In Washington, clergy are not mandated reporters. After a similar bill died last year, new language would offer exemptions for sacramental confessions.
The site, which solicits donations for stories proposed by journalists, has expanded to Seattle from the Bay Area and Los Angeles. It opened shop today.
After his grandfather survived the Great Depression by hunting for razor clams, biologist Dan Ayres is making sure future generations get to hunt for the PNW's favorite shellfish.