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As Kaiser Canyon fire grows, rodeo grounds become animal shelters

The Kaiser Canyon wildfire has displaced 1,000 people and burned over 60,000 acres.

Snohomish County man’s body recovered from depths of Lake Chelan

After nearly two weeks of searching, sheriffs' officers found the body of Dustin Hauanio, who drowned July 4 in Lake Chelan.

Father, son with WA ties charged with kidnapping CA frog biologists

The workers were studying frog habitats in California's Shasta-Trinity National Forest on Thursday when a man held them at gunpoint, court records show.

Old friend and former Mariners playoff hero Eugenio Suárez gets warm welcome in return

On Monday, a line of players and coaches waited to embrace Eugenio Suárez, who is back in Seattle for the first time since delivering his playoff grand slam for the Mariners.

Seattle forecast: Hottest days of summer bring highs near 100 degrees

Temperatures are expected to climb into the upper 90s for some pockets of Western Washington, with a heat advisory in effect Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mariners promote four prospects to Double-A Arkansas, including Jonny Farmelo and Felnin Celesten

The Mariners are promoting four players to Double-A Arkansas, including top prospects Jonny Farmelo and Felnin Celesten.

Waffles, the baby seal found with gunshot wound, dies

The male harbor seal pup was euthanized Friday after results from a CT scan made it clear recovery would not be possible.

Jimothy keeps on giving: Amazon and others match winning bid for raccoon art, to benefit food bank

A painting of the short-spined raccoon by prolific Seattle artist Ryan Henry Ward attracted a winning bid of $6,543.21 in an informal Instagram auction this weekend, with all proceeds directed to the Ballard Food Bank. Read More

Kaiser Canyon, Modrite and Lyons Ferry fires continue to burn in WA

Three large wildfires combined have burned more than 160 square miles, or area larger than the size of Seattle, in Central and Eastern Washington as of Monday.

Here’s how WA graduation standards may change

The latest draft prioritizes math courses and scraps the requirement that students demonstrate their readiness through one of the “graduation pathways.”

Opinion: I didn’t move to Seattle for progressive politics. I moved here to survive.

Last month, I was featured in an NPR article exploring America’s growing phenomenon of “ideological sorting.” “In a country that’s growing ever-more polarized, the shifting demographics cut in both directions—and it is happening across the country,” they wrote. “In one study from 2022, researchers concluded that ‘at no point since the Civil War have partisans […] The post Opinion: I didn’t move to Seattle for progressive politics. I moved here to survive. appeared first on The Stranger.