22+ hour, 23+ min ago  (497+ words) After giving Republicans control of the White House and Congress in the 2024 presidential election, voters have continued to swing their support toward the Democratic Party in races held since then. In Tuesday's elections, that shift was on display for key…...

16+ hour, 8+ min ago  (686+ words) Washington state health inspectors have been trying for months to enter the Tacoma immigrant detention center amid longstanding concerns about the conditions there. A federal appeals court ruling last summer paved the way for them to get in, but the…...

16+ hour, 31+ min ago  (976+ words) Bill Gates is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee in June, adding to the list of prominent figures called before the committee in its investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Gates, who has denied having any…...

16+ hour, 3+ min ago  (459+ words) This Friday evening, the Artemis II crew expects to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. And when that happens, technology from the Pacific Northwest will take center stage. When Artemis II launched, powerful rocket engines pushed it into space. But on the way…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago  (862+ words) A new program dubbed "the largest book club on the West Coast" is uniting libraries to explore an often erased chapter of the region. For the first time ever, patrons of over 140 different library systems across Washington, Oregon, and California…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (63+ words) KUOW Public university professors in Texas say a new law restricts their academic freedom Trump administration ends agreements to protect transgender students in Washington school district, others Washington's co-op preschools face existential crisis after new state rules threaten funding Washington…...

19+ hour, 3+ min ago  (507+ words) As Washington's current snowpack conditions become worse than last year, a statewide drought emergency has been declared. It's the fourth drought emergency for the state in as many years. According to Casey Sixkiller, director of the Washington State Department of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (53+ words) KUOW After Trump backs off threats against Iran, where does US military operation stand? Mixed reaction, calls for congressional action: Washingtonians react to widening war with Iran At vigil for massacred protesters, Seattle-area Iranians process the start of war...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (680+ words) TAIPEI, Taiwan, and KUNSHAN, China " Taiwan's main opposition leader, Cheng Li-wun of the Kuomintang Party (KMT), arrived in China on Tuesday for a rare six-day visit that she has called a peace mission. It comes as China is stepping up…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (64+ words) KUOW NATO chief to visit the White House after Trump's threats to leave alliance Ferguson's failure to fill seats on Washington campaign watchdog panel incites recall bid WA Supreme Court to consider Let's Go Washington lawsuit challenging 'millionaires tax' Washington's…...