Photo exhibit in B’ham on queer ‘non-visibility;’ farms can’t find workers due to ‘ICE fears;’ high bacteria levels close several local beaches; MS Windows’ ‘blue screen of death’ changes color.

Protesting Bezos’ mega-expensive wedding; Seattle Pride is ‘fearful but empowered;’ Mt. Rainier’s glaciers are ‘disappearing;’ what protests need to lead to.

Graphic novel of gay Asians in Seattle; Filipina UW lab tech ordered released by ICE; MS foresees AI changing the whole Internet; county assessor Wilson asked to resign after restraining order.

Cafe Allegro at 50; NW Folklife Festival at 54; mayoral poll has Katie Wilson slightly ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell; Gov. Ferguson warns of dire health-care consequences if GOP budget bill passes the US Senate.

Nathan Vass’s second book of bus-driving tales; Air Force One ‘gift’ from Qatar and its discontents; clergy-abuse survivors support new WA law; average Seattle home prices rise above $1 million.

Legislative session ends with rent-hike caps, without wealth tax; tariff mess causes seaport slowdown; Soundgarden makes it into R&R Hall of Fame; Amazon scheduled an online book sale on Indie Bookstore Day.

More protests here, around US; state Sen. Bill Ramos suddenly dies, as state budget moves go on; FBI questions Oak Harbor punk band over ‘anti fascist’ lyrics.

Video reassures those with ‘Tesla Regret Syndrome,’ while stunters put fake Bezos message on crosswalk buttons; FAA scrutinized over 737 MAX incident oversight; who’ll be King Co.’s second temp-exec?

Rick Steves on how fascism took root in Europe; state Senate dilutes rent-stabilization bill; City Light crew allegedly had a ‘party attitude’ on the job; Ferguson, Reykdal say WA won’t kneel to MAGA demands.

Movie about (and filmed in) a bar facing closure for redevelopment; Ferguson rejects Legislative budget plans; school bus drivers could go on strike; email describes ‘chaos’ within SPD.

Rising music star Chong the Nomad decamps for LA; Sen. Murray decries possible Medicaid cuts; Oly rally aims to stop big state budget cuts; a major institution in NW history could disappear.

Classic-toys exhibit comes to Tacoma; another anti-MAGA rally today; another accusation about Harrell’s time in Iowa in ’96; Ken Stringfellow has new record, still refutes sexual-misconduct claims.

Documentary filmmaker killed by alleged-DUI driver; Bezos bans contrary views from WaPo opinions; state, KingCo face brutal budget cuts; Catholic schoolteacher accused of possessing child porn.

Bill Gates hypes memoir, says he’s not like some other tech moguls; arts groups fight anti-DEI edicts; more bills die at Legislative deadline; Starbucks laying off 1,100 office staff nationwide.

Artist Buster Simpson’s retrospective show; first Legislative cutoff deadline; small earthquakes hit WA and BC; no, the feds can’t ship NW water to CA.