bagshaw’s bike was stolen

An e-bike owned by Seattle Councilmember Sally Bagshaw was stolen over the past week. She has posted the incident on Twitter and the Bike Index.
5 years ago

Rain, wind, thunder continues in Western Washington this week

Fall has arrived about a week early for Western Washington with rain, wind, and thunder moving through the region over the week.
5 years ago

Student with gun puts Tacoma’s Mount Tahoma HS into lockdown

Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma went into lockdown Wednesday morning. Tacoma police detained three people. A gun was involved.
5 years ago

Opinion: Sorry, but Seattle does not have the best public transportation

Seattle has the best public transportation system in the United States. Really? Seriously?! I beg to differ. And this is why.
5 years ago

Long forgotten Kurt Cobain memorabilia found at Seattle record store

A Seattle record store found a legendary surprise in a record collection placed in storage decades ago -- Kurt Cobain memorabilia.
5 years ago

Heavy rainfall reported across Western Washington

Rainfall drenched areas of Western Washington on Monday with forecasters warning of the potential for thunderstorms and lightning.
5 years ago

Seattle council member on mission to oust foreign money from local politics

A Seattle council member is crafting a new bill targeting foreign money in local elections. Large companies such as Amazon could be affected.
5 years ago

Amazon could bring thousands of dogs with it to new Bellevue office

Of all the impacts posed by thousands of new Amazon employees migrating to the Eastside, Bellevue officials perhaps weren’t expecting this — this could get ruff. Amazon’s new 4-star store opens in Seattle The Puget Sound Business Journal went through a series of emails among Bellevue city employees, and found that officials are now preparing […]
5 years ago

County’s top doctor: Stop vaping, amid mysterious disease

As the cases of a mysterious lung disease from vaping increase, King County's top health official is telling people to starting using vaping products.
5 years ago