The vote finalized more than a year of bargaining for new union contracts, including back pay, annual wage increases and other benefits.

As federal relief money dries up, cities and counties can’t keep up with inflation. Officials suggest removing limits on one crucial revenue source.

Chan, a former KCTS board member and producer on the show “Hoarders,” was a champion for the Chinatown-International District and politicians of color.

The Healthy Youth Survey reported that though depressive feelings have increased since 2002, this year found improved health and access to support.

Local physicians and researchers say long-term solutions like new training programs could help bridge the access gap.

Six workers are now alleging wage theft and labor exploitation. Plus, King County auditors find more needs to be done to save salmon habitats.

Fishing companies say long waits between seasons can be common, but labor experts say offshore foreign workers are “uniquely unprotected” under U.S. policies.

Lizz Giordano takes us behind the scenes on how dozens of foreign Filipino fishermen wound up stranded on a boat in Grays Harbor.

Tammy Morales is proposing the Connected Communities program to incentivize construction of affordable housing and amenities through looser zoning rules.

Courts could have collected over $2.5 million in fees in the past decade, which would have gone to programs to alleviate trafficking. Why didn’t they?

With more people working in-office, local agencies try to make light-rail and bus services more consistent. But they face staff shortages and delays.

Lawmakers addressed guns and the environment, but housing was left behind. Also, the deaths of rideshare drivers leads to requests for more aid.

The newspaper’s future was in question after founder Sandy Williams died. Reporter Mai Hoang talks about the push to get it up and running again.