The Seattle Public Library does far more than contribute to the intellectual life of our city.

The city is creating a so-called 'community preference policy,' meant to help keep low-income residents from being pushed out of their gentrifying communities.

A Seattle City Council committee voted unanimously to tie service provider wages to inflation, teeing it up for likely approval by the full council.

Salmon-rich Bristol Bay is a cornerstone of Washington's seafood industry. But many say a mine 20 years in the making could threaten all of it. 

Seattle's first-in-the-nation program for publicly financing campaigns has been OK'd by the state's highest court.

Immigration officials were provided names and given access to other information of people under arrest. The sheriff's office claims it was all a mistake.

The Joint Office of Homeless Services was created soon after the homelessness crisis hit Multnomah County. Three years later, something similar could be coming to King County.

During his 12 years as mayor of Renton, Denis Law helped build a politically inclusive city.

The Ballard cultural venue is about heritage, but it also offers soft evangelism about social Democratic politics and values. 

Those running for the seven open seats have before them a thankless — and essential — job.

After years of process, the city council loosened regulations to build accessory dwelling units and tightened them on McMansions.

Kerry Accola's innovative sonar approach to field research is helping scientists analyze endangered salmon swimming by the city at night.

As baby boomers age, many are finding themselves in a system not set up for late-life care, without anywhere else to go.

On Memorial Day, a Rainier Beach park was pelted with gunfire. A month later, those closest to the violence reflect.

Two new programs in King and Snohomish counties take different approaches to catch minors who are falling through the cracks.