New Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine looks to the future

On Thursday, March 27, the Sound Transit Board of Directors voted 15-0 to confirm board member and longtime King County Executive Dow Constantine as the new CEO of Sound Transit. “Dow, you just got hired!” shouted transit advocate Joe Kunzler, fist-bumping Constantine as he strode through Union Station’s Ruth Fisher Board Room to accept his […]
Seattle Opera to perform free at Marysville Opera House this April

MARYSVILLE—The Seattle Opera will be performing Earth to Kenzie at the Marysville Opera House this April 6, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., bringing the community together for what’s expected to be an unforgettable afternoon of music and culture. The special event is free to the public, making it accessible for all residents and visitors, […]
White couple, who enslaved adopted Black children, sentenced to hundreds of years in prison

KANAWHA COUNTY, W. Va—A White couple originally from Washington State, Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and his partner Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, were found guilty of abusing their five adopted Black children and using them for forced labor on their farm in Sissonville, West Virginia on Wednesday, March 26. Whitefeather was sentenced to a maximum 215 […]
WA State Senate adopts new rule restricting press in chamber to ‘maintain decorum’

OLYMPIA—In a voice-only vote, the Washington State Senate on Wednesday, March 27, overwhelmingly adopted a rule within its last four weeks of the Legislative Session to restrict members of the press from “the wings” and adjacent areas of the of the Senate unless accompanied by a sitting senator or senator’s staff member. The members of […]