A ‘Deluxe’ Xmas tree ornament; workers strike at 10 scattered Amazon facilities; Olympic Hotel sold; Ferguson says he’ll resist any ‘unconstitutional’ acts from the White House.

Neal Stephenson’s novel ‘Snow Crash’ and its lessons for today; did a ‘Star Wars’ valentine card cost ex-SPD chief Diaz’s job?; cop who ran over Jaahnavi Kandula gets $5,000 fine; feds giving $50 mil toward Cascadia light rail planning.

Harrell cans ex-SPD chief Diaz from non-exec job; Inslee’s last budget includes a ‘small wealth tax;’ another child-sex sting operation nabs another schoolteacher; did Amazon sacrifice worker safety for ‘productivity’?

How to move a 4.5-ton statue from state Capitol; WA evictions at ‘record levels;’ King County, UW reach deal to keep Public Health clinics open; feds find ‘deeply troubling pattern of injuries’ at Amazon warehouses.

‘Human composting’ parlor marks five years; another windstorm knocks out power to many; Seattle’s shelters improve on services but remain crowded; Machinists hope to unionize Boeing plants in South Carolina.

Inside ‘Wyoming’s last abortion clinic;’ downtown street-people scene moves but doesn’t disband; Mayor Harrell will run for re-election; Tammy Morales supporters claim ‘institutional abuse’ drove her to quit.

Photographing Olympia’s unhoused; Seattle leaders mostly quiet about MAGA 2.0’s threats; Link light rail’s got a lot of deferred maintenance to catch up with; Puyallup driver gets stuck, waves for help, gets run over.

Cornish College merging into Seattle U; judge rejects Boeing/FAA plea bargain deal; West Seattle teen fatally shot; a ‘strong earthquake’ off the Pacific coast led to a tsunami warning.

Do the WTO protests have a lesson for today?; Girmay Zahilay confirms run for county exec; Facebook owes WA $24.6 mil over campaign-ad violations; LIHI says banks demand eviction-law concessions.

Retail chains’ shrinkage doesn’t stop shopping-season openers; SAM guards on strike; ex-local band finds its name falsely place on AI-generated music; Sounders edged out of MLS Cup playoffs.

Map of Seattle’s ‘heritage trees;’ SPD ‘liaison’ accused of fencing stolen goods; Amazon workers set to protest or strike in several countries; yes, Seattle’s shelter beds are full (or close to it) every night.

Network-news tribute to ‘Seattle teriyaki;’ no Seattle schools will close after all; Paramount Theater operators buy Cornish’s Kerry Hall; Ferguson making plans to ‘combat Project 2025.’

Fun stuff at State History Museum in T-Town; some folk still powerless after last week’s storms; Office of Police Accountability director resigns; Seattle Schools closing plans, first reduced, now ‘put on hold.’

Charles Burns’ career-encompassing graphic novel; more storm fixup/cleanup as a new storm looms; City Council OKs JumpStart-diverting budget; Dave Ross leaving KIRO radio after 46 years.

Icelandic artist family (one of whom you may know) creates scented fake flowers; cyclone recovery proceeds as new storm awaits; Microsoft’s cheap PC substitute for businesses; Dan Savage revisits his ‘Urban Archipelago’ concept.