Lowest tides in 13 years coming to Puget Sound

More than 2,400 feet above the Columbia River, high atop Goodnoe Hills in south central Washington, a reservoir could one day cover 61-acres of this private land. Right now, cows graze underneath wind turbines, which gently swoosh overhead. Down below, nearly at river level, a second 63-acre reservoir could one...

It's been one year since instruments at the SeaTac Airport hit an all-time record high of 108 degrees for the day. The heat dome of 2021 resulted in more than 30 people dying in King County and more than 100 deaths statewide. Now, King County officials across multiple departments are...

Teatro ZinZanni is returning to the Seattle area this fall. The circus dinner theater will pop up in Sodo Park, from mid November through February 2023. An exclusive ticket presale begins in August. An announcement on its websites states:. "SEATTLE, WE’RE COMING HOME. This holiday season, prepare to be ZinZanni’ed...

This weekend brought a mixture of emotions for the LGBTQ+ community in Seattle. For many, it was a return to in-person Pride celebrations - including the first Seattle Pride Parade in downtown Seattle since 2019. But there was a shadow over the festivities. Both from fall of Roe itself, and...

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn wants the county to come up with a plan to clear homeless encampments. He's targeting an encampment along the Green River for the first job. He says that King County currently does not clear such encampments in unincorporated areas, and doesn't have any procedures in...

Amazon made news this month by announcing it will start package deliveries by aerial drone to real customers in a northern California town. In the run up to the U.S. debut, the company conducted extensive flight tests in Eastern Oregon, where it experienced a spate of crashes. Amazon said Monday the upcoming rollout of commercial drone delivery signifies the refined technology is safe and no longer experimental.

There is a new initiative to increase Tukwila's minimum wage by over $3. The Tukwila City Council can pass the initiative, or voters can decide in the November election. Tukwila currently pays Washington state's minimum wage of $14.49. If the initiative passes the wage will be boosted to rates matching Seatac's minimum pay for hospitality and transportation workers. That's $17.54. Larger employers, 501 or more employees, in Seattle pay a minimum of $17.27.

Abortion is still legal and protected here in Washington. But last week's Supreme Court decision on abortion rights has big implications for our neighbor to the east: Idaho. In 2020, the Idaho state Legislature passed an abortion trigger law, making abortion a felony for all but a few situations — rape, incest, or to save the pregnant person's life.

We're in the midst of the first Northwest heatwave of the summer, and the urge to seek relief in area waters and pools is understandable. Water safety is a concern when temperatures rise. Many of our local lakes, rivers, and the Puget Sound itself are cold enough to cause hypothermia, and news reports of drowning incidents are far too common.

We've hit a new milestone in our fight against the pandemic. As of June 21, children under the age of 5 are finally able to receive a vaccination against Covid-19. KUOW reporter Kate Walters talked to parents getting their young children vaccinated at Seattle Children’s Hospital on the first day that doses were available.

Only 1/3 of Seattle Public School teachers say they see themselves still working for the school district in five years, according to a new study from the Seattle Education Association. The association, which serves as the teacher's union, also found that a third of educators said they plan to leave...

Under a blazing sun at the steps to the state Capitol on Saturday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee kicked off a news conference that sounded more like a political rally. It had been little more than 24 hours since the U.S. Supreme Court had reversed nearly half-a-century of constitutional protection for abortion.

Two new laws aimed at reducing mass shootings and cracking down on the proliferation of so-called "ghost guns" go into effect July 1 in Washington. Majority Democrats in the state Legislature passed the new restrictions earlier this year. One of the new laws bans the manufacture, import, distribution or sale...

When the Supreme Court announced it was overturning Roe v Wade on June 24, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops commended the decision. Locally, the Washington State Catholic Conference praised the news. But views were mixed at a Catholic Church in Seattle over the following weekend. Hortencia Plascencia attended the...

The King County Council has approved a plan that calls for switching elections to even numbered years. But the ultimate decision is not theirs — voters will give the final approval or denial. Council Chair Claudia Balducci is hoping voters will sign off on the idea when they vote...