Virtual reality’s next wowie/scary advance; a local arts mag’s new chapter; why the state Supreme Court backs second chances; could coal exports really be eco-friendly?

A local comedy legend passes; the county exec’s recorded speech; UW psych unit threatened; a possible motive for Michael Bennett’s accuser.

A judge rules for fish over power; sexism charged at SDOT; KOMO staff don’t like Sinclair’s agit-prop demands; city approves parking-less apartments.

Mayor stalls (but doesn’t stop) a transit project; racism and (offline) ‘social networks’; Trans Visibility Day; tribes sue state to save salmon.

Good (local) and frustrating (national) examples of the Christian spirit at work; a judge’s ruling for asylum seekers; Aurora Avenue’s Peutz Golf Range to become houses.

Could Amazon really be attacked from the White House?; Ms’ fans’ hope springs not-so-eternal; Michael Bennett defended by his book publisher.

A tribute to Aurora Avenue before it gets unrecognizable; a guy who wants more ’emotionally intelligent’ politics; Bob Ferguson vs. the White House part 23.

Russian Consulate shuttered; Battery St. Tunnel officially doomed; the Kingdome remembered.

Scenes from the March for Our Lives; for-profit immigration jail vs. Tacoma; Green Lake fish & chips stand not ‘landmarked’; what’s really behind the Michael Bennett indictment?

The aware, activist teens behind March For Our Lives; ‘Portlandia’ RIP; the state of booze in the state; a possible precedent toward Net censorship; one affluent guy you’re glad you’re not.

Another ‘brutalist’ edifice to be fought over; Bellevue mosque burns again; bike-share vandals get scarier; can the private sector solve homelessness? (probably not).

U District hardware icon to leave; Sen. Cantwell wants Facebook to talk; local Catholics vs. ICE; making ‘tiny houses’ more like ‘tiny houses.’

A strange/icky tale from the real Twin Peaks; King County Council takes over 4Culture; Pacific Ocean ‘blob’ recedes; what ‘Jeopardy!’ players don’t know about us.

A strange sight in Elliott Bay; should tech titans be split up?; a new angle to the 4Culture clash; solar panels at an ex-coal mine.

Bitcoin ‘miners’ want a LOT of our electricity; Maru Mora Villalpando’s day in court; iHeart Meida goes bust; what St. Pat’s really means.