You don’t have to have the right equipment, or a secret location, or a car to start foraging. Plenty of tasty foraged foods are easier to find than you might think: your backyard, parks, and local trails.Alexis Nikole Nelson, also known as the @BlackForager on TikTok, wants to make it easier. She has a new cookbook that teaches expert and novice foragers how to find and eat the mushroom, berries, and flower petals. "Happy Snacking, Don’t Die!" is packed with delicious and informative recipes for every season."Seattle Eats" host Brandi Fullwood spoke with Alexis live at Town Hall Seattle as part of the Seattle Arts & Lectures speaker series.

The new trains feature ergonomic seats, upgraded WiFi, and a sleek new cafe car. They'll go into service on both the Seattle to Eugene and Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. routes. More trains are set to arrive by the end of the year, dramatically increasing Amtrak Cascades capacity.

The Pacific Northwest will need a massive buildout of new energy infrastructure over the next six years.

There may be hope for Idaho yet.

Though the state Republican party, which has thoroughly controlled the state government since the mid 1990's, has already resolved to repeal the initiative if it passes in November.

it’s time for the people of Oregon and Washington to consider a radical but rational solution to authoritarianism: separation from the United States.

The shark — called Kara by researchers — is a mature female that weighs about 1,000 kilograms

As the April 15 federal tax deadline approaches, it's worth taking a moment to consider how a tax strike could help Oregon and Washington assert fiscal independence and send a message to Congress that it needs to work harder to halt fascism in the US.
To learn more about this rapidly-growing civil disobedience movement in which people refuse to pay federal income taxes to protest and defund US authoritarianism, I spoke with Christina Thompson, who lives in Maryland and is coordinator of the National Tax Strike.

Federal judge in Oregon rejects bid to overturn Biden-era agreement to protect endangered fish populations

1.6 million people live in high hazard areas. As the region continues to build in flammable landscapes, policymakers can protect communities with smarter building choices and the truth about rising risk.

The unanimous vote follows a similar moratorium in SeaTac, with Burien, Renton, and Seattle expected to follow suit. As an epicenter of ICE activity in Puget Sound, Tukwila had unique reason to believe a detention center could be coming to their city.