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caption: Katie Moloney, a doctoral student in civil engineering at the University of British Columbia, examines crumb rubber particles collected for research examining the impact of tire chemicals on coho-rearing streams in Vancouver.

Environment

Every tire produces a chemical that kills coho salmon. Can scientists pump the brakes?

caption: Wildfire smoke hovers above Mount Dickerman and the Perry Creek Research Natural Area in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on Sept. 28, 2025.

Environment

Forest Service axes research stations as severe fire season threatens Pacific Northwest

caption: Regé-Jean Page (right, photographed carrying a wooden crate, of course) and Halle Bailey star in "You, Me & Tuscany," which hits theaters April 10.

Movies

Top 3 scenes where Regé-Jean Page carries wooden crates in 'You, Me & Tuscany'

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Education

‘Where’s the action?’ Seattle Schools superintendent pledges to streamline handling of sexual misconduct cases
Environment

Seattle to sign agreement concerning Skagit River dams
Business

New Amtrak trains coming soon to Pacific Northwest, but not in time for World Cup
Climate

Communities are waiting on billions in disaster funding from the Trump administration
Politics

Women are getting most of the new jobs. What's going on with men?
Politics

New lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Washington’s ‘millionaires tax’
Immigration

Masked ICE agents arrest man with no deportation order in Seattle immigration court
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Jim Whittaker, Seattle native and first American to summit Everest, dies at 97

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caption: Illustration of health care bill.

Health Care

U.S. health care spending is the highest on Earth. Here's why

Most health care services in the U.S. cost at least twice what they do in other countries, and sometimes up to ten times as much.

Clare McGrane

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Friday Evening Headlines

SeaTac Airport expects big crowds this weekend, Seattle battery manufacturer fined for exposing employees to toxic lead dust, and the Mariners unveil Ichiro statue, which immediately breaks.

April 10, 2026

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caption: Gas Works Park was packed with visitors on March 3, 2021, an especially sunny day.

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