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Fall ballot in Washington to be crowded with initiatives

Backers of I-1515, the initiative to restrict which bathrooms transgender people can use, have told Washington state officials they will not turn in…

Ralph Munro, Washington's former secretary of state, blows bubbles with Vietnamese refugees. Gov. Dan Evans asked Munro to find out more about the refugees, so he went to Camp Pendleton in California in 1975.

Seeing Vietnamese Refugee Camps In California ‘Hit Me In The Gut’

This story was first published April 9, 2015. Dan Evans was furious.So furious he cursed (and he was not someone who swore).It was 1975 and the Washington…

Alfonoso Adinolfi at his office in Kent. Like many Americans with hepatitis C, Adinolfi didn't know he carried the virus until he was diagnosed in 1996.

Seattle Baby Boomers: You're At Risk For Hepatitis C

Ask Alfonso Adinolfi how he got hepatitis C and he’ll point to his upper right arm. “Right there,” he says, “that tattoo.”He’s lived with the blood-borne…

Firefighter by photographer Marsha Burns.

Meet the artist who captured these timeless portraits of 1980s Seattle

In the 1980s Marsha Burns prowled Seattle's streets, looking for people to photograph.“I was doing pictures of edgy people, people who didn’t fit into the…

Michelle, 26, and Benjamin, 27, spend time together on their bed at the back of their school bus. Michelle works as a janitor and Benjamin is employed as a dishwasher. They shower at community centers or at friend's homes. Both of them consider themselve

Don’t Call Us Homeless: Living On A School Bus In Seattle

Smoke rises from an old school bus parked in the Interbay area of Seattle – but it’s not coming from the tailpipe. Inside, Michelle, 26, is adding fuel to…

The drilling rig Noble Discoverer is shown in Alaska's Dutch Harbor before it went to the Arctic.

Shell’s Arctic Bust Echoes Around Alaska And Beyond

After sinking eight years and more than $8 billion into the effort, Shell Oil is pulling out of the Arctic Ocean, the company says.Shell officials said…

Republicans Chase Ballots With Minivans, Smart Phones

This year campaigns are able to make faster and more nimble use of ballot returns than ever before and target those voters who have yet to cast their…

Gerry Tsutakawa's 'The Mitt' at the north entrance of Safeco Field

Do you know the family story behind Seattle's beloved baseball mitt?

If you’re a Seattle Mariners fan, you’ve probably been to Safeco Field. And if you’ve been to the Safe, you’ve probably seen the large bronze sculpture…

The man in this photo has been charged with trying to sell an illegal sturgeon. Police say he used this cellphone photo of himself alongside the fish on the bank of the Columbia River to market the fish.

Sturgeon Poachers Angle For Caviar On The Columbia

The high value of caviar is driving poachers to an inventive way to cash in on giant sturgeon in the Columbia River:They lash live fish with ropes to the…

Seattle Reign FC defender Stephanie Cox and her daughter Kaylee are greeted by Washington Spirit opponent (but US National teammate) Ali Krieger at a league game in July.

The Real Soccer Moms: Elite Women Players Return After Giving Birth

When US Soccer announced last year where national team members would play in the inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League, Seattle Reign FC…

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