The Latest Education 'Our kids need help.' Washington schools chief calls for tax reforms to fund education Washington’s current tax code is unsustainable, hurts public schools and middle-class families, and needs reform. That was state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s top message Thursday during his annual “State of Education” address. Sami West Crime Man who held himself out as Native American activist sentenced to 46 years for serial rapes A man who held himself out as a Native American activist was sentenced Wednesday to 46 years in prison for drugging and raping women in a case that inspired calls for changes in Washington state law to prohibit defendants who represent themselves from directly questioning their accusers. Associated Press Arts & Life Western Washington businesses, restaurants raise money for farmers after historic flood More than a dozen Seattle restaurants and small businesses from across Western Washington have come together to raise money to help farmers dealing with the aftermath of last month’s historic flood. Ruby de Luna New year, new Washington laws, new legislative session You like laws? We got some new ones in 2026. And taxes. Gabrielle Healy National Photos: Protests grow over the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis In cities across the country, demonstrators have expressed grief and outrage over the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday morning. Juliana Kim National Renee Nicole Good isn't the first death caused by ICE under Trump administration The deadly incident in Minnesota isn't the first time ICE officers have been involved in violence under the Trump administration. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán National Noem insists that ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis did nothing wrong Protests continue in Minneapolis over the death of a woman shot by an ICE agent. The head of Minnesota's investigative agency says federal officials have blocked it from conducting an investigation. Matt Sepic Politics Trump's second term has included a much more muscular foreign policy than his first President Trump ran as the Peace President, but since taking office has been on a military spree with strikes on Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Syria and Venezuela -- and threats against others. Jackie Northam Sports Why the A's were denied a trademark to Las Vegas Athletics The Athletics have suffered a number of setbacks in their quest to relocate to Las Vegas from Oakland. The latest? The U.S. says they can't actually get a trademark for the name Las Vegas Athletics. Rafael Nam Arts & Life Doctors says 'The Pitt' reflects the gritty realities of medicine today The Pitt is back for a new run, evoking the tensions health care providers face in the U.S. today. Here's what one doctor says to watch out for this season. Michal Ruprecht Prev 466 of 1650 Next Sponsored
Education 'Our kids need help.' Washington schools chief calls for tax reforms to fund education Washington’s current tax code is unsustainable, hurts public schools and middle-class families, and needs reform. That was state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s top message Thursday during his annual “State of Education” address. Sami West
Crime Man who held himself out as Native American activist sentenced to 46 years for serial rapes A man who held himself out as a Native American activist was sentenced Wednesday to 46 years in prison for drugging and raping women in a case that inspired calls for changes in Washington state law to prohibit defendants who represent themselves from directly questioning their accusers. Associated Press
Arts & Life Western Washington businesses, restaurants raise money for farmers after historic flood More than a dozen Seattle restaurants and small businesses from across Western Washington have come together to raise money to help farmers dealing with the aftermath of last month’s historic flood. Ruby de Luna
New year, new Washington laws, new legislative session You like laws? We got some new ones in 2026. And taxes. Gabrielle Healy
National Photos: Protests grow over the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis In cities across the country, demonstrators have expressed grief and outrage over the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday morning. Juliana Kim
National Renee Nicole Good isn't the first death caused by ICE under Trump administration The deadly incident in Minnesota isn't the first time ICE officers have been involved in violence under the Trump administration. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
National Noem insists that ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis did nothing wrong Protests continue in Minneapolis over the death of a woman shot by an ICE agent. The head of Minnesota's investigative agency says federal officials have blocked it from conducting an investigation. Matt Sepic
Politics Trump's second term has included a much more muscular foreign policy than his first President Trump ran as the Peace President, but since taking office has been on a military spree with strikes on Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Syria and Venezuela -- and threats against others. Jackie Northam
Sports Why the A's were denied a trademark to Las Vegas Athletics The Athletics have suffered a number of setbacks in their quest to relocate to Las Vegas from Oakland. The latest? The U.S. says they can't actually get a trademark for the name Las Vegas Athletics. Rafael Nam
Arts & Life Doctors says 'The Pitt' reflects the gritty realities of medicine today The Pitt is back for a new run, evoking the tensions health care providers face in the U.S. today. Here's what one doctor says to watch out for this season. Michal Ruprecht
