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Hostages Released And Suspect Is Dead After Hourslong Bomb Threat At California Bank Building, Police Say

A 15-hour standoff involving hostages and a bomb threat at a Bakersfield, California, bank building ended Wednesday morning with the suspect dead and all hostages unharmed.

People Are Flooding A.I. Chatbots With Health Questions. Microsoft Is Teaming Up With Mayo Clinic To Help

Microsoft and Mayo Clinic have forged a partnership to develop an artificial intelligence model. This model will be specifically trained on comprehensive medical data, with the objective of powering AI tools for clinicians and patients, and significantly improving the accuracy of health-related advice.

King County Secures Site For Skyway’s First Community Center

King County has secured the former Skyway Park Bowl property to build Skyway's first community center, marking a major milestone in the community's decades-long effort to create a dedicated gathering place for recreation, youth programming, and family services.

Voting Begins For The Seattle Medium’s Best Of The Best Northwest Readers’ Choice Awards, Nominees Announced

The Seattle Medium has announced the nominees for its inaugural Best of the Best Northwest Readers' Choice Awards, with community voting open from June 1 to June 19, 2026.

Seattle Restores Historic Pan-African Crosswalks In Central District

The Seattle Department of Transportation is restoring 11 of the Central District's iconic Pan-African flag crosswalks, which were created by community members to celebrate Black heritage, identity and resilience in Seattle's historically Black neighborhood.

King County Launches YouthWorks Program Offering More Than 200 Summer Opportunities for Young People

King County Executive Girmay Zahilay has launched YouthWorks, a new workforce development program that provides more than 200 paid internships and volunteer opportunities for young people ages 16 to 24 this summer.

Art on a Yacht, Art in a Shed, and a New Museum Director for the Frye

On behalf of Seattle, I’d like to take a moment to publicly thank local artist-hero Light Guerrilla for doing the Lord’s work and tagging “TAX THE RICH” in massive light letters across the side of Mark Zuckerberg’s 390-foot supervillain megayacht, Launchpad, which unceremoniously rolled up in our front yard the same day Meta announced 1,400 […] The post Art on a Yacht, Art in a Shed, and a New Museum Director for the Frye appeared first on The Stranger.

Things to Do in June: Food & Drink

Want more? Here’s everything we recommend this month: Music, Visual Art, Literature, Performance, Film, Food, and This & That. The Pastry Project’s Soft Serve Window OpeningJune 4The Pastry Project’s soft-serve window is only open for the summer, and it offers three flavors—purple vanilla, chocolate, and twist. While the ice cream is decadent enough to enjoy […] The post Things to Do in June: Food & Drink appeared first on The Stranger.

Black and Brown Youth in the South End Find Their Voices Through Spoken-Word Poetry

Quickies

1. I’m a woman living with a supportive, caring man. We’ve been together — on and off — for twenty years. The sex is always hot when we get back together. Then, after a year, the sex fades to nothingness. I believe the problem is that hot “reunited” sex only turns me on for a while and […] The post Quickies appeared first on The Stranger.

Slog AM: Washington Green-Lights Menopause Workplace Accommodations, Bird Masturbation Is Normal, Trump to Dismantle Pivotal Ocean Monitoring System

Mazel to the Menopausers: Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order to create workplace accommodations for the nearly 600,000 working women experiencing perimenopause, menopause, or postmenopause. Symptoms include hot flashes, mood swings, and insomnia, and they can be the reasons women leave their jobs. The executive order doesn’t list the specific workplace accommodations, but the […] The post Slog AM: Washington Green-Lights Menopause Workplace Accommodations, Bird Masturbation Is Normal, Trump to Dismantle Pivotal Ocean Monitoring System appeared first on The Stranger.

Another Mysterious Death Strikes A Nerve

The discovery of 16-year-old Juliana Nzita, found deceased on church property in Charlotte, North Carolina, has generated significant suspicion within Black communities. While authorities classified the death as suicide, the incident has drawn parallels to historical patterns of racial violence and raised questions regarding official investigations.