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Higher education in this state does not get the respect it deserves for the role colleges and universities play in powering Washington's economy.

College students in Washington state say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates.

Washington college students say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates.

This is how you throw a party. Rainy Dawg Radio is celebrating its 10th birthday with a blowout.

Julia Sweeney is a comedian, actress and author. She performed four seasons on Saturday Night Live and now has a new book of memoirs titled, "If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother." Sweeney was born and raised in Spokane, Wash., a place she still venerates for its independent character and pretty, old buildings.

Check out these pictures from two recent protests held by PETA and PETA Asia-Pacific outside Philippine Airlines' offices in San Francisco and Manila, respectively.

Dan Jaffe, UW-Bothell professor, is using crowdfunding to raise money to study how passing coal trains impact air quality.

Last year, Capital Weather Gang's Jack Williams profiled the cutting edge VORTEX2 research program , which is exploring the question why some rotating or "supercell" thunderstorms produce tornadoes and some don't. Scientists involved with the project, set to finish around 2017, are optimistic it will advance predictions.

Franklin Rivera Rosas received a letter in March from the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity at the University of Washington informing him that he is one of the winners of twenty, $40,000 Costco Diversity Scholarship being offered to incoming UW minority students.

For a time after she was crowned Miss Hispanic Seafair, Tania Santiago wasn't sure she'd be able to pursue the ultimate title: Miss Seafair.

Stanton Middle School students Jacob Brawley and Ian Mail might just have some promising scientific futures ahead of them.

It might sound a little far-fetched, but some dogs are saving animals by tracking the smell of their feces across great distances - and even across the water.

Harvey Hartman, founder and chairman of the Hartman Group and Laurie Demeritt, CEO.

Kickstarter, IndieGogo and other crowd funding sites are increasingly hosting an array of technology projects, with some raising a lot of money, while others have raised debate.

Lord knows our schools have problems. But suppose we tried to solve them by doing something radical - say, turning the schools over to the Catholic Church.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel J. Linoff-Harpham of Concord has graduated from basic military training in San Antonio, Texas.

According to a study to be published this fall in "Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research," female college students are more likely to exceed alcohol consumption guidelines than their male peers.

University of Washington President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced the selection of Bjong Wolf Yeigh, professor and president of SUNYIT, the State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome, as the next chancellor at the University of Washington Bothell, effective Sept.

Senate Immigration Bill Moves Forward University of Washington professor Matt Barreto joins us to discuss the immigration bill that is moving through the Senate.

The oceans are very noisy places: Shrimp crackle, fish bark, dolphins click, humpbacks sing, and many species talk to each other.