The Seattle Storm vs. Washington Mystics game features two athletes full of character off the court.

The late senator was a conservative with an independent streak — and he found some support from Seattle in the 2000 presidential primary.

In two local congressional districts, Republican incumbents face primary scares.

Orcas survive amid PCBs and other toxic substances, but they won't forever. And the salmon they feed on need much more habitat.

Why Aretha Franklin's powerful persona and music will endure.   

When a ship owner's dreams die, the vessel may end up as a pollution source. DNR want to to spur cleanups and rural jobs.

When we need more money on salmon recovery, we have to curb waste in other areas.

Funding stadium improvements for the Mariners is a bad deal in our housing crisis.

Many new residents now arrive looking at the city as a stepping stone rather than a place to live.

Late ballots in the August primary leaned red, but the GOP is still in big trouble.

The team's on-field play has taken a back seat to revelations of wrongdoing. What is a fan to do?

We would be better off reducing our emphasis on someone's past and looking to broader security concepts that operate more fairly.

From Brock Turner to David Meinert — why do the narratives always focus on the accuser?

CSI-style sleuthing by historians has documented a nearly lost tale of commerce, trade and cultural connections.

Upcoming protests on Washington's coast have roots in a similar trip by a U.S. Supreme Court justice committed to protecting the environment.