When the federal government stopped making pennies, it left it up to states to decide how retailers deal with the change. In Washington, lawmakers are trying to come up with a uniform approach for merchants that is easy to understand for consumers.

Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, which makes it more challenging for procrastinators to get last-minute reservations at their favorite restaurant.

Scientists say it will take thousands of acres of restored habitat to help Puget Sound Chinook swim off the endangered-species list.

New Superintendent Ben Shuldiner arrives in Seattle amid challenging times for the district. Here’s how he plans to tackle some of the biggest issues, from concerns about ICE near schools to the district’s massive deficit and whether he’d consider school closures.

The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl.

State School Superintendent Chris Reykdal says a Democratic plan calling for a so-called "millionaires' tax" has the potential to "revolutionize" education in Washington state.

The Seattle Seahawks will return to the Super Bowl this Sunday to take on the New England Patriots. The last time the Seahawks made it to the league championship game was 2015, when they lost in the final minutes to the same team.

Twelve years after Samuel Bomsztyk Drozd became “Baby 12” — the 12th baby born on the day of the Seahawks only Super Bowl win — he’s celebrating his 12th birthday by joining the 12s and cheering on his favorite team.

For kids across Washington state who are struggling readers, a type of book club for families is showing promising results. But state and federal budget cuts have shrunk the program by 85%. Supporters hope for a turnaround this year.

Washington state’s snowpack held just 52% of its normal volume of water on Thursday.

The lawsuit comes one week after a jury awarded more than $30 million to the family of Antonio Mays Jr., who was riding with West in a stolen white Jeep when they were shot in the early morning hours of June 29, 2020, on the edge of the protest zone.

“Let’s just keep the partying on the ground,” a Seattle Police Department spokesperson said, “that’d be great.”

Hundreds of Seattle-area students walked out of school Thursday and gathered at Seattle City Hall downtown to protest the tactics of federal immigration enforcement officers across the country.

Legislation to regulate the use of automated license plate readers amid concerns over federal immigration agents accessing data the devices collect, passed the Washington state Senate on Wednesday.

A 60-day legislative session can be a cruel thing if you’re hoping to see a bill passed. Many policy ideas in the Washington Legislature met their end less than a month in, as they failed to pass the first key deadline on Wednesday to remain in play.

The move came as the Auburn community college’s faculty union planned a symbolic no-confidence vote in President Suzanne Johnson.

The Trump administration is using a workaround to retain its preferred U.S. Attorney in Seattle, despite his lack of confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

Melinda French Gates on Tuesday said that her ex-husband, Bill Gates, needs to answer for the behavior alleged in the latest trove of private communications released in connection with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A proposal to bar law enforcement in the state from employing former federal immigration agents hired under President Donald Trump won’t move forward this year in the Washington Legislature.

The Washington state Senate declared Monday what many Mariners fans have been thinking this offseason: Cal Raleigh deserved to be named the American League’s Most Valuable Player.

Data centers needed more space, so they literally moved there.

The principal of a Bellevue elementary school has been put on administrative leave after telling 911 dispatchers, apparently based on hearsay, that a school aide who was having a seizure in a classroom was a cocaine user.

Washington state Democrats are set to unveil their proposal for an income tax on “high earners.” Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday that he’s skeptical of this version of the bill.

Over winter break, someone who attends a church that rents a Bellevue elementary school left a semi-automatic Glock pistol in the boys’ bathroom.

The impacts of Amazon’s latest mass layoffs are starting to come into focus for the Seattle area, while other local companies also cut jobs.

Ben Shuldiner was supposed to take his oath of office and officially start work on Monday. Instead, he spent the weekend responding to the shooting deaths of two teenage boys killed at a bus stop near South Shore PreK-8 and Rainier Beach High School on Friday afternoon.

The two boys were pronounced dead at the scene. They were believed to be Seattle Public Schools students.

Politicians in over half a dozen Democrat-led states, including Washington, want to ban companies from selling information about people's precise location. This, amid concerns that such data will be used to target vulnerable people, including immigrants.

The university is one of several nationwide that have agreed to mandate campuswide civil rights training in response to federal investigations into discrimination - especially antisemitism.

With small business closures and student walkouts, some in the Seattle-area participated in a national protest against ICE Friday, Jan. 30. Others opted to use the day to raise money in support of people in Minneapolis.

Four days before Christmas, Alejandra’s husband was detained by ICE on his way home with presents for his kids. Alejandra and her two children have been taken in by a Seattle nurse while they try to figure out what comes next.

A short video made the rounds of social media this week. To learn about the backstory of this now viral moment, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to University of Washington graduate and UCLA medical school student Irvin Garcia.

After deliberating for 12 days, a King County jury has found that the city of Seattle was negligent in its emergency response to the fatal shooting of a teenager at the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, in 2020.

Seattle Public Schools officials are taking steps to improve how the district responds to reports of immigration enforcement activity near schools.

The Washington state Senate has approved a bill that bans face-concealing masks for law enforcement officers, with certain exceptions. The bill now goes to the state House for consideration.

Washingtonians have rejected income taxes 10 times in the last 90 years. Democrats and even Republicans have tried and failed. So why is the vibe among tax reform advocates so optimistic in 2026?

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse said Wednesday that “a lot of questions need to be answered” in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, but stopped short of calling for new leadership at the Department of Homeland Security.

With up to 240,000 vehicles crossing north and south on Seattle's ship canal bridge each day — a bottleneck along I-5 through the city — any disruption is certain to snarl traffic throughout the region.

Perhaps the most compelling finding from a UW Medicine study to help stroke victims recover hand movement is that if its first subject applied to be part of the study today, he would not qualify.

After more than a decade of failed attempts, supporters of amending Washington state law to allow for homegrown marijuana are growing frustrated, but not giving up.

Washington spent roughly $500 million last year in settlements and jury verdicts in cases involving government misconduct. The skyrocketing lawsuit payouts are hamstringing state and local government budgets.

A new study of cannabis users in Washington state is shedding light on a wider range of health problems for some users than previously documented.

The KUOW Book Club is partnering with The Seattle Public Library to present a series of FREE live author talks at the Central Library from February to May. Featured authors will include Coll Thrush, Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe, Molly Olguín, and Sonora Jha.

Amazon told about 16,000 employees they’ll soon be out of a job early Wednesday morning.

New data shows the Seattle metro area had a net loss of 13,000 jobs last year. That's according to the Puget Sound Regional Council, which tracks jobs in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties.

In the wake of Kroger closing a Fred Meyer store in Lake City last October, Washington lawmakers are introducing bills to help neighborhoods recover from losing a grocery.

Amazon said it’s closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations, as the online behemoth focuses on its grocery delivery, Whole Foods Market, and a new “supersized” store concept.

The waters may have receded from last month’s widespread flooding, but the hard work of recovery is just beginning. Local farmers are cleaning up and replacing things that were swept off in the waters — starting with soil.

Volunteers say a memorial to Alex Pretti will stay up at Harborview Medical Center to give everyone there a chance to pay their respects to the nurse killed in Minneapolis.

Majority Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing changes they say will restore integrity to Washington’s venerable initiative process. Opponents contend the moves will effectively block residents’ direct path to the ballot to pass laws of their own making.