Drug deaths in the U.S. are at their lowest level since March 2025, according to federal data. Trump continues to cite fentanyl as justification for policies ranging from tariffs to immigration.

Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean completed the fastest unsupported row across the Pacific, arriving in Cairns, Australia, on Saturday. They rowed over 9,000 miles non-stop from Peru.

The budget carrier filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization. The airline said it plans to keep flying as usual during the restructuring process.

The shooting this week at a Minneapolis Catholic school that killed 2 children won't the be last such incident. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the cycle of school shootings and their aftermaths.

Once a prominent musician in New York City, Wachner was working as a grade school teacher in Indiana. Prosecutors have ...

Lawyers are demanding the release of a longtime Oregon resident arrested by Border Patrol while fighting a Washington state wildfire, saying Friday that the firefighter was already on track for legal ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings, Geekwire contributing editor Mike Lewis, and KUOW’s Patricia Murphy ...

Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle’s King County International Airport to witness deportation flights and spread word of where they are going and how many people are aboard.

This month, the KUOW Book Club read Lynda V. Mapes' new book, "The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests." Mapes joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle ...

The three-judge panel found no evidence of racial gerrymandering to boost the electoral power of Latino voters in the Yakima Valley.

The King County Auditor found that lax financial oversight at the Department of Community and Human Services allowed ...