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Dick's Drive-In heads north for next new location

The new walk-up store is expected to open by year-end and bring about 50 jobs.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Multiple gunfire incidents, one suspect

Thanks for the tips. Police have been investigation multiple reports of someone firing a gun into the air near 24th SW and SW Henderson this afternoon, and radio exchanges indicate the same person might be responsible. We already had an inquiry out to police regarding the first report around 1 pm. Then police were dispatched […]

Lobbing Scorchers: Seattle Mayor Tells All Ahead of FIFA World Cup

Lobbing Scorchers interviews Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on the World Cup, social housing, pedestrianizing streets, transit, and more.

The NPI team has arrived in Philadelphia and is ready to bring you three days of Netroots Nation 2026 coverage

Founded twenty years ago, Netroots Nation is an annual gathering of progressive organizers and leaders that aims to foster collaboration and skill development in advancing all of the causes that we care about. A delegation from the NPI team will be reporting regularly on the goings-on, including through our special NPI@NN podcast series. The NPI team has arrived in Philadelphia and is ready to bring you three days of Netroots Nation 2026 coverage is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate, the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.

Sam Darnold on Seahawks’ new offensive coordinator: ‘Fleury has been great’ | Notebook

Sam Darnold is working with his seventh different offensive coordinator since 2020, but the Seahawks quarterback has gotten pretty good at adapting.

Bipartisan deal restores safety board funding after Longview implosion

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez led the deal with a flurry of text and calls to get support to restore the Chemical Safety Board's funding as it investigates the Longview implosion.

CONGRATULATIONS! Big award for Alki Beach Pride’s Stacy Bass-Walden

(WSB file photo) Tonight, the Seattle Pride organization announced awards “honoring individuals whose leadership, advocacy, and service have made lasting impacts on the LGBTQIA2S+ community” – and Alki Beach Pride co-founder Stacy Bass-Walden is the major honoree. From Seattle Pride’s announcement: The Ackerman Award for Service was established by Seattle Pride in 2024 to honor […]

Seahawks’ Derick Hall takes sure thing to stay in ‘special’ place

Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall could have gambled and tried to get a bigger contract next year, but he signed a sure thing to remain in a "really special" place.

George Kirby buried by the ground, Mariners lose first game in a while

The Mariners win streak got buried alive. The Mariners lost 7-1 to the Mets on Wednesday afternoon, snapping an eight-game win streak. It was their first loss in a week and a half, having swept the Athletics and the Diamondbacks before taking the first two this week against the Mets. As I wrote in the […]

Seattle elementary school teacher, 30, fatally struck by Recology truck

Seattle Public Schools confirmed Wednesday that the bicyclist was Christian Salyer, 30, a teacher at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School.

Here’s why Highland Park Spraypark is missing a favorite feature

Thanks for the tips and photo. A texter sent the pic on Tuesday morning, wondering if Highland Park Spraypark – the only spraypark in West Seattle – was being dismantled; we asked Seattle Parks, and while awaiting the answer, another reader clarified that the “bucket dumper feature” was removed, saying that resulted in “a lot […]