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Change the channel? New (or very old) name sought for Hood Canal

Members of the Skokomish Tribe say they’ve had a perfectly good name for the waterway in the heart of their territory for thousands of years.
- John Ryan
Seattle special election: voters approving social housing initiative

Seattle voters are deciding one issue this February Special Election: an affordable housing initiative.
- Paige Browning
More than 1K Seattle buildings aren't ready for an earthquake

Seattle officials could finally require seismic retrofits for masonry buildings
- Paige Browning
Northwest lawmakers, courts weigh new rules on gun sales

New restrictions on gun sales, including training requirements, waiting periods and permits, are making their way through the legislature in Washington and courts in Oregon.
- Jeanie Lindsay
Ocean Shores school officials remain wary of new tsunami tower

When a tsunami forms, some coastal communities can see rising water in as little as 20 minutes. In preparation, those communities have begun building tsunami evacuation towers. But building these towers is expensive, and some small coastal communities are wary of signing onto their construction.
- Libby Denkmann
Washington politicians respond to Biden's 2023 State of the Union address

Washington's Democratic Congress members are responding to President Biden's 2023 State of the Union address, echoing the president's main message: "Let's finish the job."
- Dyer Oxley
New plan for tackling homelessness has big goals and a huge price tag

A new proposed five-year plan from the King County Regional Homelessness Authority has big goals and a price tag of up to $8 billion in capital costs, plus $3.5 billion for operations.
- Libby Denkmann
Bill would protect runaway youth seeking gender-affirming care
- Deborah Wang
The challenges of designing safer Seattle streets

After "a particularly fatal year," Seattle is expected to receive $25.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to prevent traffic fatalities.
- Hans Anderson
Lawmakers propose mandatory child abuse reporting for WA clergy

‘I think wherever we can prevent childhood sexual abuse, where we can interrupt cycles of violence and prevent it from happening further, we should do that.’
- Kim Malcolm

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