RFK Jr.’s spam texts to Bill Nye; ‘improved survey method’ means higher homeless count; Tacoma school shooting injures one student; Amazon CEO predicts AI will cost more corporate jobs.

Terry Morgan’s all-around arts production career; Harrell wants to streamline OK’ing new developments; state agencies prepare for major cuts; resistance actions in the streets and on the air.

New book on old NW serial killers; Sen. Murray exhorts us to fight back against MAGA; state studies potential slavery reparations; ‘Belltown Hellcat’ driver found guilty.

Kshama Sawant running for congress; Cathy Moore quitting City Council; city attorney candidate Nathan Rouse vowing to rein in police guild’s power; feds create, then drop, list of ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions.

Graphic novel of gay Asians in Seattle; Filipina UW lab tech ordered released by ICE; MS foresees AI changing the whole Internet; county assessor Wilson asked to resign after restraining order.

Imagined ruins of Seattle star in ‘The Last of Us;’ Jewish Folklife act ‘greeted’ by Nazi salute; Spokane homophobes want to go back to Cal Anderson; ex-SPD chief Diaz sues over ‘wrongful termination.’

Right-wingers rally at Cal Anderson, cops only arrest counter-protesters; Burien camping ban upheld in court; Sea-Tac officials ‘concerned’ about ICE actions; George Floyd killing’s aftermath after 5 years.

Cafe Allegro at 50; NW Folklife Festival at 54; mayoral poll has Katie Wilson slightly ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell; Gov. Ferguson warns of dire health-care consequences if GOP budget bill passes the US Senate.

The latest cute-vehicle craze from Japan; Ferguson announces joint anti-tariff suit; AT&T buying Lumen’s fiber unit; College Inn Pub closing (again).

UW prof’s book disses the AI hype; ICE detains another Filipino green-card holder; pro-Palestinian demonstrators try to disrupt Microsoft event; Seattle violent crime now at lowest rate in years.

Light rail expands into Redmond; a lot fewer Blue Jays fans showed up in town; man jumps to death from I-5 bridge while running from cops; Ken Jennings defends Seattle’s honor.

Rally defends suspended UW activists; ICE spying on Spokane immigration activist; Bill Gates plans to donate his fortune, wind down Gates Foundation in 20 years; the all-American (and apparently anti-MAGA) new pope.

SIFF short depicts Native Hawaiians economically exiled in the NW; protesters accused of $1 million damage to UW building; two more City Council candidates announce; MAGA claims a Seattle housing project’s too ‘woke.’

(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.

‘Bones of a boat’ art piece set for removal; Legislative Dems say they’ve got a budget package; more universities team up vs. federal cuts; Rep. Randall warns of ‘war against immigrants.’