Several new laws go into effect in Washington state on Saturday and later in the month.
Some of the notable laws include a change to drug possession laws, an anti-hazing law, robocall scam protection and the designation of the first state dinosaur. Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to strike down affirmative action, banning the consideration of race in college admissions.
The ruling, released on Thursday, comes after students at Harvard and University of North Carolina challenged admissions policies.
There was a swift reaction to the Supreme Court's decision.
"Naturally, it was anger," said Eddie Rye Jr, a community activist in Washington state. "Although it was highly anticipated." Read more
An iconic Seattle chocolate brand will be closing its manufacturing operations and laying off staff later this year.
Theo Chocolate announced Wednesday it is restructuring its operations, part of which includes closing its Seattle manufacturing. Read more
Washington State Department of Transportation crews hope to have debris from a May landslide that washed out a bridge and a 200-foot section of Highway 204 cleared by August.
Project Engineer Paul Mason called the slide, and its estimated 300,000 cubic tons of debris, "catastrophic."
“We estimate about 1,200 cubic yards every single minute, so that’s about 120 dump truck loads of material floated by every minute for a solid half-hour,” Mason said. Read more
A scandal at Harvard University’s medical school involving donated human bodies is stirring up the emotions of family members in the Pacific Northwest, who have been victims of a similar crime.
“My first thought when I heard about what happened at Harvard Medical was about the families of the loved ones that had been donated…and how betrayed they must feel,” David Griffin said.
After his daughter, Amanda West, died from cancer in Seattle in 2019, she donated her body for research. But Griffin and his family learned that donated bodies do not always end up where the donors intended. Read more
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