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Seattle Public Schools is once again weighing potential school closures, almost two years after a controversial plan to shutter four schools died.

Seattle City Council members have submitted 170 changes to Mayor Katie Wilson’s budget proposal. One that is likely to stick would restore around $7 million in overtime to the Seattle Fire Department’s budget.

At a press conference Monday afternoon, U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd for the Western District of Washington and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano of the Eastern District of Washington alleged, "Records indicate [a] substantial number of ineligible residents being registered and voting."

Elizabeth McCracken's connected short stories chronicle a family's encounters with their eldest son's girlfriend and eventual wife. This slim collection is so engaging, you may want to read it twice.

Maurene Comey served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan for around a decade. A judicial ruling finding her dismissal unlawful adds to concerns of politically motivated firings at the DOJ.

The proposed rule is a major step forward in addressing a form of fraud that has robbed SNAP recipients of millions.

Microsoft is giving about 60,000 employees the opportunity to leave with severance voluntarily.

Andre McKechnie, 55, is serving a life sentence for murder. He took his battle for the salty, sticky, black-brown byproduct of brewing beer to the court last year. He argued being refused Vegemite breached the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act.

The AI company, which makes the popular Claude chatbot, has filed for an initial public offering that could be one of the biggest ever.

Pennsylvania is the worst hit state, with at least 1,338 cases of measles confirmed in 44 counties so far this year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's suit over Alaska's Senate race in an interview on CNN.

The students, many from marginalized communities, learn to conjure up candy, do card tricks — and face the world with a confident, creative and resilient mindset.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that normal Starlink operating speeds were restored after more than a week of disruptions.

Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans is rolling out a new sentencing alternative. The program bears some similarities to community court, which ended in 2022.

The U.S. Department of Justice informed King County Elections Director Julie Wise this week that the administration is sending election monitors for the Nov. 3 midterms. It’s unclear what role federal election monitors will play or how many there will be in King County on Election Day.

Weeds are a bane for farmers and home gardeners, but a Redmond-based tech company thinks artificial intelligence can help.

KUOW’s All Things Considered asked about efforts to keep Washington state schools safe, including physical safety measures on school campuses, how threats are assessed and prevented, and funding for those efforts. The Washington approach is layered, and there are no simple answers.

Whether you're looking for a real-life thrill or just want to chill in your costume, here are eight spooktacular ways to celebrate Halloween in Seattle this month.

Lee Chang-dong's novelistic drama tells the story of two very different couples who meet during the filming of a documentary.

Ohio has been a reliably red state for several elections but it's competitive this year. If Democrats want to prevail, they'll have to win people who have backed Republicans, like rural voters.

The Pentagon is building weapons and projects with AI capabilities that officials say don't always closely adhere to the agency's own guidelines for AI, according to a congressional watchdog report published in October.

Trump's most recent rendering of East Potomac Park overtakes the D.C. peninsula with a sprawling golf course, without the grassy areas and road beloved by locals. That's prompted grassroots pushback.

Like its protagonist, the film shoots out its goopy, mud-brown, protoplasmic feelers into the undiscovered territory of horror, but it does so too tentatively.

Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.

The City of Seattle will likely ban oversized RVs from parking overnight in most parts of the city. That is, if the mayor signs the City Council’s legislation. Meanwhile, news of the possible change is trickling down to the people who live in those RVs.

People who go to games in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood can expect to be hit by a wall of sound: from fans, cars, food vendors. Often cutting through all of it is the booming voice of a street preacher.

Bar association evaluations have long provided a data point in judicial elections. But in this year’s race for Washington Supreme Court, more candidates are sidestepping that process.

Information about chemical safety at Washington pulp mills is hard to come by despite laws aimed at protecting communities’ right to know what hazards they’re living next to.

As climate change fuels hotter summers, some Britons are moving north in search of cooler weather. Could a similar shift be on the horizon in the United States?

Laura Danbom says Amazon asked her to stay silent after she accused a senior manager of sexual assault.

A new poll shows record support for Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the midterms, as voters feel the party is better attuned to handling their top issues.

New work requirements for low-income adults on Medicaid start in 2027. The state estimates that about 250,000 residents will lose their Medicaid and become uninsured due to the changes.

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has to continue providing gender-affirming care to inmates in federal prisons as litigation on efforts to change the policy continues.

Washington's alcohol industries are course correcting after a pandemic surge, then drop, in demand.

Nearly a decade after Boeing unveiled its largest 737 Max jet, the company has cleared a major hurdle in its effort to bring the plane to airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the Max 10 for passenger service Tuesday, ending years of delays.

U.S. Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander was detained along with about 80 American and Israeli rabbis and activists by Israeli security forces as they helped Palestinian olive harvesters.

Following a “no” vote on Washington’s millionaires tax in March, incumbent state Rep. Amy Walen, a Kirkland Democrat, found she was facing a challenge from her own party — Redmond City Councilmember Jessica Forsythe.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that repealing the so-called millionaires tax could make daycare costs skyrocket. The planned tax is headed to voters for possible repeal this November.

The University of Washington is giving people more time to weigh in on proposed changes to student discipline and broader campus conduct rules, as student leaders organize against changes they fear would discourage campus protests.

A respected figure in the world of global health, Dr. Kerry takes on a new responsibility. She says it's challenging but not "daunting."

Your weekend has the potential to be jam packed with everything from spooky shenanigans to sports-filled revelry. It's all here in the Weekend Warmup.

Even though Chief Amy Barden is the head of Seattle’s police alternative — the Community Assisted Response & Engagement department, or CARE — she’s not a prison abolitionist.

One of the most competitive races in the country is playing out in southwest Washington, where an incumbent Democrat is defending her seat against a Trump-endorsed Republican challenger.

If you were to make a Seattle version of the game Monopoly, what would you put on the board? How would you make it feel so Seattle? Seattleites are pondering these questions as an official Seattle edition of Monopoly is in the works.

The Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links. Despite a judge's order, hundreds of trees were cut down to make way for the renovation.

With music by Missy Mazzoli, George Saunders' award-winning Civil War novel comes to surreal life in a stage adaptation making its world premiere at The Metropolitan Opera.

Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."

On Monday voters in the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta are deciding whether to take the first step toward a future referendum on independence.