The stadium where the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC all play is now staffed by a majority union workforce.That wasn’t the case three years ago, when only 17% of Lumen Field staff were unionized.But now, ahead of the city and stadium hosting six matches of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, many workers have organized. About 80% of the workforce at Lumen now belong to one of a dozen unions representing workers at the stadium.
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Courtney Flatt/NWPBIf you live east of the Cascade mountains and you’ve got glass bottles and jars piling up – a volunteer group in Yakima can help you recycle them. -
Courtesy: Idaho Public Television screenshotWashington and Idaho legislators open their respective off-year sessions Monday in Olympia and Boise. -
John Ryan/KUOWWashington state officials have issued a correction after they were caught exaggerating the benefits of state spending to curb climate change.
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Artificial intelligence could help deter wolves from preying on livestock in Washington. -
The city of Bellingham, Wash., is launching an investigation into how one of its employees used ChatGPT to help award a large city contract. KNKX Murrow News fellow Nate Sanford joined host Phineas Pope to discuss. -
Public records uncovered by Cascade PBS and KNKX show a city employee asking ChatGPT for help tipping the scales to ensure a preferred vendor would be awarded a contract. -
Pierce County does juvenile probation differently.About a decade ago, the county created a program it calls Opportunity-Based Probation.The program rewards good choices and behaviors. That’s different from the more traditional model that punishes kids for messing up. -
U.S. Senate and House Democrats from Oregon and Washington moved swiftly to condemn President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States carried out a military strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. -
A small project at the confluence of the Yakima and Columbia rivers could make a big difference for salmon. That project officially kicked off Monday. -
On a week night inside a card shop in Wenatchee, tables are set up not for poker or board games, but for a fantasy card game called Magic: The Gathering. Veterans shuffle decks, trade jokes and ease into the kind of relaxed conversation that can take months to build. htis story talks about mental health challenges. If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available by calling or texting the national suicide and crisis lifeline at 988. -
What will set off your New Year? If you’ll be making a toast to 2026 – you should know, the Northwest is home to new and interesting sparkling wines. -
A plan to add back-up power to a hospital in south-central Washington could be back on track. A judge ordered the federal government to give back grants to hundreds of projects that reduce natural disaster risks. -
Up to 800,000 LED lights cover the park this year. Included with that is the lighted arch walkway, bright dancing penguins, a lighted igloo — and even a fireplace to warm up.
