Eid moves one step closer to becoming a Washington state holiday Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, two holidays celebrated by nearly 100,000 Muslims in Washington state, is one step closer to state recognition. Ruby de Luna
Washington joins multi-state lawsuit against Trump administration for cutting billions in public health funding Washington state is among 24 states suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to block its sudden termination of $11 billion in grant funding for public health agencies. Scott Greenstone
Has the U.S. revoked visas for UW or WSU students? Washington universities are on edge with this month's news of federal agents detaining students with green cards, and the U.S. revoking visas, of protesters who criticized Israel's war in Gaza. Scott Greenstone
More cuts coming to the National Weather Service At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a six-foot-wide balloon filled with hydrogen lifted off at the tiny Quillayute Airport, between soggy Forks, Washington, and the western edge of the Olympic Peninsula. John Ryan
How do you convince Social Security you’re alive after the agency declares you dead? Seattle couple says it’s far from easy Pam Johnson of Seattle found out her husband, Leonard or “Ned,” had been declared dead when she got a letter from Bank of America on Feb. 19 offering condolences. The note said more than $5,000 in Social Security benefits had been reclaimed from the couple’s joint account. Stephen Howie
King County Executive Dow Constantine nominated to become next Sound Transit CEO King County Executive Dow Constantine has officially been nominated for a new position of leadership in the Seattle area: Sound Transit CEO. KUOW Staff
UW Medicine employee, green card holder detained by ICE in Tacoma Lewelyn Dixon was on her way back to the Seattle area on Feb. 28 after visiting family in the Philippines when she was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sent to the immigration detention facility in Tacoma. Eilís O'Neill
Former longtime Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp dies at 71 Longtime Washington Democratic Rep. Frank Chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful House speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died Saturday. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
Unkept trails, cancelled programs. Washington state feels the impact of federal forest cuts Dozens of people across Washington state who worked at national parks and forests have lost their jobs in recent weeks, as part of sweeping overhaul of the federal workforce by President Donald Trump. Those firings could cause ripple effects across state programs that benefit hikers, backpackers, and mountain bikers. Casey Martin
More cuts coming to US oceans agency and its Olympic Coast sanctuary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to jettison 10 buildings it leases in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington as the agency prepares to eliminate another 1,029 employees nationwide. John Ryan
