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Former gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna supported charter schools, and some are arguing that his grand old party is leading the way on education reform…

Airlines around the world have grounded their Boeing 787 Dreamliners after yesterday’s emergency landing in Japan. Officials are looking into the cause of…

In 1993 Seattle was famous for Nirvana, the internet and Tom Hanks' insomnia. But two woman decided that the city was missing something, something they…

This past year, iconic store Easy Street Records on Queen Anne was replaced by a Chase Bank. And now the independent movie theatre, the Egyptian and…

Juneteenth, sometimes called Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, commemorates a day in 1865 when Texas slaves learned that they had finally been granted…

You’ve probably been warned not to eat too much tuna for fear of mercury poisoning. But new research in the Water, Air and Soil Pollution Journal…

Fisherman’s Wharf is bustling as boats gear up for the fishing season in Alaska. Hannah Burn talks to fisherwoman Allison Barrett about what it’s like…

A new study from Oregon State University shows that young oysters are struggling due to ocean acidification. But adult oysters are still growing. What…

From the Duwamish River cleanup efforts to coal terminals to chuckling frogs; David Hyde talks with KUOW and EarthFix reporter Ashley Ahearn about the…

Last summer 12 people were fatally shot and 70 others were injured when a gunman opened fire in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater. James Holmes, the…