51+ min ago  (693+ words) Over half of farmworker wage complaints Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries received last year went unresolved past a 60-day statutory limit, according to a new report. The preliminary findings presented by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee indicate…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1064+ words) During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his academic coursework for career training. When he walked into the second grade classroom where he worked as a teaching assistant, students would rush…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (394+ words) Focus is KUOW’s home for immersive audio documentaries. Each season zooms in on a single story that challenges commonly held narratives about life in the Pacific Northwest and reveals something bigger about American society. The production team behind the Peabody-nominated…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (631+ words) Over the weekend, news broke that the Seattle Seahawks may have new owners. The NFL team was previously purchased in 1997 by Microsoft co-founded Paul Allen for $194 million. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to The Seattle Times’ sports reporter Bob Condotta to…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (57+ words) KUOW Trump dismisses election commissioners, his latest step to shape voting Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson turns off Stadium District cameras as soccer fans depart These 3 WA communities now need state approval for election rule changes It's Seattle's best sports year…...

6+ day, 51+ min ago  (475+ words) What does it take to prepare for a massive bike ride from Seattle to Portland for thousands of cyclists? At Cascade Bicycle Club’s headquarters in Magnuson Park, volunteers packed two trucks full of metal bike racks, tubs of electrolyte packages,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (361+ words) With just under four months before the midterm elections, a wave of court rulings, lawsuits and new laws is reshaping how elections are run in the U.S. In its spring session, the Supreme Court significantly narrowed the Voting Rights Act. "The…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (308+ words) A 14-year-old died Tuesday evening after crashing his electric bike in Seattle, reigniting debate over the safety of e-bikes. The Seattle Fire Department and Seattle Police responded to a call around 6 p.m. in the Eastlake neighborhood. A 14-year old boy had…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (956+ words) Washington state has too much pot as recreational sales decline. But industry experts say that's only one of many challenges that cannabis businesses currently face. To put it another way, Washington’s recreational cannabis industry was blazing with sales, at first....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (579+ words) Residents of Seattle's South Park have long wanted to do something about Highway 99 that runs through their neighborhood, calling attention to the road's environmental and health impacts. Now that the city has concluded a two-year study into the matter, there…...