Environment
Human skull found by geoduck diver near Bainbridge Island
Officials say it's been underwater for at least ‘a couple of years,’ and the likelihood of determining its identity remains low.
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News
Ted Bundy is still a cultural phenomenon. The real story is much scarier
VIDEO: On this episode of Mossback's Northwest [https://crosscut.com/mossbacks-northwest], host Knute Berger looks back at March 12, 1974, when a young student left her Evergreen State College apartment and never returned.
Growth
Durkan proposes $50M for homeless housing, renewed tax breaks for developers
One result of the new programs would be a cap on rent increases in Multifamily Tax Exemption housing.
politics
Defying Durkan, council directs extra soda tax money to low-income programs
The new legislation requires that the revenue be spent on designated programs that serve the communities in Seattle most impacted by the tax.
News
No one knows WA’s real graduation rate. School districts’ shoddy record keeping is to blame
Schools that receive federal funding are required to follow graduation data-reporting guidelines. That's not happening in 18 of the state's school districts.