Our recent weird weather’s many nasty effects; the public tragedy behind crowdfunding for medical bills; how Amazon’s helping secure Ukraine’s government data; who’s been vandalizing electric substations?

How six locals overcame opioid addictions; 10 gamers sue Microsoft over Activision merger; preparing for Ice Storm ’22; remembering a Philly Soul legend who put down roots in Seattle.

‘Kindred’ miniseries alters Octavia Butler’s time-travel story; Margaret Atwood on the true meaning of Solstice; remembering Seattle’s homeless deaths in the past year; state Supreme Court to rule on transit fare enforcement.

Wing Luke exhibit connects WWII internment camps with other ethnic struggles; a little snow around here can still cause big problems; hopes for sentencing reform in the next Legislature; how private-equity firms bleed (sometimes fatally) the companies they buy.

Comix artist Jon Strongbow RIP; Inslee wants to ban assault weapons; could offshore wind towers threaten whales?; 83 percent of WA kids have had COVID.

Local Xmas records of note; downtown crime is apparently ‘on the decline;’ area hiring remains strong despite tech layoff; massive waterfront highway gets an Indigenous ‘honorary name.’

Local artist’s ‘zeitgeisty’ show at SAM; Value Village lawsuit goes to state Supreme Court; NLRB rules against companies firing people for unionizing; is the social-media age ending?

Supporters and allies greet Drag Queen Story Hour; Councilmember Lisa Herbold won’t run again; US senators question a tiny WA bank’s role in Big Crypto; should Amazon ‘rethink its business from scratch’?

Tom Dyer’s 40-song ode to Oly; marking 10 years since the same-sex wedding spectacular at City Hall; window shot at Renton drag-queen story hour site; FTC sues to stop Microsoft from taking over Activision Blizzard.

Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe’s new media company to cover ‘revolutionaries’; next city housing levy could be a big ask; Metro cancels many runs due to faulty buses; MS, Amazon both get pieces of new Pentagon cloud-computing deal.

Last Boeing 747 leaves assembly line; appeals court upholds most counts against Tim Eyman; First Baptist Church puts its land up for sale; is Amazon turning its back on customer experience?

1875 shipwreck remains found off WA coast; gun background-check law may finally get enforced; magic-mushroom therapy begins in Oregon; faulty Xmas-tree lights cause major house fire.

‘Running While Black’ author’s new KCTS series; court again rejects SPD officers’ suit against Sawant; Amazon to keep selling antisemitic video; does the state really need an ‘organized retail theft task force’?

MOHAI marks a decade at South Lake Union amid a vastly-changing city; budget bill passes, but city will still need to find more revenue; Everett Herald cuts back on print editions; someone stole the stuffed cougar from Vito’s.

New book by a ‘poet and former cage fighter;’ city budget plan has three City Council dissenters; Willows Inn closes after sexual-harassment claims; ‘millions in unpaid tickets’ remain from West Seattle Bridge-related traffic violations.