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WATER TAXI: World Cup matchday ridership set record!

(Friday Water Taxi photos by Therese Bianchi) Last Friday’s USA vs. Australia World Cup matchday was also a record ridership day for the King County Water Taxi! Metro’s Al Sanders sent this update: A record number of riders decided to “Make it a Boat Day” on June 19! Between World Cup soccer, Mariners baseball and […]

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Upcoming Mariners piggyback pitching schedule: Logan Gilbert part of next turn

The Mariners are showing their commitment to their revised piggyback plan by having the hot-pitching Logan Gilbert part of the next piggyback.

WA court sentences man to 5 years in prison for $3.5M romance scam

Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo crafted false identities and stories to manipulate victims on online dating platforms.

READER REPORT: Stolen or mistakenly taken barbecue

Sent by Henry, who says the missing barbecue looks just like this except it’s black, not red: I live on 7564 45th Ave. SW. in West Seattle. I was barbecuing with some friends on the curb this afternoon, when we went into our house to hang out. We left the barbecue unattended on the curbside […]

Seattle light rail ridership just beat its last World Cup-driven record

The combo of the USA-Australia soccer match, and a sold-out Mariners game, helped push passenger counts to 280,000 on Friday.

COVID-19 vaccine study that was blocked from CDC journal is published elsewhere

A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has been published after being blocked from a government health journal.

England and Ghana play to 0-0 draw at World Cup despite flurry-filled final minutes

England dominated possession but came up empty on several late scoring opportunities in a 0-0 draw with Ghana at the World Cup.

Demolition of Des Moines Masonic Home gets another green light

A judge denied the latest attempt to halt demolition of the 100-year-old former Masonic Home in Des Moines.

CONGRATULATIONS! Southside Revolution Junior Roller Derby team wins regionals, headed to national championships

More congratulations today – this time for roller-derby skaters! The report and photos are from Southside Revolution Junior Roller Derby: Southside Revolution Rebels are headed to JRDA Champs in Chicago! For the first time since our inaugural season 12 years ago, Southside Revolution Junior Roller Derby is going to play in the Junior Roller Derby […]

Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world’s fastest for first time since 2017

A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess.