The Latest Front Page: ICE arrests, Caterpillar bonds and Fred Meyer's handleless bags Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. Libby Denkmann Remembering drummer James Gadson, who worked with greats like Bill Withers The drummer James Gadson has died. His funky, laid-back style appears on hit records from the 1970s onward. Megan Lim What comes next for the Strait of Hormuz Iran says it agreed to two weeks of safe passage for ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz, but most vessels are staying put until certain it's safe. Jackie Northam Climate Light snowpack is setting up conditions for drought and fires in the U.S. West The West has had one of the worst winters for snowpack on record. The lack of snow is causing drought across much of the reason and spelling trouble for communities. Ellis Juhlin Technology This Redmond company's tech will guide Artemis II back to Earth This Friday evening, the Artemis II crew expects to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. And when that happens, technology from the Pacific Northwest will take center stage. Joshua McNichols World Once seen as a war hero, Australian ex-soldier will stand trial for alleged war crimes Until a few years ago, Ben Roberts-Smith was one of Australia's most celebrated war heroes. But now, he will stand trial for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Kristina Kukolja Immigration Despite court ruling, Washington still blocked from inspecting immigrant detention center Washington state health inspectors have been trying for months to enter the Tacoma immigrant detention center amid longstanding concerns about the conditions there. A federal appeals court ruling last summer paved the way for them to get in, but the private facility’s operator is still denying access, state officials say. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard Animals A manatee is released to the wild after being rescued from a storm drain this winter People cheered the release of a manatee this week that had been recuperating after being rescued from a storm drain in Florida this winter. Molly Duerig Books A new program unites West Coast readers for stories of Japanese American incarceration A new program dubbed “the largest book club on the West Coast” is uniting libraries to explore an often erased chapter of the region. Noel Gasca Education Public university professors in Texas say a new law restricts their academic freedom Public universities across Texas have instituted sweeping changes in recent months, from canceling gender studies programs to directing faculty to sign a pledge not to indoctrinate students. Camille Phillips Prev 2 of 1645 Next Sponsored
Front Page: ICE arrests, Caterpillar bonds and Fred Meyer's handleless bags Every week we talk about the most fascinating stories in the news and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. We call it Front Page. Libby Denkmann
Remembering drummer James Gadson, who worked with greats like Bill Withers The drummer James Gadson has died. His funky, laid-back style appears on hit records from the 1970s onward. Megan Lim
What comes next for the Strait of Hormuz Iran says it agreed to two weeks of safe passage for ships traversing the Strait of Hormuz, but most vessels are staying put until certain it's safe. Jackie Northam
Climate Light snowpack is setting up conditions for drought and fires in the U.S. West The West has had one of the worst winters for snowpack on record. The lack of snow is causing drought across much of the reason and spelling trouble for communities. Ellis Juhlin
Technology This Redmond company's tech will guide Artemis II back to Earth This Friday evening, the Artemis II crew expects to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. And when that happens, technology from the Pacific Northwest will take center stage. Joshua McNichols
World Once seen as a war hero, Australian ex-soldier will stand trial for alleged war crimes Until a few years ago, Ben Roberts-Smith was one of Australia's most celebrated war heroes. But now, he will stand trial for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Kristina Kukolja
Immigration Despite court ruling, Washington still blocked from inspecting immigrant detention center Washington state health inspectors have been trying for months to enter the Tacoma immigrant detention center amid longstanding concerns about the conditions there. A federal appeals court ruling last summer paved the way for them to get in, but the private facility’s operator is still denying access, state officials say. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Animals A manatee is released to the wild after being rescued from a storm drain this winter People cheered the release of a manatee this week that had been recuperating after being rescued from a storm drain in Florida this winter. Molly Duerig
Books A new program unites West Coast readers for stories of Japanese American incarceration A new program dubbed “the largest book club on the West Coast” is uniting libraries to explore an often erased chapter of the region. Noel Gasca
Education Public university professors in Texas say a new law restricts their academic freedom Public universities across Texas have instituted sweeping changes in recent months, from canceling gender studies programs to directing faculty to sign a pledge not to indoctrinate students. Camille Phillips