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. by Hannah Weinberger / July 25, 2019 / Updated on Friday, July 26 at 10:22 a.m.
News Ted Bundy is still a cultural phenomenon. The real story is much scarier Knute Berger looks back at March 12, 1974 when a young student left her Evergreen State College apartment and never returned. by Knute Berger / July 25, 2019
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. by Josh Cohen / July 24, 2019
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 most impacted by the tax. by Jake Goldstein-Street / July 22, 2019 / Updated at 9 p.m.
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. by Liz Brazile / July 22, 2019
News Fraudsters convicted for selling spoiled, tainted food to discount grocers Facing a federal judge in Seattle, Randy Sparks and Dexter Jorgensen put themselves forward as heroes in the fight against food waste. by Levi Pulkkinen / July 19, 2019
News The Showbox building is now a landmark. But will it remain a music venue? While the designation by the city's Landmark Preservation Board protects the building, it has no control over how the property is used. by Jake Goldstein-Street / July 17, 2019 / Updated at 3:13 p.m.
News Workers on front lines of homeless crisis could get guaranteed wage hikes A Seattle City Council committee voted unanimously to tie service provider wages to inflation, teeing it up for likely approval by the full council. by David Kroman & Josh Cohen / July 11, 2019 / Updated on Friday, July 12 at 3:20 p.m.
Politics Seattle's democracy vouchers don't violate free speech rights, WA Supreme Court rules Seattle's first-in-the-nation program for publicly financing campaigns has been OK'd by the state's highest court. by Melissa Santos / July 11, 2019
Politics WA leaders to feds: Don’t underestimate the danger of Hanford waste Rep. Adam Smith has introduced legislation that would effectively stop the Department of Energy from reclassifying the site's most hazardous wastes. by John Stang / July 11, 2019