More local protests, vigils, reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine; King Co. will end its mask mandate when the state does; another fatal shooting on Third Ave.; legislature’s gas-export tax proposal may be dropped.

Seattle mansion’s seller denies alleged indirect connection to an American horror story; UW resident physicians stage a brief walkout; some local bands don’t mind what used to be called ‘selling out;’ remembering an original Mariner.

Concept art shows new City Market building (with eerie fictional shoppers); encampment sweep near City Hall delayed but could happen today; suspected shooter of PDX protesters called ‘fixated;’ union vote scheduled at one Seattle Starbucks.

Netflix doc seeks 737 MAX answers in Boeing’s altered corporate culture; two high-profile downtown sweeps, two different responses; one dead as anti-racist protesters shot in Portland; could U Village become the Last Mall Standing?

Artist’s elaborate cutouts remember the 80th anniversary of the WWII internments; Washington (but not necessarily King Co.) to end indoor mask mandate on the equinox; can $10 million in corporate cash solve homelessness (at least downtown)?; Amazon union-busters threaten to slash wages.

A Seattle civil-rights lawyer’s new documentary; a Kent school library can keep its LGBTQ books; Bellevue’s housing is now costlier than Manhattan’s; a Cascade volcano’s at a ‘very high risk’ of erupting.

Art and storytelling keep WWII internments remembered; Inslee wants a statewide plan against homelessness; a seed shortage hinders the replanting of burned forests; Nancy Pearl decries school book bans.

Remembering artist Michael Spafford; state bill would let you walk up to drive-thrus; what’s behind King Co.’s rise in shootings; hospitals increasingly rely on costly temp ‘travel nurses.’

Could Seattle Central College shrink (or worse)?; in-person homeless count will occur after all; Durkan thought about turning East Precinct over to hand-picked Black ‘community leaders;’ Clint Dempsey and Hope Solo named to US Soccer Hall of Fame.

A 118-year-old building on Broadway, with a notorious history, could be razed for affordable housing; the last original Ventures member dies; free COVID tests from the state go fast; Zags’ rift with a superstar, anti-mask alum.

A new senior building’s mural tribute to ’36 UW crew team; it’s two years since COVID ‘officially’ arrived in WA and the US; QFC/Fred Meyer workers ‘struggle to make ends meet’ as parent co. rakes in big profits; Latino activists blast state redistricting plan.

Microsoft buying game giant Activision Blizzard; new COVID cases are way down but the crisis is hardly over; 5G wireless could still bring airport ‘chaos’ despite a new agreement by telcos; Kate Starbird on how right-wing media ‘strategically amplifies’ conspiracy rumors.

A recently-restored Central District MLK mural appears on local TV, is defaced soon after; could ‘peak COVID’ be now?; locals wait to hear from loved ones in Tonga; Kraken end a nine-game skid in a shootout.

WA could’ve had a Black governor a half century or so ago; local tsunami alerts follow Pacific volcano blast; student ‘sickout’ demands more COVID safety from schools; restaurant owner accessed of sexual misconduct plans to reopen.

New Bumbershoot promoters promise a return to the arts festival’s roots; a drive for racial equity in Snohomish after a 2020 far-right rally; Seattle’s eviction ban will last at least until Valentine’s Day; local cable/Internet company changes its name (again).