Ruby de Luna

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million initiative this week that will provide expertise, funding, and technical support to help grocery stores in underserved communities expand and improve security.

Monday marked the beginning of a long-awaited change to Seattle’s slowest downtown bus line, Route 8. The so-called “late eight” got a dedicated bus lane along a roughly one-mile stretch of Denny Way.

The Washington State Attorney General’s Office began its trial Monday against grocery giant Albertsons. The state alleges the company fueled the opioid crisis by failing to resolve warning signs of drug misuse or diversion.

After some delay, the effort to replace the stolen bronze statue of a young Hiroshima bomb survivor is on track again.

No ICE agents have been assigned to the SEA Airport yet, following President Donald Trump’s orders to send immigration agents to several U.S. airports to fill in for TSA agents during the ongoing partial government shutdown.

Wool weaving nearly went the way of the woolly dog, a breed that once thrived in the Coast Salish communities but went extinct in the wake of colonialism. Today, an exhibition at Seattle’s Burke Museum showcases both ancestral and contemporary works, thanks in part to a local instructor who is helping its revival and teaching the next generation of weavers.

Everett beefed up regulations to curb unpermitted food carts. Other cities might follow

It’s been two years since Seattle’s gig worker minimum wage took effect. It was intended to boost labor standards for app-based drivers who deliver food for companies like DoorDash or Uber Eats. How has it worked out so far? Kim Malcom spoke with KUOW’s food reporter Ruby de Luna for some answers to that question.

The waters may have receded from last month’s widespread flooding, but the hard work of recovery is just beginning. Local farmers are cleaning up and replacing things that were swept off in the waters — starting with soil.

In the wake of Kroger closing a Fred Meyer store in Lake City last October, Washington lawmakers are introducing bills to help neighborhoods recover from losing a grocery.