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Contractor sought to restore Seattle City Hall Plaza

The city of Seattle is looking for a contractor to address “waterproofing deficiencies,” throughout the plaza west of Seattle City Hall at 600 Fourth Ave.

Parks Tacoma celebrates full opening of Point Defiance Park Trail

Pedestrians and cyclists now have a safer way to explore and access attractions at Tacoma's 760-acre Point Defiance Park.

Amazon poised to buy empty new five-level warehouse in Chicago

The deal hasn't closed yet, but CoStar recently reported that Amazon is the anticipated buyer of a big new distribution center in Chicago, completely empty, with about 1.2 million square feet. JLL is the broker at 1237 W. Division St., on behalf of developer Logistics Property Co.

New certification for tall building designers

In early 2027, the Council on Vertical Urbanism (formerly the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) will launch a new certification program for professionals working on the design of tall buildings.

Beaches closed and sandbags filled as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Gulf Coast

Communities on the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches before Tropical Storm Bertha brings flooding and wind from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.

2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator

More than 2,000 volunteers are helping Polish scientists restore a Mastodonsaurus skeleton.

NFL insider says Seahawks not ‘overly concerned with’ Nick Emmanwori injury

There’s nothing like a training camp jump scare in which a star player is placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. Such was the case for Seattle Seahawks defensive back Nick Emmanwori, who was one of three players put on PUP on Monday. Emmanwori participated throughout minicamp and OTAs, so this undisclosed injury […]

Eugenio Suárez haunts old team as Reds halt Seattle Mariners’ win streak

Former Mariner Eugenio Suárez homered and added a spectacular defensive play to rob Randy Arozarena of extra bases as Seattle fell to the Reds 4-2 at T-Mobile Park.

Baby dies in car fire near Tumwater; sibling saves toddler

A 5-month-old baby died in a car fire Tuesday in Thurston County. Another young child was rescued by a sibling.

After an extremely rare pregnancy, an Australian woman gives birth to identical quadruplet girls

An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly rare.

WA man, sent soaring by Yellowstone bison, grateful he didn’t get gored

The community leader from Kendall suffered a fractured femur, along with serious hip and leg trauma.

Photos: Reds at Mariners