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The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld grace periods for mail-in ballots, allowing late-arriving ballots to be counted if postmarked on or before Election Day. Use KUOW's interactive map to learn more about grace periods in your state.

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it.

At a press conference where local electeds are celebrating World Cup wins like record transit ridership. DSA says the June 19th match beat the previous foot traffic record set by the 2023 Taylor Swift concert.

that tile! Can't wait to try a cuppa here.

The largest protest before the match was led by Iranian-Americans opposed to the government and politics of Iran.

Thread below from KUOW's Casey Martin, who also reported on the tensions leading up to tonight's Pride match. Casey's story for NPR is here: www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...

Ahead of the World Cup match in Seattle between Egypt and Iran, Iranian-Americans are protesting Iran's government, the team, and FIFA.

Have you noticed night markets popping up around the Seattle region? From Columbia City to Tacoma, Bremerton to Lacey, locals are coming out to hang with the community.

There were more than 83,000 trips using shared bikes and scooters in Seattle on Friday, June 19. That sets a new daily record: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/06/23/j...

Just in: we have a new Sound Transit light rail ridership record. The system carried 280,000 riders on Friday June 19, the day of the U.S. vs Australia match and an evening Mariners game.

His colleagues, family, friends and sources remember Zane Sparling as a talented reporter with a flair for language and an offbeat sense of humor that kept the job light even on days the work — and his health — were bleak. Read more at theoregonian.visitlink.me/QxR5KI

A surge in pedestrian deaths in the U.S. has baffled researchers for years. A New York Times analysis estimates that about 10% of the increase in pedestrian fatalities in recent years was caused by the growth in vehicle sizes since 2002. Here’s why.

🚍➡️🏖 bus to the beach: summer Metro service from Market Street in Ballard to Golden Gardens starts this Saturday, June 27. Buses will run every 30 minutes from 11 AM to 9 PM through August 30.

Missing Friday; can't wait for Wednesday.

Even after a shutout loss, Australian soccer fans said they were having too much fun in Seattle to be disappointed.    “It's a weird thing to say in a big competition like this, but this is the best defeat you could ask for.”  www.kuow.org/stories/seat...

Australia lost 2-0 today, but you couldn't tell from the fans in Seattle today.

Looks like Pioneer Square could use a couple more bike racks, especially during big events like this. People are chaining their bikes to fences, lamp posts, and bollards.

While visiting Seattle to cheer on Team Australia in the FIFA men’s World Cup, many soccer fans took the opportunity to enjoy a far less expensive sporting event: a midweek, daytime baseball game.

It's an unusual sight before a World Cup match: Supporters of opposing teams partying together, calling each other "brother," some even hoping for a draw. But fans say they're far from rivals. n.pr/3QaoEBk

People in the Seattle area will have several Juneteenth celebrations to check out this year. We’ve rounded up a few of the events set for Friday.

It was an honor to speak about the significance of Juneteenth as Seattle prepares to host the USMNT's World Cup match against Australia on Friday.

"As the world arrives in our city, they are not just seeing our skyline,” Marcus Harrison Green said, "they are seeing our soul." Seattle will honor Juneteenth this Friday with a special World Cup match day www.kuow.org/stories/seat...

Did i just hear Rizzs say Producer-engineer Kevin Cremin is on the broadcast tonight? Mariners about to score 20 runs tonight. www.mlb.com/news/mariner...

Seattle World Cup’s biggest win: Pioneer Square pedestrian zone www.kuow.org/stories/seat...

The Seattle World Cup whale logo is great, but I saw this heron one yesterday for the first time and almost stole it from the coffeeshop window. artist: Shogo Ota, @ shogodzilla

Seattle’s oldest neighborhood was buzzing with activity Monday morning, five full hours before it hosted its first World Cup match of 2026.

World Cup in Seattle Day 1: Pioneer Square was buzzing by 7 this morning. Food vendors, match volunteers, and soccer fans everywhere. Cars are being towed and blockades put up around the pedestrian zone. The brick streets of Pioneer Square will see a lot of foot traffic.

It's horrible what's happening in Washington, D.C. The Mariners have to play better

We have a guide for that. Also: our Stadium District is easily accessible by train, light rail, bus, bike & scooter, and will have a large pedestrian zone in Pioneer Square on match days. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/06/11/f...

Bike, good. Soccer: also good. Biking to soccer? World Cup soccer?? Ok, wow. Very, very good. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/06/09/w...

I’m ambivalent about how much Puget Sound shoreline is taken up by train tracks until I’m actually on the train and then it’s the best thing ever

The pedestrian- and bike-only area is unique among host cities in this year's World Cup. Here's how to navigate the car-free zone.

Tax revenue will get a $95.8 million boost, according to economic projections commissioned by Visit Seattle. But local governments and agencies are already spending more than they’ll get back in taxes, according to KUOW’s tabulation.

Wifi is returning to Washington State Ferries, or at least one boat for now. @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov says the Chimacum, which usually serves the Seattle/ Bremerton route, will get wifi as part of a pilot project. Free, public internet was canceled on the service in June 2016.

GREATEST CITY IN THE FUCKING WORLD!!!!!

Rhenda Strub is a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a relatively new Seattle Mariners season ticket holder. Her family objected when she started to inviting strangers to join her at games. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm had a long talk with Rhenda, about baseball and much more.

North Cascades Highway re-opens June 19. Bad news for bicyclists: no unofficial "bike day" this year. Usually there's a day or two between crews finishing work and cars returning to the highway, leaving the scenic drive wide open for bikes. Fingers crossed for next year www.kuow.org/stories/this...

Typically when you spot a great blue heron in Western Washington, you see one flying or fishing alone. But in Redmond, though, a huge group of herons have picked an unusual place to nest.

The ghost bike is up.

Today is the third annual Gays Eating Garlic Bread in the Park, but the first to happen during Pride Month. Picnics, friendship bracelets, at least two cats, and lots of garlic bread.

With sand, beach wood, and meadows, Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Park offer much different views of the city's waterfront. Together, they add up to 16 acres of open space and more than one mile of shoreline.

After a briefing from Seattle Police and the FBI, Mayor Katie Wilson reversed course on surveillance cameras and agreed to turn them on in Seattle's stadium district when the FIFA World Cup kicks off later this month.

Today's the first ferry rave of the summer: @c895radio.bsky.social DJs are playing music on the @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov Seattle/ Bainbridge Island route 3 - 6pm. c895.org/2026/05/the-...

I'm on a tour of the renovated Myrtle Edwards Park and Centennial Park, a philanthropy-backed project dubbed Elliott Bay Connections, connecting Seattle's Waterfront Park.

Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines carried 4.8 million riders in April—a 44% increase above March, after Link Line 2 was extended to connect Seattle & Bellevue across Lake Washington. Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines are now the most-ridden in the nation, above LA, Boston, or San Diego.

Car Facing north in the southbound lane at Mt Baker station 35 feet above the ground

We’re introducing a new system for vehicles boarding at Kingston during peak times. This is to help improve traffic flow & deter line cutting during summer season. Testing runs from 8a-8p on all Sat & Sun in May and on Memorial Day 5/25. It will be in full use starting Mon 6/1.

Your occasional reminder the Seattle Public Library provides 72-hour access codes to the New York Times website (including Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic), and streaming access to a capped number of streaming TV and movie titles each month through Hoopla and Kanopy.