Politics
Northwest artists wrestle with environmental threats
Art works on display at Western Washington University range from apocalyptic to hopeful, and they all deal with one of the hottest topics in art today: dramatic ecological change.
Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons is a longtime KING-TV reporter who has been writing news for print and television for 65 years.
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Pacific Northwest
Bellingham throws in the towel on the NOAA homeport
The fleet is sailing off to Newport, heeding the call of greater state subsidy. Bellingham gives up on its court case, accepting a token cash settlement to end the dispute.
Pacific Northwest
Updated: NOAA announcement may raise Bellingham's chances
The decision to relocate the Marine Operations Center in Seattle to Newport has run afoul of flood-plain regulations. NOAA has agreed to reassess its decision, but the Oregon subsidy may still carry the day.
Politics
NOAA workers worry over Oregon move
NOAA says it's headed south, get used to it. Some of those who run the ships are anything but happy about it.
Politics
A setback for property-rights advocates
What's in a LAMIRD? It matters, the state Supreme Court says in a land-use ruling that requires tighter controls on development around rural settlements.