Today on Seattle Now: Casual Friday with @toddbishop.bsky.social and Rachel Horgan @trishmurphy.bsky.social @jaughanvones.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0ra6...

The 40 airports impacted by the cuts span more than two dozen states. The Federal Aviation Administration said the reductions would start at 4% and ramp up to 10% by Nov. 14.

‼️ Seattle’s race for mayor is going to be *very* close ‼️ Bruce Harrell has a 5.7-point advantage. But with roughly 100,000 votes left to count, the numbers are shifting toward progressive challenger Katie Wilson. She took 51.6% of the votes tallied today. The trendlines:

BREAKING: An experienced district leader from Michigan is set to become the next superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. www.kuow.org/stories/seat...

According to King County elections they had "a LOT" of dropbox activity in this election (emphasis theirs). They expect there's probably another 230-235K ballots countywide, so probably 115K or so in Seattle. Tonight will be a drop of 50-55K countywide, 25K or so in Seattle.

Today on Seattle Now: A look at the initial results from the Seattle general election Great breakdown with Trish Murphy and Paige Browning We'll get more ballots this afternoon @trishmurphy.bsky.social @jaughanvones.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4num...

King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay led on election night with 50% of the vote. Fellow Councilmember Claudia Balducci trailed with about 48% of the vote.

Harrell leads Wilson by 7 points in the first ballot drop. @kuow.org will be updating as more votes get counted

Any minute now...

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New permitting documents filed with the city link Barnes & Noble to the former North Face location in downtown Seattle (520 Pike St). services.seattle.gov/Portal/custo...

If you want to know how SNAP delays and cuts are affecting folks here in Seattle, give this a listen. Hosted by the excellent @trishmurphy.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

it’s a busy busy news week, and i have to pat the seattle now team on the back: ahead of election day, a trip to the yearly reading of the constitution at UW: open.spotify.com/episode/6nGK... and today, a SNAP recipient and a local food bank director on cuts: open.spotify.com/episode/0y6X...

PSA for Seattle procrastinators: If you're voting today or tomorrow, USE A DROP BOX, NOT THE MAIL! The USPS won't guarantee your timely ballot is postmarked on time. Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec... More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...

Today on Seattle Now: "Crying over the Constitution was not on my list for the day," said one reader at University of Washington's annual reading of the U.S. Constitution. This was the 20th year of UW library's reading...and people had FEELINGS www.kuow.org/stories/the-...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto won Games 2, 6 and 7 of the World Series. He threw a complete game in Game 2, six innings and 96 pitches on Friday and came back Saturday to throw 2.2 scoreless innings on 34 pitches and induce the World Series-winning double play. A legendary performance.

Baseball is the most beautiful form of torture

"Stuff keeps happening when we're talking to these managers!" YEAH, CAUSE IT'S DURING THE GAME

I’ve never seen the Dodgers look so much like the Mariners

"It feels like the city is an entity in and of itself.” Seattle-based Witch Meagan Angus talked to Seattle Now about finding magic in Seattle, the Etsy witch and more. @meaganangus.bsky.social www.kuow.org/stories/seat...

Portland, US, annyal event known as the "Standup Paddleboard Witch Paddle" #womensart (Image S.Bugarsky)

Today on Seattle Now 🎃 Casual Friday w @trishmurphy.bsky.social @vivmccall.bsky.social + Chase Burns www.kuow.org/stories/casu...

Public Health warns of measles exposure across South King County The patient visited several public sites during the infectious period, including: 1️⃣ Toyota of Renton 2️⃣ Valley Medical Center 3️⃣ YangGuoFu Malatang Restaurant in Tukwila 4️⃣ Disney on Ice: Let’s Dance event at Kent’s ShoWare Center

it's cool to see that this game's starting pitcher is still hanging in there

Today on @kuow.org Seattle Now: A look inside Amazon's plan to replace jobs with robots with NYT's Karen Weise www.kuow.org/stories/amaz...

5 yrs after a Black teen was killed at CHOP, city officials + some protesters say he was firing a gun before he was shot. There’s no evidence of that in videos we’ve reviewed, including those filed by city to defend itself in a lawsuit from the boy’s father. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The only local theaters you can see Frankenstein in theaters are in Shoreline and Monroe www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...

I'm tracking the peak gusts and news from today's windstorms in my new Emerald City Weather Blog (giving it its first good workout!) Already 60 mph at Tacoma Narrows and 52 mph at Sea-Tac Airport. Follow along here I'll be updating through the night: emeraldcityweather.com/peak-gusts-f... #wawx

What a season. I love this team and the energy it brought to Seattle. Time to sign Naylor

Pioneer Square is buzzing right now. Eruptions of cheers from every bar. People in jerseys zipping by on e-scooters. Looks like more hotdog stands than usual. Every window you look into, the game's on.

Geno Suarez hits a Grand Slam to put the Mariners up 6-2 and seal Game 5 of the ALCS! "The City is Shaking!" #SeizeTheMoment

Cal's HR was BIG... Geno's Grand Slam was even BIGGER! 30min seismogram from the end of Game 5. 🔱 Mariners Win!!! "The City is Shaking!" #SeizeTheMoment @Mariners @MLB @TMobilePark @FoxSports

Humpy has won back-to-back Seattle Mariners Salmon Run’s…. #TridentsUp #SeizeTheMoment #Postseason

We’ve got a Washington Husky legend in the house… it’s Isaiah Thomas! #TridentsUp #SeizeTheMoment #Postseason #GoHuskies

Josh Naylor unfazed by Humpy’s victory

Brought the vibes to yoga

FOR HUMPY! 😭

On top of everything, HUMPY WON! Go Mariners! ⚾️⚾️

Man. Humpy really did that shit.

It's Friday again! I joined UW professor Jeff Shulman on today's Seattle Now from @kuow.org to talk taco stands, late-night transit service, and, of course, the Mariners. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Several of the conservative influencers meeting with Trump, including Choe, are from Seattle. Mining Seattle and other blue cities for shock content has been a reliable formula for success and power among conservative influencers for years. Some reporting that keeps being relevant:

The Seattle Mariners took on the Detroit Tigers away from the Emerald City for Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday. But it didn't stop fans from showing up to root for the team at T-Mobile Park — even if it meant ditching work.

this rules so much

Fan wearing a "Dump Here" jersey with 61 caught Cal's HR 🔥 Immediately changes into an identical 62 jersey

Let’s go Mariners!

Outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday, federal officers pushed crowds of protesters hundreds of yards down city streets and fired tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper balls without any clear signs of provocation.

Should’ve struck out BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO