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The court, in recent years, has made efforts toward addressing the nation's history of systemic racism. The ruling is a continuation of that push.
A young adult novel targeted for removal from the library at Cedar Heights Middle School will remain on the shelf, the Kent School Board has...
Gov. Jay Inslee has indicated he wants to lead the way on state-level climate protections now that the U.S. Supreme Court has curbed the EPA's...
Three people were killed in homeless encampments within one week as people say encampment removals and effects from the pandemic have increased violence. Police declined...
A sergeant who alerted command staff that adult sexual assault investigations were halted is now the subject of a police watchdog probe.
Dr. Faisal Khan previously had two stints as director of the public health department in St. Louis County, including one where he clashed with anti-mask...
The Tukwila initiative would set that city's minimum wage to approximately match SeaTac's going forward, also putting it on par with Seattle's.
The Supreme Court ruling stripped away precedents protecting the separation of church and state, but the case of the praying coach wasn't what it seemed....
The 92-acre zoo, owned and partly funded by the city but run by a nonprofit, has dismissed three top leaders in a major shake-up directed...
The legislation's sponsor said it became clear there needs to be "deeper conversations and considerations." to work through complications.
