Seattle battery manufacturer fined over $200K for exposing workers to lead Washington state is penalizing a Seattle-based vehicle battery manufacturer for exposing workers to lead levels more than four times the safety limit.

Washington state is penalizing a Seattle-based vehicle battery manufacturer for exposing workers to lead levels more than four times the safety limit.

Road repairs to restore access to Mount St. Helens observatory For three years, a key connection for visitors to Mount St. Helens has been closed due to a landslide. That is expected to soon change.

For three years, a key connection for visitors to Mount St. Helens has been closed due to a landslide. That is expected to soon change.

Sumo almost faded away in Seattle. These wrestlers changed that Sumo wrestling has a long history in Seattle, dating back to the first generation of Japanese American immigrants to the area. After Japanese incarceration, Seattle's sumo community didn't recover. Ei...

Sumo wrestling has a long history in Seattle, dating back to the first generation of Japanese American immigrants to the area. After Japanese incarceration, Seattle's Sumo community didn't recover. Eighty-plus years later, Rain City Sumo has tried to change that.

Seattle World Cup matches are two months away. City agencies say they'll be ready The first FIFA World Cup match in Seattle is set for June 15. And there are so many details to iron out.

With about two months until the World Cup, Seattle police, fire, and transportation officials shared their preparations so far. And there have been a lot of preparations in anticipation of people from more than 180 countries and territories who have purchased tickets for Seattle matches.

Work underway to create new WA housing agency

The idea for the department comes after a 2024 state report found Washington needs a projected 1.1 million more homes by 2044 as the population grows.

New Washington sheriff standards law faces another lawsuit Washington’s new law that seeks to hold sheriffs to higher standards and paves the way for their removal from office is the target of a second lawsuit.

Washington’s new law that seeks to hold sheriffs to higher standards and paves the way for their removal from office is the target of a second lawsuit.

FEMA approves disaster funding for Washington after December floods Washington’s request for disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has been approved after devastating floods wreaked havoc on parts of the state in December.

Washington’s request for disaster relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has been approved after devastating floods wreaked havoc on parts of the state in December.

Since arriving in Seattle in February, Superintendent Ben Shuldiner said he’s seen “renewed vigor” in the district’s human resources department, which is currently looking into a backlog of old cases.

Seattle City Light is set to spend millions on fish passage, habitat restoration and compensation to tribes in the coming decades after the city’s leaders greenlit a massive agreement concerning its dams on the upper Skagit River on Tuesday, April 7.

The strained Amtrak Cascades rail service is on track to have limited capacity to carry the crowds expected to descend on the Pacific Northwest for the upcoming men’s World Cup.

"You, Me & Tuscany" offers a few rom-com laughs and gorgeous Tuscan scenery. But one aspect that stands out most is how many times actor Regé-Jean Page is seen carrying around wooden crates. Seriously, it’s a lot.

What do you do when one of the most lethal substances to aquatic life emanates from every tire on the road?

Forest Service axes most research stations as severe fire season builds in Pacific Northwest The U.S. Forest Service is shutting down research stations around the country, including centers in Portland, Seattle, and Wenatchee, Washington.

The U.S. Forest Service is shutting down research stations around the country, including centers in Portland, Seattle, and Wenatchee, Washington.

Former attorney general Rob McKenna and the Citizens Action Defense Fund have officially filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Washington’s newly passed income tax on high earners, also known as the “millionaires tax.”

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.

Masked ICE agents arrest man with no deportation order in Seattle immigration court Masked ICE agents briefly returned to the immigration courthouse in Seattle Tuesday and arrested a man who did not have a standing deportation order.

Masked ICE agents briefly returned to the immigration courthouse in Seattle Tuesday and arrested a man who did not have a standing deportation order.

Jim Whittaker, Seattle native and first American to summit Everest, dies at 97 Celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker has passed away at the age of 97 in Port Townsend. He was the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1963 and inspired generations of climbers. He was also an 82-year member of Seattle-based club, The Mountaineers. Kim Malcolm spoke with Tom Vogel, the current CEO of The Mountaineers, about Whittaker's life and legacy.

Celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker has passed away at the age of 97 in Port Townsend. He was the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1963 and inspired generations of climbers.

Another year, another drought emergency declared in Washington state 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.

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.

Northwest starts to feel heat following un-snowy winter Fire experts are bracing for a bad summer for wildfires around the western United States, a sneak peek of conditions in years ahead as the earth’s climate continues to warm.

On Tuesday, Washington’s snowpack was 51% of normal levels. Oregon’s was just 14% of normal.

Trump administration ends agreements to protect transgender students in Washington school district, others WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding protections for transgender students, backing away from ...

The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding protections for transgender students, backing away from requirements negotiated by previous administrations that took a different interpretation of civil rights.

Ferguson’s failure to fill seats on WA campaign watchdog panel incites recall bid A recall effort is quietly underway against Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson for failing to fill vacancies on the commission that enforces state campaign finance laws.

A recall effort is quietly underway against Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson for failing to fill vacancies on the commission that enforces state campaign finance laws.

WA Supreme Court to consider Let's Go Washington lawsuit challenging 'millionaires tax' Washington's new so-called "millionaires tax" includes a clause that prevents it from being repealed by voters through a method called a referendum, something that conservative group Let’s Go Washingt...

Washington's new so-called "millionaires tax" includes a clause that prevents it from being repealed by voters through a method called a referendum, something that conservative group Let’s Go Washington has alleged is unconstitutional. The state Supreme Court will decide.

Rural Washington schools struggle with drop in logging dollars Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled the economy, the Mount Baker School District is facing a budget deficit exceeding $1 million, which local officials say is...

Since statehood in 1889, Washington has managed millions of acres of so-called trust land granted by the federal government. The state is legally obligated to generate money from these lands for schools and other beneficiaries.

Tuning in to Seattle Mariners baseball games: a how-to guide The Seattle Mariners are back in action after a long winter, but you may have struggled trying to watch them during opening week. The first four Mariners games against the Cleveland Guardians were sho...

KUOW’s Vaughan Jones is a devoted baseball fan. He told Rob Wood what he’s learned about options for watching Ms games this season.

Police pause license plate readers to comply with new Washington state restrictions Law enforcement agencies, including Seattle and Kent, that use automated license plate recognition in their patrol vehicles have temporarily turned those systems off, while they seek solutions to comp...

“We now have gone back to the old way of typing in plates and reading back the results. Same results, just much slower.” - SPD spokesperson

One last concert for Redmond's Old Fire House, before it all comes down After decades of hosting all-ages concerts and after school programs in Redmond, the Old Fire House Teen Center is slated to be demolished — but not before Fire House alumni come together for one last...

"The building itself holds a lot of memories, but it's more the people that we met and the collective spirit of the thing we built together. I think that is gonna continue to live on in the next iteration of the Old Fire House."

Mayor Wilson hopes to improve Seattle's 'stingy' plan for more housing Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is explaining her plan to let Seattle build more housing, in more places, and more quickly than her predecessor Bruce Harrell had planned.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is explaining her plan to let Seattle build more housing, in more places, and more quickly than her predecessor Bruce Harrell had planned.

Washington's Legislature is part-time. But after 'brutal sessions,' some want change Some experts — and lawmakers themselves — think the state’s problems are starting to outgrow the legislature’s part-time schedule.

Some experts — and lawmakers themselves — think the state’s problems are starting to outgrow the legislature’s part-time schedule.

Toilet's fixed, but Artemis II astronauts now have Microsoft Outlook problem NASA's moonbound astronauts aboard Artemis II have their toilet functioning again, but now they're stuck with an equally annoying but perhaps less urgent issue: They can't open their email.

NASA's moonbound astronauts aboard Artemis II have their toilet functioning again, but now they're stuck with an equally annoying but perhaps less urgent issue — they can't open their email.

Unemployment in WA reaches highest rate since 2021 Washington’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5% in January. Though relatively low in historic terms, it’s the highest rate reported since 2021.

Washington’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5% in January. Though relatively low in historic terms, it’s the highest rate reported since 2021.