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.

Potential next-gen aircraft shown off; local help for SNAP cutoff victims; Crocodile says it’s not closing its smaller performance rooms (yet); Microsoft Azure cloud outage screws with Alaska Airlines’ systems (again).

Still more on the magic Mariners; disgusting stories from inside Tacoma ICE jail; state now says priests don’t have to report child abuse (under some conditions); are we in a recession yet?

SIFF won’t reopen Egyptian Theatre; controversial cop won’t run East Precinct after all; ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural vandalized; WSU report says shootings are now the #1 cause of high-school students’ deaths.

Art/fashion exhibit celebrates South End diversity; Kristi Noem visits Portland ICE facility; Metro wants to spend $115 mil on safety improvements; Ms’ playoff game rain-delayed.

Mariners-owned TV channel closes; Rendezvous buyers make themselves known; Harrell claims most of Seattle’s unhoused people aren’t from here; Portland isn’t ‘war-torn,’ doesn’t want federal troops on its streets.

Women’s ‘pre-professional’ soccer team debuts; Katie Wilson won’t debate on KOMO if it won’t air Kimmel; AZ Republican wants Rep. Jayapal murdered for encouraging protests; Ms clinch first-round playoff bye.

Tomo Nakayama’s song of optimism; western governors form vax partnership; fed oversight of SPD officially ends; don’t expect the ‘Prize Patrol’ to come knocking any time soon.

Starbucks/Redhook/Seattle Weekly cofounder Gordon Bowker RIP; how right-wing preacher Sean Feucht capitalizes on Seattle-bashing; how to keep federal troops off our streets; coding careers are even more male-dominated these days.

Old videotape of Bumbershoot’s a-bit-of-everything past; Katie Wilson has her own PAC; Ferguson again defends WA immigration policy amid MAGA threats; ex-Mama’s Mexican Kitchen site for sale (relatively) cheap.

Historic funeral home burns; thoughts after the non-tsunami; Proud Boys supporter Joe Kent approved as counter-terrorism head; another ‘criminalize the homeless’ initiative launched; this one in Seattle.

Pacific Science Center ending dinosaur exhibit; ICE frees Juanita school worker; tsunami advisory on WA coast; Dick’s heir’s initiative would criminalize sleeping outside in parts of King County.

Anti-Blue Angels billboard goes up; two Latinx-focused music fests canceled for ‘safety concerns’; Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666 times a typical worker’s pay; is Seattle’s bike network being loved to death?

Tariqa Waters’ SAM solo show explores yesterday’s tomorrow; study says we’re ‘overdue’ for a ‘big one’ earthquake; feds to ‘investigate’ WA allowing trans school athletes; a May Day call to action.

(Shorter) film-fest madness returns; what you might not hear about King County shooting numbers; Amazon was falsely rumored to be listing products’ tariff costs; Texas ia getting a 3-D printed Starbucks store.