Guns

Hong Kong drops gun charge against Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson

Government

'An honest mistake.' Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for bringing gun on an airplane

Crime

Seattle homicides set record, but King County has big plans and lots of funding to prevent gun violence

As Seattle marks its 61st homicide of 2023, breaking last year's record, King County officials are planning a new Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The announcement comes at the same time the Department of Justice is sending millions to Washington in gun violence prevention funding.

Crime

Gun violence doesn't discriminate: Rapper Quavo and others share their stories

Almost a year after rapper Takeoff, of the music trio Migos, was shot and killed, Quavo, his band mate and uncle, travels to Washington, D.C., to discuss gun violence prevention.

Kelso gun store sued for violating ban on high-capacity magazines

Politics

For young Americans, politics breaks the American dream instead of building it

Gen Z and millennial voters should dominate the electorate in coming years. A new poll from the Sine Institute, exclusively obtained by NPR, shows how 18-34 year old Americans feel about the future.

Crime

Seattle passes grim milestone with record high homicides

Education

Ingraham High School seeks federal funds to cope with repercussions of school shooting

As a new schoolyear begins, Seattle's Ingraham High School is set to receive nearly half a million dollars in federal funding to help it rebound from last November's deadly school shooting, in which one student was killed.