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The latest news, stories and more from in and around the Seattle and Tacoma region.
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The Supreme Court will consider the question: Should doctors treating pregnancy complications follow state or federal law if the laws conflict? Here's how the case could affect women and doctors.
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Seattle Children’s Hospital filed the lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General's office in response to the office's investigating transgender health care beyond state borders.
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A new version of the popular board game Catan aims to make players wrestle with a 21st-century problem: How do you develop and expand without overly polluting the planet?
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Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court considers a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.
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Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson shot and killed Jesse Sarey while trying to arrest him for disorderly conduct in an interaction that lasted just 67 seconds. Jury selection for Nelson's murder trial began Monday.
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The Seattle Storm $64 million facility, located in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood, has become the second WNBA team to open a standalone training facility.
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The southeastern Washington project would be the largest proposed wind farm in the state, but it has raised concerns about ridgeline views, tribal cultural resources and endangered hawks.
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The Republican frontrunner, Dave Reichert, withdrew from the endorsement process calling it "deceptive" and the party "disjointed."
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Lower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public spaces safe and open to all.
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The repercussions could have national implications for how cities can regulate homelessness.
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On Friday, the Washington State Republican Party's convention in Spokane erupted with moments of booing, chanting, and people turning their backs on the party's own candidates.
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Tacoma officers searching a park singled out Zimmeri Contreraz sitting alone at a picnic table and detained him, saying he matched the description of a Black suspect.