Under this proposal, "if you are proposing a project anywhere from the Canadian border to Big Sur, you have to take southern resident killer whales into account," advocates say.
OLYMPIA — In 1998, Washington voters decisively banned affirmative-action programs intended to help women and minorities gain access to public colleges, contracting and employment. That year's Initiative 200 campaign was a grassroots effort, heavily outspent by backers of affirmative action. It came in an election year when Democrats in Washington picked up two U.S. House...
Project Homeless is a new Seattle Times initiative that explores and explains the region’s complex, troubling problem of homelessness. With strong watchdog reporting and vivid storytelling, Project Homeless seeks to spotlight what is working, and what is not working, in responding to homelessness. We will also feature solutions-oriented reporting from elsewhere in the country.
OLYMPIA — In 1998, Washington voters decisively banned affirmative-action programs intended to help women and minorities gain access to public colleges, contracting and employment. That year's Initiative 200 campaign was a grassroots effort, heavily outspent by backers of affirmative action. It came in an election year when Democrats in Washington picked up two U.S. House...
The Duwamish River was reopened to fishing and other activities Sunday morning, after test results showed no unsafe levels of contamination from a sewage spill Thursday. Seattle Public Utilities received a report Thursday afternoon of suspected sewage in a ditch near Boeing Field and found a piece of plywood lodged in a sewer line, according...
A retired Federal Way police officer who said he was not allowed to bring his firearm into the Tacoma Dome this month has sued the city. John Stray, 57, argues Tacoma’s policy preventing people from carrying concealed firearms in the venue violates municipal code and state law. A spokesperson said the city does not comment...
A driven entrepreneur, taking shortcuts to grow his business, made it appear he had job offers for workers he brought to the U.S. when he did not. It comes at a time that the H-1B program, widely used by the tech sector, is under scrutiny.
BEND, Ore. — A university study says a Pacific Northwest bat that that migrates south for the winter faces a serious threat from wind turbines. The Bend Bulletin reports a study by Oregon State University-Cascades concludes that the hoary bat faces an uncertain future because its numbers have declined by 2% per year. A study...
BERLIN (AP) — Sigmund Jaehn, who became the first German in space at the height of the Cold War during the 1970s and was promoted as a hero by communist authorities in East Germany, has died. He was 82. The German Aerospace Center said Sunday on its website that Jaehn died Saturday. The center did...
