Judge sez Denny Blaine Park can stay nude, with ‘conditions;’ new US attorney for western WA promptly fired by White House; anti-‘millionaires tax’ initiative makes ballot; lightning could spark wildfires today.

Tukwila industrial park with 18 (count ‘em!) data centers; campaign launched to save ‘millionaires’ tax’ from repeal; new concert hall coming downtown; Rep. Smith wants White House occupant ‘removed.’

UW scientists, Samish Nation work to save threatened sea stars; Brown sues to stop fed homeless-funding cuts; Microsoft’s carbon emissions soar due to AI; Chelan wildfire destroys ‘Hobbit Inn.’

Seattle’s part of World Cup ends in triumph (off the field); Tukwila students’ tribute to deported classmate; Microsoft cutting 4,800 jobs (600 of them here); Wilson wants to fight rental ‘junk fees.’

What the Fourth (and America) mean these days; WA licensing info leads to ICE arrests; Chelan Hills fire prompts mandatory evacuations; what the homeless really need (as told by a homeless person).

A big exhibition in the ex-Coliseum Theater; Supreme Court OKs late-arriving mail ballots; Juniper Blessing murder suspect ruled ‘not competent;’ DSHS warns of ‘massive data breach’ of clients’ info.

What Pride means in these times; World Cup ‘Pride Match’ attracts protests against Iran regime; Seattle home prices drop by a lot; WA, 22 other states want ICE to stop covering up deaths in custody.

Kids’ book on an obscure farmer with a famous namesake; today’s ‘Pride Match’ at World Cup going ahead despite teams’ objections; layoffs at game maker Bungie; King County’s almost ‘majority minority.’

‘Seattle Atlas’ site shows where we could use more housing, bike lanes, etc.; how will Wilson deal with deficits? (Possibly with a bigger JumpStart); Valve’s costly new gaming PC; what’s the matter with Britain?

Alexandra Lozano’s empire of false hopes to immigrants; Eddie Vedder (and Chicago kids) perform at Obama Center opening; SAM workers vote to form union; Seattle’s greatest spectacle ever?

‘Unrecognized’ doc on Duwamish Tribe’s struggles past & present; what Juneteenth means today; Jonathan Choe allegedly hits guard outside pro-LGBTQ event; Starbucks sued over Brazilian coffee farm conditions.

US ‘founding documents’ at MOHAI in July; ‘millionaires tax’ repeal initiative gets its signatures; big rider numbers for light rail, streetcar; getting more middle-school kids to read full-length books.

Obscure Seattle painter buys ad space at NYC subway stops; WA wins court fight to keep fed funding for wind power; tech visas’ role in area population growth; did MS unfairly exaggerate AI hype to pump stock price?

Wall of Sound Records closing after 36 years; Seattle World Cup debut a ‘win’ for the city; ICE immediately deports Honduran siblings here for medical care; millionaires spending big to defeat ‘millionaires tax.’

Fantagraphics Books @ 50; World Cup’s first Seattle game here at last; county approves road-maintenance tax (ignoring Seattle officials’ complaints); AI exec thinks anti-AI complaints will just ‘taper’ away.