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about 1 year ago
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Itâs been a year of major shake-ups for Seattleâs art scene, the biggest of which came from Donald Trumpâs second presidency. Hereâs what else happened in 2025.
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The biggest stories you missed from Seattleâs arts scene in 2025
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/visual-arts/2025s-biggest-seattle-art-stories-trump-donations-pioneer-square/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766427236
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Many patients whoâve been released from involuntary mental health treatment are not yet ready to live on their own. Washington state is trying to fill the gap.
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Why WA state is building âstepdownâ mental health facilities
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/why-wa-state-is-building-stepdown-mental-health-facilities/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766427236
about 2 hours ago
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The extreme weather has many pinning the blame on climate change. Does that mean the state can use funds raised by the Climate Commitment Act for road repair?
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How will WA fix storm-ravaged roads? Clash brews over possible source of money
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/will-wa-use-climate-dollars-to-fix-storm-ravaged-roads/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766412897
about 3 hours ago
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Nonprofit and public housing providers say anti-eviction laws have prevented them from removing tenants who are destructive or refuse to pay rent.
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Tacoma eased eviction restrictions. Seattle's mayor-elect has another idea
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/tacoma-loosens-eviction-restrictions-in-attempt-to-save-affordable-housing/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766412897
about 5 hours ago
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Patrick Fitzsimons, the city's longest-serving police chief brought to Seattle to restore integrity to a department wracked by corruption, has died. He was 95.
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Patrick Fitzsimons, Seattleâs longest-serving police chief, dies at 95
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/patrick-fitzsimons-seattles-longest-serving-police-chief-dies-at-95/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766412897
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Renton Rowing Center officials had anticipated flood aftermath, "but we didn't expect it to be at this level," said Cecilia Krause, the head coach.
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Armed with âa wetsuit and an ax,â Renton rowers clear flood debris
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/armed-with-a-wet-suit-and-an-ax-renton-rowers-clear-flood-debris/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766368015
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Tacoma police believe a second vehicle hit a Washington State Patrol trooper who died Friday night on Highway 509.
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Second vehicle hit fallen WA trooper; Tacoma police search for pickup
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/second-vehicle-hit-fallen-wa-trooper-police-searching-for-dark-pickup/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766362242
about 21 hours ago
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More than 2,500 individual donors have given to the annual campaign so far, which supports 13 local nonprofit organizations in Seattle and King County.
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Seattle Times readers donate more than $1.9M midway through Fund for Those in Need
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-times-readers-donate-more-than-1-6m-midway-through-fund-for-those-in-need/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766326175
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The first dental therapy graduates from the Swinomish Tribe's new program hope to help combat generations of dental trauma and neglect in Native communities.
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How dental therapists reshaped care on reservations
https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/dental-therapists-offer-more-than-just-hygiene-for-native-communities/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766326175
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A Washington State Patrol trooper was struck by a vehicle and injured Sunday morning while helping a motorist on State Route 512 in Pierce County, the agency reported. The trooper, whose name was not released, was being evaluated for non-life...
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WA trooper injured on SR 512 in third incident this week
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/wa-trooper-injured-on-sr-512-in-third-incident-this-week/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766335828
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Sea-Tac plans to spend billions upgrading and expanding facilities. But it finds itself short on space and, with five World Cup matches months away, time.
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Sea-Tac Airportâs answer to crowding? Construction
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/sea-tac-airports-answer-to-crowding-construction/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766326175
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State leaders say they'll seek a major disaster declaration from the president in the coming weeks, which could unlock tens or hundreds of millions in aid.
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Whatâs going on with FEMA aid for WA floods
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/whats-going-on-with-fema-aid-for-wa-floods/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766326175
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The shortest day of the year will bring showers and highs in the 40s in the Greater Seattle area. After Christmas, another atmospheric river could be incoming.
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Seattleâs darkest day of 2025: After wet solstice, things get brighter
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattles-darkest-day-of-2025-after-wet-solstice-things-get-brighter/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766287858
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Mt. Baker Ski Area is open for business starting Sunday for season pass holders, and Monday for everyone else.
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Despite highway damage, Mount Baker to open for ski season
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/despite-highway-damage-mount-baker-to-open-for-ski-season/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766288188-3
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Gov. Bob Ferguson will deploy 100 Guard members to help address flooding and levee failures, as another atmospheric river is on the way.
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WA National Guard to watch at-risk levees 24/7, governor says
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/wa-national-guard-to-watch-green-white-cedar-river-levees-24-7/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766284718
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Officials knew for years that the Desimone levee needed repairs, but a partnership between the federal government and the county broke down, upending a fix.
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A damaged King County levee awaited fixes for years. Then it failed
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/a-damaged-king-county-levee-awaited-fixes-for-years-then-it-failed/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766269983
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At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Departmentâs public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein â including a photograph showing President Donald Trump â less than a day after they were posted.
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At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/epstein-files-offer-scant-new-insight-into-his-crimes-or-how-he-avoided-serious-prosecution/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766266422-2
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Kent Stevenson's Gospel Magnificat, a modern version of a choral work performed for hundreds of years, is a showcase for a long, influential career.
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Seattle gospel scene âelder statesmanâ composes modern Magnificat
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-gospel-scene-elder-statesman-composes-modern-magnificat/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766240364
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Ruby the sea otter's 10-year odyssey along the West Coast began as a 1-day-old pup, when someone spotted the abandoned fluffball on a central California beach.
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Seattleâs newest California transplant: A spotlight-stealing sea otter
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattles-newest-california-transplant-a-spotlight-stealing-sea-otter/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766240365
2 days ago
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Today, the Northwest Avalanche Center, the nationâs second-oldest avalanche center, is navigating an uncertain future as it turns 50.
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How this 50-year-old center became a go-to source for WA winter weather
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/winter-weather-in-wa-how-this-avalanche-center-revolutionized-forecasts/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766240366
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The atmospheric river that's flooded parts of Western Washington is part of a broader danger. It's not alarmist to consider the role of climate change.
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Behind WA flooding, the inescapable specter of climate change | Jon Talton
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/behind-wa-flooding-the-inescapable-specter-of-climate-change-jon-talton/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766242445
2 days ago
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The administration announced last month it would strip funding from the Housing First model, which provides subsidized housing to homeless people with few conditions.
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Federal judge blocks Trumpâs homelessness funding changes
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-homelessness-funding-changes/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766240364
2 days ago
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The combination of soggy hillsides, scoured riverbanks, and snow suggest a driving adventure. But various projects have sought to make I-90 more reliable.
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What to know about traveling I-90 over the holidays
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/is-snoqualmie-pass-resilient-enough-for-post-flood-holiday-traffic/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766240363
2 days ago
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It's been 15 years since WA voters last walloped a state income tax. Now Democrats may try again â in part because of the incredible riches amassed since then.
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âTax the richâ may be reaching a boiling point in WA
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/tax-the-rich-may-be-reaching-a-boiling-point-in-wa/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766240363
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Frontier Airlines is ending service at Paine Field International Airport in January, just seven months after launching routes from the Everett airport.
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This budget airline will stop flying out of Paine Field
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/frontier-airlines-will-stop-flying-from-paine-field/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766205339
3 days ago
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The case involves a computer science professor whose parody land acknowledgment led one-third of his students to transfer out of his class.
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UW violated professorâs free speech rights, court rules
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/uw-violated-professors-free-speech-rights-court-rules/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766186308-1
3 days ago
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The bill would bar immigration authorities from entering nonpublic areas of certain institutions without a judicial warrant, judicial subpoena or court order.
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WA lawmakers propose limiting immigration enforcement at schools
https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/wa-lawmakers-propose-limiting-immigration-enforcement-at-schools/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766180758
3 days ago
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Across the Seattle area and beyond, Jewish leaders said they are increasing security and police patrols at public menorah lightings, vigils and Jewish institutions.
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After Bondi Beach shooting, Seattle Hanukkah festivities shine light
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/after-bondi-beach-shooting-seattle-hanukkah-festivities-shine-light/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766168279
3 days ago
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No cats or people were hurt, the animal service said, but the building is unsafe for occupancy.
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King Countyâs cat shelter damaged by windstorm
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/king-county-animal-shelters-cat-building-damaged-by-windstorm/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766194717
3 days ago
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The ski area says itâs not refunding passholders because it will open as soon as thereâs enough snow. But Highway 2âs closure will make it tricky to get there.
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With Highway 2 closed, what will become of ski season at Stevens Pass?
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/stevens-pass-pledges-to-open-this-ski-season-despite-highway-2-closure/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766179123
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A former Eastside real estate broker was convicted of an investment fraud scheme in which more than $2 million was stolen from Washington victims.
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Former Eastside real estate broker convicted of fraud scheme
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/former-eastside-real-estate-broker-convicted-of-fraud-scheme/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766173174
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Rats could climb up your toilet as a result of recent flooding from atmospheric rivers, King County officials say. Enter "wet rat winter." Here's what you should do if you encounter such a nightmarish scenario.
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Be aware of toilet rats, King County says
The King County Public Health department warned residents that rats could climb into their toilet.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/king-county-warns-of-toilet-rats-after-record-flooding/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766182195-1
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Ski season will reboot this weekend after flooding and windstorms hampered the launch of high season for winter sports. Here's the outlook around Washington.
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WA ski resorts face uphill climb after atmospheric river
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/after-wa-floods-delayed-ski-season-local-hills-open-this-weekend/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766160153-2
3 days ago
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Join The Seattle Times Mental Health Project for a screening of the film âRosemead,â followed by a discussion featuring one of the filmâs lead actors, the journalist whose column inspired the film and a local mental health expert.
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âRosemeadâ film screening and discussion: Join The Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/rosemead-film-screening-and-discussion-join-the-seattle-times/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766167606-3
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Richland sued the property owners, along with unnamed âJohn Does,â in September, seeking to declare the property a nuisance.
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WA city calls a home 'immediate' threat as mountain of junk engulfs it
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/richland-calls-home-immediate-threat-as-mounds-of-debris-engulfs-it/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766155760-2
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Pediatricians and legal experts in Washington expressed outrage at Trump administration proposals to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.
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Federal plan to ban gender care for minors is 'cruel,' state AG says
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/washington-ag-calls-out-federal-strategy-to-end-gender-care-for-minors/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766154354
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Areas around Snoqualmie Pass remain under a flood watch from the atmospheric river, though the rain is turning to snow.
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How travel across WA looks after historic atmospheric river
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/snoqualmie-pass-to-see-heavy-snow-as-stevens-pass-remains-closed/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766165491-2
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Test your knowledge of the weekâs news. New quiz every Friday.
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Seattle Times News Quiz
https://www.seattletimes.com/games-news-quiz/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766162294-2
3 days ago
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Greg Biffle, 55, regularly competed at the Tri-City Raceway in West Richland. He died Thursday when his plane crashed in North Carolina.
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NASCAR legend killed in plane crash was a PNW regular
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/auto-racing/greg-biffle-nascar-legend-killed-in-plane-crash-was-a-pnw-regular/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766163500-2
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Market-research data shows around 32% of the Seattle area's adult population are millennials, the highest share among the largest metro areas, writes FYI Guy.
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Seattle is the nationâs millennial capital; Gen Z, not so much
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-is-the-nations-millennial-capital-gen-z-not-so-much/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766154355
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Residents in North Seattle might see discolored tap water over the next few days while the city utility adjusts operations due to recent storms.
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North Seattle residents could see discolored tap water
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/north-seattle-residents-could-see-discolored-tap-water/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766161521
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The plan comes at a perilous time for the ferry system and as state finances are strained. Still, Ferguson says, the state has the resources for this investment.
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WA Gov. Ferguson proposes $1 billion to buy three new ferries
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/wa-gov-ferguson-proposes-1-billion-to-buy-three-new-ferries/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766154354
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As Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing and others give emergency responders financial support, they're also tapping into their own services to help with flood recovery.
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How Amazon, Microsoft and others are helping after WA flooding
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/how-amazon-microsoft-and-more-are-helping-after-wa-floods/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766154355
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Overbank flooding is expected in the cities of Pacific and Auburn.
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Pacific, Auburn residents warned of more flooding from White River
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/pacific-auburn-residents-warned-of-more-flooding-from-white-river/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766102453
4 days ago
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Seattle nonprofit offers a suite of free services to youth and families. A young woman who benefited from therapy as a grieving child now wants to help others.
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Therapy makes a difference for kids. Atlantic Street Center makes it free
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/therapy-makes-a-difference-for-kids-atlantic-street-center-makes-it-free/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766082030
4 days ago
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Our annual Costco wine roundup is back! Tune in as our semiprofessional sommelier, Tan Vinh, talks about standout bottles from this yearâs haul. Happy holidays!
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Podcast: Pour yourself a glass of Costcoâs finest, cheapest vino
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/seattle-eats-costco-wine-deals-are-legendary-pour-yourself-a-glass/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766082029
4 days ago
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"Call me a racist, call me whatever you want, but everyone in this room knows exactly how 'those people' act,â the suspect said, according to the charges.
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Everett man, âfueled by hatred,â sentenced for bombing neighborsâ car
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/everett-man-fueled-by-hatred-sentenced-for-bombing-neighbors-car/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766082028
4 days ago
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In Pacific, the White River Estates, Park View and Megan Court apartments are still in the Level 3 evacuation zone because of the flooded White River.
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Many evacuation orders downgraded from WA floods
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/many-evacuation-orders-downgraded-from-wa-floods/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766079642
4 days ago
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The Seattle area will see another round of gusty winds and rain, with snow in the Cascade Mountains and freezing rain in the mountain passes.
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Gusty winds and rain ahead for Western WA; snow, freezing rain in mountains
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/thursday-wa-weather-river-waters-recede-flood-warnings-remain/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766071109
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Dozens of restaurants around the Seattle area will be open next week, offering their standard menus on Christmas Eve and Day and/or running holiday specials.
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Dozens of Seattle-area restaurants are open on Christmas Eve and Day
https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/seattle-area-christmas-restaurants-2025-these-kitchens-will-be-open/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766066728
4 days ago
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