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  Washington cities are decriminalizing magic mushrooms. Could a psychedelic ‘renaissance’ take hold statewide?

  Resolutions have decriminalized psilocybin in cities across Western Washington. Studies show psychedelics can help people suffering from trauma, depression, and anxiety. And more people are microdosing for their mental health.

  • Stephen Howie
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  Tariffs are paused. Will the ports of Seattle, Tacoma rebound?

  The constantly shifting currents of the trade war between the U.S. and China have led to an obsession with the ports over the past few weeks.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  Union farmworker organizer ‘Lelo’ denied bond to leave Tacoma ICE lockup

  A prominent Washington farmworker union organizer arrested by ICE earlier this year, will remain detained in the Tacoma ICE facility after being denied release Thursday. The attorney for Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino said he plans to keep pushing to get him out.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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  His day started with selling a chicken coop. It ended in immigration detention

  Sergey Kostenyuk and Mary Loisate have been together for more than 20 years. Loisate was born in the U.S., but Kostenyuk is a legal permanent resident with a green card. He came to Spokane from Ukraine as a refugee more than 30 years ago, when he was a child.

  • Eilís O'Neill
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  Irish woman with green card held at Tacoma ICE center, questioned about decades-old drug conviction

  An Irish woman has been taken into custody at the ICE detention center in Tacoma, according to federal records and a GoFundMe by her sister.

  • Isolde Raftery
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  Detained immigrant escapes from ICE center in Tacoma

  Tacoma Police responded to a call from the Northwest ICE Processing Center Wednesday night about an escaped detainee. It remains unclear if the person remains at large or if they were returned to the facility.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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  Hundreds rally at ICE center in Tacoma after detention of union members

  Hundreds of union workers and immigrant rights advocates rallied Thursday evening outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma to protest the arrest of dozens of people, including the leader of a farmworker union in Skagit County and a technician and union member at UW Medicine.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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  Thunder, lightning, hail…a tornado? Seattle, Western Washington brace for severe storm

  After a stretch of summer-like weather, Western Washington is bracing for more severe conditions that could include everything from thunder, hail, lightning, and possibly even a tornado.

  • KUOW Staff
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  This rare Malayan tapir in Tacoma is raising a social media star

  Ume, a rare Malayan tapir, just turned one month old at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. With her giant eyes and bright spots, Ume has blown up online as a social media star.

  • Casey Martin
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  Why McMenamins is sticking with Tacoma, despite losses at popular Elks Temple

  The century-old Elks Temple in downtown Tacoma cost $30 million to turn into a hotel/restaurant/bar/concert venue. It opened right before the pandemic. Since then, it's been a consistent money-loser for the company that restored it. But the McMenamins company made its name by taking the long view. Company co-founder Mike McMenamin has no intention of changing that now.

  • Joshua McNichols

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