Graphic novel on sibling rivalry; no Seattle public schools to close (for now); some dogs missing after dog-daycare center catches fire; is Seattle ‘too boring to be the worst at anything’?

Fancy but tiny (and toilet-less) treehouse no longer for sale; two incumbents now lead in City Council votes; camping to protest Burien anti-camping law; Megan Rapinoe’s career ends with an injury.

Famous chess-teaching policewoman sues SPD, claiming racism and sexism; ‘progressive surge’ in late ballots might change some races; US Rep. Derek Kilmer won’t run again; Megan Rapinoe’s last game is for Seattle’s first NWSL title.

Coffee-table mag honors ‘Filipinotown’; Amazon workers talk about ‘pain and exhaustion;’ big business wants a Council that’ll cut everything but cops; can AI really solve all humanity’s problems? (Probably not.)

Our new (old) wintertime icon; state Supreme Court lets police tear-gas ‘rioters;’ Cal Anderson Park’s BLM Garden saved for now; Heart to reunite on New Year’s.

Artist/curator Tariqa Waters wins big SAM award; off-duty pilot tries to sabotage Alaska Air flight; business groups spending big in City Council races; Bainbridge High football players accused of chanting racial epithets.

Chief Sealth HS students stage walkout to stop sexual harassment; more reactions to shootings here and war abroad; Seahawks, Huskies barely beat teams from AZ; burned-out Vito’s building probably doomed.

NYC authors recount the ‘Joy of Costco;’ Instacart hates Seattle’s worker-protection laws; Seattle Schools planning big budget cuts; Kirkland police used ‘irritant’ on protesters.

‘Cambodian Rock Band’ musical mixes ‘buoyant’ music & historic tragedy; Manuel Ellis’s mother claims ‘intimidation’ as police trial continues; UW Ph.D grad killed in Israel-Hamas conflict; Comcast bumps Root Sports from basic cable.

New ‘Frasier’ has even less to do with Seattle than the old one; state’s car-crash deaths soar; Grubhub settles with city over underpaid sick time; Kaiser Permanente workers may go on strike today.

Metro’s new buses will bear new colors; locals tell Fox News that Seattle’s all right after all; FTC suit could define Amazon’s post-Bezos era; calling out Target on its ‘crime’ excuse for closing two small stores.

Yakima Hispanic trio’s breakthrough; Harrell budget plan doesn’t address predicted funding crunch; FTC & 17 states sue Amazon for anti-competitive practices; turning crab shells into ‘useful chemicals.’

Online game simulates a very-real war zone; Ann Davison wants OK to sweep encampments without promising shelter; 3rd Ave. could get high-rise rezoning; lawsuit cites birth defects among Boeing Everett workers.

Beloved bartender Murray Stenson RIP; ‘Justice for Jaahnavi’ activists march to SPOG HQ; Duwamish cleanup could cost a billion (will Boeing pay its fair share?); the rainy season’s arrived.

Centennial of ‘No-No Boy’ novelist John Okada; Microsoft to infuse AI into Windows and other products; ‘could selling sewage save the Salish Sea?;’ heavy rain possible next week.