Senate Democrats are considering a bill that would nearly double the state's hazardous substances tax to pay for the projects, but they may need Republican help to pass it.
Nine years later, an orca skeleton takes shape at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. The work-in-progress is on display this weekend in Port Townsend.
Washington and Oregon scientists have been closely monitoring strains of E. coli since the deadly Jack in the Box outbreak here in 1993. The experts now wonder: Is Europe dealing with a deadly new...