Plus, Black History Month shows, Lunar New Year events, fresh plays on stage and an intergalactic film festival.

From an opera about Malcolm X to commemorative Kraken jerseys, Black culture is being celebrated around Seattle.

The author of the new book 'Subculture Vulture' ranks the worst desserts and the best way to drink a soda (can, bottle or fountain?). 

The life-saving opioid reversal medication is currently available only at high schools in districts with 2,000 or more students.

The second season explores BIPOC access and liberation in outdoor spaces. Plus, five new maps proposed for Central WA redistricting.

A bill would name the Native history program after the late advocate, longtime state Sen. John McCoy (lulilaš), who inspired its creation.

June Guzman and Audrey Baedke offer housing and emotional support through the nonprofit Real Escape from the Sex Trade (REST).

House Bill 1889 would remove citizenship requirements from certifications for jobs ranging from security guards to private investigators.

At Recompose in Seattle, Katrina Spade offers a low-emission alternative to traditional burial or cremation: human composting.

In Washington, clergy are not mandated reporters. After a similar bill died last year, new language would offer exemptions for sacramental confessions.

As developers propose solar and wind projects across Washington, gaps in the permitting process threaten culturally significant tribal sites.

Just north of Withrow, WA, pancake-flat fields are dotted with massive rocks that help us visualize an Ice Age glacier.

10 ways to get your grove on, from the shushing sound of aspens to majestic cedars captured on canvas.

In 2022, the state took over $40 million meant for impoverished children. A bipartisan bill could redirect a portion of future payments to families.

With a shortage of doctors east of the Cascades, the school is training the next generation of providers in hopes they’ll practice in state long-term.

New residencies at the 11-year-old Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine hope to address health care disparities between urban and rural communities.

But workers it would affect can’t weigh in. Ethics rules prevent them from lobbying on bills — even ones that would define their ability to unionize.

Reporter Mai Hoang talks about the ongoing fight to redraw majority-Latino legislative districts between Yakima and Pasco.

Woo initially ran for the District 2 seat, backed by Chinatown-International District leaders and big businesses. 

From updates to the cap-and-trade program to proposed AI regulations, follow some of the legislation moving through Olympia's 2024 session.