UW initiative ‘Society + Technology’ aims to foster broad collaboration at critical intersection
University of Washington Professor Ryan Calo, chair of the Technology and Society Task Force, during the inaugural convening ...
Can the LA wildfires happen in Western WA? The answer is complicated and sobering
Roaring flames, wind-whipped embers and the smoking remains of homes have filled newscasts, websites and social media over ...
Seattle-Tacoma's Top 5 Airlines By Market Share
Seattle-Tacoma has grown extensively over the past eighty years to get to where it is today, from having no commercial ...
Rocks thrown from Tacoma-area overpasses, Washington State Patrol investigating
Since the beginning of 2025, Washington State Patrol says there have been three reports along I-5 of rocks and other objects ...
Tacoma prison must pay $23M for violating minimum wage, court says
The Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, the only privately owned detention center in Washington, can hold up to 1,575 ...
KUOW1d
Tacoma ICE center ordered to pay detainee workers Washington’s minimum wage, $23 million in arrears
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that people held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center must be paid the state’s ...
‘No dignity in poverty.’ Tacoma MLK Day emcee hopes to take peace campaign to the skies
Over the holiday season, Amoah-Forson bought 5,000 pairs of socks and handed them out to the needy from his Peace Bus. The ...
Tips for taming your overgrown garden by getting control of weeds, pruning and watering
Improving the soil means adding organic matter such as compost that will act like a sponge to hold more moisture. But you can ...
Washington cities expanding home-rental protections as efforts at state level have stalled
Bellingham and Tacoma implemented relocation assistance policies this year following ballot initiatives passed by voters in ...
Tacoma comedian talks ‘The Office’ role, Netflix special and more
We caught up with Jackson days before filming his Netflix special and talked about his comedy roots, his upcoming role in the ...
GEO Group can't nix $23 mln verdict over immigrant detainee pay
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld rulings requiring private prison operator GEO Group to pay more than $23 million to ...
KUOW4d
Some cities are ditching ShotSpotter. Tacoma still wants the gunshot detection technology
Tacoma plans to install acoustic gunshot detection technology this spring in an area that has been the site of several homicides in recent years. But not everyone is convinced the ShotSpotter system ...