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Bernie Sanders may endorse a candidate in the Seattle mayor's race. We can't confirm who, but Sander’s group Our Revolution tells KUOW that it's taking a look at Seattle.

In Seattle today, a panel of federal judges heard arguments on President Trump's second travel ban. Following a lawsuit from the state of Hawaii, the ban was blocked in March by a lower court. At issue is whether that ruling should stand.

South King County has long been a destination for working people seeking home ownership. But prices have been rising and not people's ability to pay.

South King County has long been a place where people with modest incomes could find a home.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill this week that bolsters legal protections for young, undocumented immigrants who have been neglected, abused, or abandoned by their parents.

The Seattle mayor’s race just got another seismic shake-up. Jenny Durkan is in the Seattle mayor’s race. The official kick-off was Friday.

Lots of industrial jobs are coming to the Kent Valley, south of Seattle, businesses that make everything from ice sculptures to airplane parts. But workers today don’t want to carry a metal lunch pail to work everyday. They want to go out. Restaurants and pubs are trying to capitalize on those hungry workers with money in their pockets. But it’s tricky in Kent, because the modern city was laid out to keep industry and restaurants far away from each other.

Is it OK to call someone of color ethnic? What does half-white mean?

A new kind of music festival will come to Seattle’s Pioneer Square this week. It's called Upstream.

When it comes to the sex scandal surrounding Mayor Ed Murray, we haven’t heard much from people who knew him as a young man in the 1980s, when the abuse he’s accused of allegedly took place.

To the list of global problems the world’s oceans are facing, you can add another: They’re losing oxygen. The Pacific Ocean off the U.S. West Coast, from central California to Alaska, is one of the hardest-hit areas.

When people face deportation at a court in Seattle or Tacoma, and they don’t have an attorney, the immigration judge will often drop a name: The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. The group’s legal staff provides free help filling out forms and translating documents – even if an attorney can’t take on the full case.

A bill signed by Governor Jay Inslee will reimburse caregivers or foster children for the costs associated with getting a driver's license. It’s expensive to become a licensed driver in Washington state. There are permitting fees, driver's education classes, testing and insurance costs.

People call it the “silver tsunami,” for those currently in senior positions in Kent's industrial valley. A massive wave of older, experienced workers is considering retirement at around the same time.

Pat Pritchard stood before a group of students at Green River College in Kent. He told his students that he doesn’t train them to be grunts, because what we need from workers is changing.