Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington.

Nonprofit and private landlords claim eviction bans allow tenants to stop paying rent for long stretches. The Tacoma City Council is considering rolling back renter protections.

Nighttime coyote sightings are not uncommon in Western Washington. But a recent bump in reports of daytime encounters has some Seattle residents near Volunteer Park and the Washington Park Arboretum concerned.

Among financial pressures facing universities, federal funding upheaval means there could be fewer spots available at graduate programs this cycle.