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Starbucks workers and supporters protest in front of Capitol Hill's Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Seattle on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.

Upstart unions at Seattle's Amazon, Starbucks, REI enter the Trump era

As the organized labor movement marked May Day this week, fledgling unions at Seattle-area giants worried that long-stalled negotiations may be dead in the water as the National Labor Relations Board … more

Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/3/25

The Corneille sits moored in the Port of Tacoma on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

From port terminals to toy stores, trade war means trouble for Washington state economy

West Coast lawmakers and port officials issued stark warnings Thursday about the growing economic risks for businesses and consumers from a full-blown trade war. “Small businesses … … more

Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/3/25

Washington state nuclear plant fined for spilling gallons of oil into the Columbia River

Energy Northwest has been fined $4,000 after a spill of lubricating oil that polluted the Columbia River at its nuclear power plant north of Richland. The oil spilled on June 13, 2023, and the … more

By Tri-City Herald (TNS) | 5/3/25

Man without a country: ICE arrests Washington state resident brought to America as toddler

A rainy morning in a North Spokane neighborhood erupted Tuesday with the kind legal reckoning that's uprooting families across Washington and the country. A series of videos captured the … more

Thomas Clouse and Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS) | 5/3/25

Former city clerk pleads guilty to defrauding Idaho town of nearly $200,000

A former city clerk in New Plymouth, who served in the role for over a decade, pleaded guilty to a scheme that saw her defraud the small Southwest Idaho town of nearly $200,000, acting U.S. Attorney … more

Ashley Fredde / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 5/3/25

Gov. Bob Ferguson gives a thumbs up to his family during his inaugural address at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

After Gov. Bob Ferguson set his priorities, which ones survived the 2025 session?

During his mid-January inaugural address, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson gave shout-outs to multiple bills, including some by Republicans. The 2025 regular legislative session ended last weekend. … more

Simone Carter / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 5/3/25

New study suggests major Pacfic Northwest earthquake could make ground sink up to 6 feet

When Washingtonians talk about the possibility of a major earthquake in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the conversation typically focuses on the immediate impacts: the threat of casualties, building … more

Daniel Schrager / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 5/3/25

The Woodinville High School girls flag football team celebrated the sport being sanctioned by the WIAA in an event held by the Seahawks at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center Thursday, April 24, 2025. (Edwin Hooper/Seattle Seahawks/TNS)

After Seahawks assist, Washington girls flag football players eager to grow sport

RENTON, Wash. — On Thursday, Tosia Jaszczak Follehr sat on a stage at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center and answered a question from Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Jaszczak Follehr … more

Mike Vorel / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 5/3/25

Thurston Regional Planning Council blasts, then rejects advisory board’s recommendation to follow Trump’s DEI order

A recommendation from an advisory group to the Thurston Regional Planning Council didn’t last long on Friday as the council first blasted the advice to scrub diversity, equity and inclusion … more

Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS) | 5/3/25

The Chronicle - May 3, 2025

5/3/25

Adna tops Toledo to cap perfect league season

The Adna baseball team polished off a perfect C2BL season on Friday, as the Pirates defeated Toledo 3-2 in their final league game. Adna won all 16 of its league games, sweeping each of the … more