His day started with selling a chicken coop. It ended in immigration detention Sergey Kostenyuk and Mary Loisate have been together for more than 20 years. Loisate was born in the U.S., but Kostenyuk is a legal permanent resident with a green card. He came to Spokane from Ukraine as a refugee more than 30 years ago, when he was a child. Eilís O'Neill Play AudioListen 12 mins
After a close election, Canadians stand together against ‘the Trump factor’ Canadians are working through new political realities after a national election last week amid comments from President Donald Trump about Canada becoming the 51st state. John O'Brien Play AudioListen 11 mins
Federal funding cuts to AmeriCorps leave Washington volunteers, nonprofits scrambling for answers Cuts to the federal volunteer service program AmeriCorps are disrupting the work of non-profits across Washington as well as the lives of volunteers. Noel Gasca
Washington 'sanctuary law' allows ICE agents to pick up people leaving prison. They often don't Washington state’s so-called “sanctuary law” is in the crosshairs of elected officials. But new data from the state’s department of corrections shows, even when the state works with federal immigration enforcement, the federal government isn’t always following through. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Trump is revoking visas. Students, post-grads in Seattle worry they'll be targeted for supporting Gaza On Monday night, UW announced five students and four post-grad trainees had their visas revoked, and on Tuesday, Seattle University said three of its post-grads also had status revoked. Scott Greenstone Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle businesses on edge about Trump's trade tariffs Local businesses are scrambling to figure out how to deal with the Trump administration’s latest trade tariffs. Ruby de Luna
Washington schools chief blasts 'cruel chaos' of Trump's order to eliminate the Department of Education Washington state’s top education official is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s long-awaited executive order calling for the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education. Sami West
WA AG sues Adams County for cooperating with immigration enforcement beyond what state laws allow Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown sued Adams County and the Adams County Sheriff's Office on Monday, accusing them of violating a state law that limits local involvement in federal immigration enforcement. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Several federal buildings in WA deemed non-essential could be sold A federal agency that oversees government operations has published a list of over 300 properties and facilities considered non-essential to government operations, including downtown Seattle's Henry M. Jackson Federal Building. Noel Gasca
Builders say tariffs will drive Seattle-area home costs higher Builders expect higher prices to trickle down to builders within a few weeks, and to home buyers and renters after that, when fewer homes drive competition for those home Joshua McNichols
