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In Session: Gov. Ferguson calls proposal to raise, add new taxes to address budget shortfall 'risky'

4 days ago | krem.com | Helen Smith

OLYMPIA, Wash. — After presenting budget proposals that called for double-digit, billion-dollar tax increases, House Majority Leader Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon said Democrats are working on a plan to rely less on higher taxes. ”We’re going to need to cut deeper,” said Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle. “There’s only so many places we can look to for cuts.
Less than a quarter of Boeing employees would recommend it as a place to work, survey shows

5 days ago | kgw.com | Helen Smith

SEATTLE — A survey of Boeing employees shows that most staff don't have faith in senior leadership, and only about a quarter of them would recommend the company as a good place to work, according to the results released on Thursday. About 82% of employees responded to the culture survey, which was taken in February. The company said it was the highest level of participation since 2016.
Search underway for missing 10-year-old in Port Angeles

1 week ago | king5.com | Helen Smith

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8 p.m. sunsets start on Wednesday in Seattle

1 week ago | king5.com | Helen Smith

SEATTLE — Those late sunsets are returning to Seattle skies just in time for a sunny and warmer week in the Puget Sound region. The sun will set on Wednesday, April 16 at 8:01 p.m. in Seattle. Throughout the rest of April, we'll continue to gain over three minutes of daylight each day. The sun will continue to set later and later until the summer solstice in June, when the sun will set at around 9:10 p.m. Why do we have more daylight in the spring and summer?
University of Washington sorority house hit by stray bullet

1 week ago | krem.com | Helen Smith

SEATTLE — An interrupted car prowl led to a stray bullet striking a sorority house on the University of Washington's Greek Row early Friday morning. Just before 2 a.m., a man reported to 911 that he found "multiple suspects" trying to break into his car on the 4700 block of 19th Avenue Northeast and confronted them. During the altercation, one of the suspects attempted to fire their gun, but it jammed.
What is the best time to visit the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival?

2 weeks ago | king5.com | Helen Smith

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival offers a stunning display for tourists coming worldwide to visit the flower fields. Timing your trip, however, can be a delicate art. When the tulips will reach their full bloom depends on Mother Nature. Especially hot and cold weather, heavy rain and high winds can all push back the tulips' full bloom. Tulips can begin blooming sometimes as early as March, and sometimes last as late as May.
Potential impacts of Trump's tariffs on Washington crops, jobs becoming clearer

2 weeks ago | krem.com | Helen Smith

SEATTLE — Editor's note: This story has been updated to make it clear it references from tariff impacts during Trump's first term. In the continued fallout of heavy tariffs announced by the Trump administration, the impacts on Washington farmers and the threat to the local job market are becoming clearer. According to data gathered by Sen. Patty Murray, growers are likely to feel the pinch of the United States' tariffs on other nations and retaliatory tariffs levied in return.
2 people found dead following 'suspicious' house fire in Gig Harbor

2 weeks ago | king5.com | Helen Smith

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Two people were found dead following a "suspicious" house fire in Gig Harbor. Police were called to the 15500 block of 14th Avenue Northwest to find a home engulfed in flames at around 8 p.m. Tuesday night. Fire personnel found two people dead inside the house. At this time, they have not been identified. Neighbors told law enforcement that they heard a "loud explosion" before the home broke out in flames. The medical examiner will confirm the identity of the victims.
Washington apple shipments to India fall by 99% after Trump's tariff announcement

2 weeks ago | king5.com | Helen Smith

SEATTLE — In the continued fallout of heavy tariffs announced by the Trump administration, the impacts to Washington farmers and the threat to the local job market is becoming clearer. According to data gathered by Sen. Patty Murray, growers are already feeling the pinch of both the U.S.'s tariffs on other nations and the retaliatory tariffs that have been levied in return.
FBI investigating damaged electric vehicle charging stations in Lacey

2 weeks ago | king5.com | Helen Smith

LACEY, Wash. — The FBI and the Lacey Police Department are investigating after electric vehicle charging stations were damaged in Lacey early Tuesday morning. Multiple 911 callers reported hearing a loud noise at around 1:34 a.m. near Sleater Kinney Road Southeast, Lacey police said. Officers arrived to a Target parking lot and found that the electric vehicle charging station had been damaged.