Tom Banse
Regional Correspondent
Stories
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New Washington state park in the works along Nisqually River
Washington is getting its first new full-service state park in many years. The planned park build-out is on land the state owns along the Nisqually...
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KUOW Newsroom
Oregon policymakers may shake up development rules in tsunami zones
Sooner or later the offshore Cascadia fault zone is going to unleash a monster earthquake and tsunami. When that day comes, you hope that coastal...
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Washington becomes first West Coast state ready to ditch time changes
With the stroke of the governor's pen Wednesday, Washington officially became the first West Coast state to ditch the twice-yearly time switch. But the...
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The oral history wasn't a myth. Tsunamis hit this tribal village five times, new study shows
A legend about a great flood has been passed down through the centuries among the Klallam people on the north side of Washington's Olympic Peninsula. As...
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They smell, bark and snatch pet dogs. Sea lions cause trouble at Northwest ports
A big rebound in the sea lion population along the West Coast in recent years has created a constant battle to wrangle the protected animals.
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Delivery robots are now cleared to drive on Washington sidewalks
Wheeled autonomous robots to bring online orders to your door have the green light to enter commercial service in Washington state. Gov. Jay Inslee...
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Tax break for electric vehicles makes a comeback in Washington state
In their last minute dash to adjournment Sunday, Washington state legislators revived a lapsed sales tax break for buyers of electric cars. The...
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Alaska Air foresees minimal impact from ongoing grounding of Boeing 737 MAX
Executives from Seattle-based Alaska Airlines say they foresee minimal impact from the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX model. The airline has 32...
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Why are gray whales washing up dead on Pacific Northwest beaches?
An unusually large number of gray whales are washing up dead on their northbound migration past the Oregon and Washington coasts this year.
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Cutting back on fishing could help orcas. But would it hurt charter fishing fleets?
Pacific Northwesterners are undeniably fond of their endangered resident killer whales. Many locals are also fans of salmon fishing, a hobby that...