A narwhal’s rare sighting in Puget Sound drew groups of onlookers on Tuesday morning. Its appearance for the first time in nearly a hundred years is a promising sign that the iconic toothed marine creature has found the sound’s improved habitat conditions suitable for a comeback.

By cutting the Bonneville Power Administration, President Trump is increasing the risk of blackouts in our region. This is dangerous.

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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.

Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released.

A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. U.S. District Court Judge John Coughenour called the order “blatantly unconstitutional.”