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The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts

Some qualities are so unmistakably human and important, AI can’t easily replace them yet.

Bonney Lake retail sells for over $9M

A recently constructed commercial complex at 20502 98th St. E. sold in April for just over $9.3 million.

The Club at Uplands

The Club at Uplands is a new gathering and amenity space for residents of the Uplands master-planned community in South Hill near Puyallup at 17879 Uplands Blvd. E.

Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users

AI agents can not only recommend products but complete the purchase on the user’s behalf at potentially any merchant that accepts Visa.

At Least Six States Are Bowing Out Of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

President Donald Trump's 'Great American State Fair,' set to open on June 25, aims to feature pavilions from every U.S. state and territory. However, several states, including Oregon, Washington, and Illinois, have declined invitations to participate. Officials cite significant financial costs and growing concerns over the event's partisan nature as primary factors in their decisions.

Supreme Court Blocks Alabama From Executing Inmate With Method Lower Court Found Cruel And Unusual

The Supreme Court has blocked Alabama from proceeding with an execution using nitrogen hypoxia, a method that experts describe as causing 'air hunger' and which a federal court previously ruled violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

They survived one of the worst mass shootings in US history. What life looks like 10 years after Pulse

A decade following the Pulse nightclub shooting, survivors have detailed their complex physical and psychological recoveries. Their narratives highlight ongoing efforts to address gun violence and anti-LGBTQ+ hate, with some individuals channeling their experiences into advocacy and personal pursuits, such as makeup artistry, as a means of healing and community engagement.

For Sale: Children’s Nutrition

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the FY2027 Agriculture appropriations bill, which enacts a $200 million reduction in funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and diminishes the fruit-and-vegetable benefit, directly impacting the nutritional support for pregnant women, infants, and young children.

Playing hip-hop or Doris Day, older exercise instructors can speak their peers’ language

Many older instructors can be role models, speaking their peers’ language in a way that makes exercise more fun.

UW selects private partner to bring student housing to Tacoma campus

University of Washington has selected Maslow’s Campus Communities, which is headquartered in Austin, Texas, to be its private development partner for a $115 million student housing and dining project at the university’s Tacoma campus.

Japanese ceramics debut at SAM

The Seattle Art Museum will present “The Kondo Family: Storytellers in Clay,” a new exhibition tracing more than a century of artistic innovation by one of Japan’s most influential ceramic families.