City of Bellingham sends love letter (of sorts) to Canadian neighbors boycotting the US It's been four months since the start of cross border tensions between the US and Canada and the boycott of Canadian visitors is deepening. The latest traffic data shows half the number of vehicles with Canadian plates coming into Washington state in April compared to last year. It's a blow to Whatcom County, which usually sees Canadians pump around $140 million a year into the local economy. Last week, the Bellingham City Council and the mayor took another step in trying to mend fences. They wrote a love letter of sorts to Canadians and sent it to the leaders of nine BC cities in the lower mainland, including Vancouver. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund about the letter. Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 11 mins
The Blue Jays are coming! Canadian fans, not so much Just how many royal blue Blue Jays baseball jerseys and hats will grace the streets around Seattle’s T-Mobile Park and SoDo this weekend? That’s the big question as the Seattle Mariners, local hotels, restaurants and hospitality businesses cross their fingers ahead of Blue Jays Weekend. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm looked for answers. Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 6 mins
Stop international work, Trump administration tells ocean agency The Trump administration has told federal ocean and atmosphere scientists to stop their international work. John Ryan
Congress members press Biden for intelligence briefing, independent investigation of Seattleite's killing by Israeli forces Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, witnesses say Associated Press
Seattle dad with children in the Israeli army hopes for peace, but supports war When Seattle attorney Dan Swedlow checks Instagram in the morning, it's not to distract himself from his work on labor law. He’s checking to make sure his adult children in Israel are safe and alive. John O'Brien
A Palestinian American in Seattle holds her family's history close as war rages in Gaza Sabrene Odeh, a Palestinian American who lives in Seattle, shares the harrowing stories of her family members who live in the West Bank and are living through airstrikes, assaults, threats, harassment, and fear in the wake of the Hamas attack and Israel's ongoing response. John O'Brien
Tensions run high at UW pro-Palestine rally The University of Washington’s Red Square echoed with hundreds of activists Thursday, chanting, “Free, free, Palestine, within our lifetime.” People climbed the railings of the Suzzallo Library and waved the Palestinian flag. Many held signs reading “Free Palestine.” Natalie Akane Newcomb
Lummi Nation moves to block BC port expansion they say would impact salmon The port authority said the expansion would increase Canada’s west coast container capacity by about a third of what it’s already at, and has Indigenous buy-in. But the Lummi Nation in Washington said they've been ignored, and that is a violation of their rights. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez Play AudioListen 2 mins
