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SURVEY: What do you want to tell the West Seattle Junction Association about Summer Fest 2026?

(Part of the Saturday night crowd – aerial photo by Paul Weatherman) West Seattle’s biggest party of the year is over – and it won’t be long until the planning for next year’s Summer Fest begins. First, the West Seattle Junction Association – which presents the festival (and so many other events!) – wants your […]

The new malaria vaccine helps in Africa but faces a test: Completing all 4 doses

A recently introduced malaria vaccine is helping reduce severe illness in children across Africa.

BIZNOTE: Here’s who’s moving into prime 35th/Roxbury spot

Less than a year after The Missing Piece moved from 35th/Roxbury to California/Alaska, its old home has a new tenant on the way. We heard from Joey Shevelson, who says he’s opening a music school in the space, as a local franchisee of Bach to Rock. Joey, a West Seattle resident, says he’s a “lifelong […]

Security guard’s death at Kent clinic ruled homicide

The security guard was allegedly pushed to the ground twice by a visitor to the clinic in January and suffered blunt force head trauma.

Enumclaw songbird rehab sanctuary closes

Featherhaven, one of only a handful of nonprofits dedicated to wild bird care, treated more than 35,000 birds over a dozen years.

Battery investigation involving QB Geno Smith marked ‘inactive’ by police

A battery investigation involving former Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith has been marked as inactive, according to police.

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Ferguson campaigns against initiative to repeal WA ‘millionaires tax’

Gov. Bob Ferguson helped kick off the campaign against an initiative to repeal the state's new "millionaires tax" - highlighting the stakes in a vote this fall.

New diagnoses slow in NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak; source still unclear

Health officials say a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan’s Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing.

FOLLOWUP: ‘We’re nearing the finish line’ for SW Barton project, SDOT says

A milestone for the project to rebuild eastbound SW Barton in the bus-layover zone along Roxhill Park – three and a half months after work began, it’s almost over, according to this update from project spokesperson Matt Howard: The concrete work on SW Barton St is complete, and the roadway has fully cured. Crews are […]

26 Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoff picks hit workers on medical and parental leave

A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems that disproportionately targeted those on medical or family leave for layoffs.

Norway star Erling Haaland left the US with seven World Cup goals and a taxidermy raccoon

Willd Bill's Western Store visitors mostly posted for photos near the $750 raccoon, but once the soccer star got one, they've been hot items, a co-owner says.