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SURVEY: If Alki Community Center offered activities and classes again, what would you want to see?

(WSB file photo) The Alki Community Center building has been closed during the rebuild of neighboring Alki Elementary, but the city told us earlier this year that when it reopens, they’re just planning to use it as a child-care center, as it was before the closure. However, the Alki Community Council has been talking with […]

Seattle’s data center moratorium moves forward

The measure is set for consideration by the full city council next month.

Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.

Mariners winning streak ends in a sloppy loss to Mets

The Mariners' thrilling eight-game winning streak ended with a dispirited, sloppy loss to the Mets on Wednesday.

Rescuers urge caution after 2 swimmers pulled from chilly WA lakes

Temperatures in Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish were dangerously cold when rescuers pulled two men out of the water on Tuesday.

Past fire at Longview mill suggests owner cut back on maintenance

Burn patterns and video indicate the 2023 blaze started at a conveyor belt with aging parts, investigators found. Employees said maintenance was scaled back before the fire.

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SUMMER OF SOCCER: West Seattle Soccer Club kicks off fall registration

As Seattle’s World Cup-fueled “summer of soccer” gets going, the West Seattle Soccer Club is already looking toward fall, and registering 5- to 18-year-olds – no experience necessary! – for next season. Here’s the announcement sent to us to share with you: Hey, West Seattle Families! Founded in 1968, the West Seattle Soccer Club (WSSC) […]

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear.

Workers at damaged Longview mill will be paid at least through Aug. 8

Workers in Longview will continue to be paid by the owner of Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant, which has been idled since a deadly implosion May 26.

SUMMER: Here’s the last-day-of-school list for West Seattle

Summer break is in sight for thousands of West Seattle students (and their families, their educators, etc.). Here’s our list of who gets out when (sourced from schools’ online calendars): FRIDAY, JUNE 5 Summit Atlas West Seattle Montessori TUESDAY, JUNE 9 Explorer West Middle School (WSB sponsor) Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School THURSDAY, JUNE […]

Mariners’ Cal Raleigh to begin rehab assignment in Everett

Cal Raleigh, who has been on the IL since May 16, is slated to begin a rehab assignment this weekend. Here's what that means for when he could return to the Mariners.