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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 […]

Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos’ Election Campaign Defrauded for $20,000 by FBI Impersonators Claiming Treasurer Bought “Chinese Child Pornography“

Long time state legislator Rep. Sharon Santos lost the equivalent of nearly half the money contributed to her reelection campaign so far this year after a fraudster conned her campaign treasurer into giving them $20,000 last September.  According to Santos’ campaign treasurer Jeanne Legault, scammers impersonating her credit union and the FBI claimed she had […] The post Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos’ Election Campaign Defrauded for $20,000 by FBI Impersonators Claiming Treasurer Bought “Chinese Child Pornography“ appeared first on The Stranger.

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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SW Barton St construction update – Striping work begins this week

SW Barton St construction update – Striping work begins this week Off patr Tue, 07/14/2026 - 3:55pm

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 […]

Fremont Library branch closes Aug. 9 for HVAC project

The Fremont Branch of The Seattle Public Library will temporarily close Aug. 9 for installation of a new electric HVAC system.  The target for reopening is early November. The book return will be locked and the parking lot inaccessible for the duration. The work is part of the Library’s Cooling Center Project, funded by a […]