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Traces of Seattle’s Native American heritage are everywhere, from the Seahawks logo to totem poles at the Pike Place Market. After all, Seattle is the only major American city named for a Native American chief.

The sovereignty of the Nooksack tribe is in jeopardy. This comes after the tribe kicked out about 15 percent of its members — members the tribe says don’t belong.

The sovereignty of the Nooksack tribe is in jeopardy. This comes after the tribe kicked out about 15 percent of its members — members the tribe says don’t belong.

President Donald Trump is proposing budget cuts that would deeply impact programs in King County. The proposal has a long way to go, and ultimately Congress has the final say. But leaders worry about how it might hurt low-income residents.

In a budget marked by deep cuts across most federal agencies, science and environmental programs took some of the biggest hits in President Donald Trump’s proposed spending plan released Thursday.

The Washington State Department of Transportation has confirmed what drivers have been suspecting: Crashes are causing more traffic delays. State crews cleared more than 15,000 traffic incidents in the final quarter of last year, 20 percent more than in 2015.

Information was released this week about how the Republican health plan would affect people in Washington. UW associate law professor Sallie Sanford spoke with Kim Malcolm about who loses the most.

A woman, a new resident of the huge Snoqualmie Ridge development, had called in for pizza. It was the first pie order for one of those new shiny houses, and Harold Nesland III, owner of Sahara Pizza, drove it over.

Fathia Absie wants you to come to dinner. The Somali-American filmmaker and writer is co-founder of a Seattle-based project called Eat With Muslims , where Muslim families host dinners for people of all faiths and cultures. On March 4, about 25 people gathered in the community space of a Belltown apartment building. The dinner was hosted by Absie and co-founder Ilays Aden. The mood was light and fun — like a dinner party. Guests gathered to talk, but it wasn't a question-and-answer style event.

Seattle is starting a pilot program to help decrease litter on city streets. Part of that program will target trash generated by homeless camps. Officials are hiring someone to head up the pilot program.