Another light-rail expansion opening day; Sen. Murray speaks for a man mauled by an ‘ICE dog’ during arrest; local rents rose 30+ percent in just 5 years; waiting for the big rain.

Light rail expands in south King County; city to double aid to ‘affordable’ housing providers; local Somali community reacts to racist White House remarks; ‘everyone in Seattle hates AI.’

A coffee house training at-risk youth; Costco sues over federal tariffs; state big-biz payroll tax plan coming to next Legislature; BC Bitcoin ‘mines’ turning into AI data centers.

Cafe Nordo concept to be revived, expanded; what America pre-JFK-shooting was really like; states block feds from killing some funding programs; UW study set AI contributes to racially-biased hiring decisions.

Remembering Indigenous icon ‘Princess Angeline;’ local boutique’s windows of warning; City Council’s $9 billion budget includes most of Harrell’s wishes; foes of Microsoft’s Israel deals don’t want an MS exec advising Zahilay.

The man who found or created much of Bartell’s beloved merch; BECU to merge with Calif. credit union; King County Council OKs budget, while Zahilay fires much of Constantine’s old staff.

The Seattle World’s Fair’s ‘adult’ shows recalled; Katie Wilson-bashing gets even more ridiculous; DC could cut homelessness funds housing thousands; charges filed in attempted Neighbours nightclub arson.

Priscilla Dobler Dzul’s art links Maya, Northwest lore; drought devastates Yakima Valley farms; Wilson stands with striking Starbucks workers; Nisqually tribe won’t house an ICE jail on its land.

Harrell’s farewell, Wilson’s victory speech; damning evidence about SPD’s Cal Anderson response in May; juvenile-detention doctor accused of multiple sexual abuses; Starbucks strike is on.

Wilson crosses the line for mayoral win; Wilson’s family link to two classic Hollywood dramas; WA Dems (except one) oppose compromise to end govt. shutdown; Starbucks strike deadline’s today.

Wilson takes very narrow lead for mayor in late ballots; Ferguson says SNAP funds ‘good to go’ in WA; unearthed emails claim FBI tried to infiltrate CHOP in 2020; something else Canada does better than us.

Knute Berger profiles Henry and Sarah Yesler; will full SNAP funding come back or not?; mayoral race narrows in late ballots; the (unintended?) double meaning of the new women’s hockey team’s name.

Doc ‘WTO/99’ depicts an older (lost?) Seattle; SNAP benefits still ‘in limbo;’ Harrell’s lead slightly widens in Wednesday ballot drop; Barnes & Noble returning to downtown next year.

Harrell, Zahilay lead in early election returns, as Davison, Nelson trail; Microsoft wants more power for AI servers; WSU studies how solar power could help farming; will any SNAP benefits resume, and if so when?

Illustrated book on Central District memories; SNAP recipients to get only partial benefits, late; new orca calf presumed dead; Election Day and ‘a tale of two Seattles.’