New local hero ‘Jimothy’ gets his own video game; trans woman from TX ‘moved here to survive;’ report pans ‘overcrowded’ WA youth-prison system; current WA wildfires burn over 160 square miles.

Strange, beloved raccoon prowls Ballard back yards; Wilson’s transit measure passes Council mostly intact; suit over ‘torturous’ conditions at WA women’s prison; crime way down (mostly) in Seattle so far this year.

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.

Silicon Valley mogul, family aim to buy Seahawks; gray-whale deaths along Pacific coast now at 145; more wildfire evacuation orders in Eastern WA; another Boeing mid-flight near-disaster.

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.’

Indie film about a Seattle teen in the ‘grunge’ days; ICE arrests escalate locally; legal cannabis sales on the decline; central WA wildfire causes evacuation order, but also closes main highway out of town.

Memories of past Seattle civic activism (and past US birthdays); measuring World Cup’s local benefits; school superintendent Reykdal wants HS seniors to learn ‘life skills;’ the mystery of ‘Schrödinger’s senator.’

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 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.’

Iranian-born artist’s visions of (outlawed) female expressions; the big numbers behind World Cup waterfront crowds; ex-Montlake Market site could be affordable housing; are the rich fleeing here? (Not yet.)

A ‘Seattle hip-hop walking map;’ WA resident, deported to South Sudan, now in his native Vietnam; city considering removing SR 99 through South Park; Seattle has 20% more ‘unsheltered’ people than in 2024.

‘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?

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.