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Hood Canal Bridge closing on weeknights for repairs

The Hood Canal Bridge will close on some weeknights in May as construction crews install new shock absorbers.

Slain Growler Guys worker met shooter earlier in the night, police say

The employee had met the suspect and a woman at a hookah lounge in the early morning, then hung out at The Growler Guys, according to a probable cause document.

Bryce Miller set for season debut as Mariners begin 6-man rotation experiment

Bryce Miller will make his season debut Wednesday against the Astros, which also begins the Mariners’ experiment with a six-man starting staff.

Missing hiker’s body recovered from Mount Pugh

The man failed to show up for work Sunday, and deputies were told he had been hiking alone near Mount Pugh.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s stake in Helion Energy draws scrutiny in Musk trial and on Capitol Hill

Sam Altman faced pointed questions about his financial ties to the Everett, Wash., fusion startup during testimony in the Musk v. Altman trial, as Congress separately raised conflict-of-interest concerns. Read More

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Google in talks to use SpaceX to launch space data centers, report says

Alphabet's Google is in talks with Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch the search company's test products for orbital data centers, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US following hantavirus outbreak

When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be home for 35 days as he and more than 100 other passengers and crew were to travel across the South Atlantic.

Federal prosecutors seek NYU hospital information on gender-affirming care for children

A New York health care system has received a federal grand jury subpoena issued in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it.

Federal judge rules ICE in Colorado violated order limiting warrantless arrests

A federal judge has ruled that immigration officers in Colorado have violated his order limiting when they can arrest people without a warrant.

Foes of WA high-earners income tax launch repeal initiative

Foes of Washington's new high-earners income tax announced an initiative campaign to repeal it, aimed at the November ballot.