Anna Marie Yanny
Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Anna Marie's journalism has taken her from San Francisco’s KQED to Wisconsin Public Radio and back again. She’s eager to tell stories that matter to Washingtonians, and loves the science beat. When she’s away from her desk, Anna Marie enjoys biking and playing trivia around town.
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Superintendent Ben Shuldiner has cited low enrollment, budget concerns and a need to improve learning conditions as reasons to support merging certain schools.
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From Tacoma tenants' rights to transit in Pierce County, we have initial results and context on some of the hottest races in the region. -
Major ballot items included the King County assessor, Seattle City Council's lone seat up for election, and Seattle's transit measure. -
With vibrant yellow needles, the sight of larches has fall hikers crowding trailheads like Maple Pass in the North Cascades and Ingalls Lake in the Snoqualmie region.
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Researchers at the University of Washington Center for Human Rights are seeing an increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity.
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Commissioner Dave Upthegrove said the agency must to harvest some of the 77,000 acres of older trees known as “legacy forests" to fund its work and support rural communities.
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Mayor Katie Wilson's executive order directs city departments to work with emergency management staff on readiness efforts and trainings.
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State education leaders say they need more money from the state. But lawmakers are staring down a significant budget shortfall in the upcoming legislative session. -
State Superintendent Chris Reykdal shared annual student testing data and called on lawmakers to better fund public education in the upcoming legislative session.
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About a thousand lightning strikes hit the north and northeast parts of the state last weekend.
