by Callie Craighead SeattlePI

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Sound Transit board finalizes link light rail realignment, accelerating some Seattle projects

After 17 months of deliberation and work, the Sound Transit Board finalized plans on Thursday to realign the project schedules for ST3 — a voter approved ballot measure that would add 62...

Seattle city attorney election remains a tight race with Pete Holmes challenged on both sides

The crowded mayoral field was whittled down from 15 candidates to two likely frontrunners with former City Council President Bruce Harrell and current Council President M. Lorena González receiving 38.02% and 28.60% of the...

Seattle 2021 primary election results for mayor, city attorney, more

The early results for the Aug. 3 primary election are in, and Seattle voters finally have a better idea of who will be moving forward to the Nov. 3 general election.Early turnout...

Washington's orca whale pods lose a member as oldest male, Cappuccino, presumed dead

Washington whale watchers are mourning the loss of the southern resident orca pod's oldest male, Cappuccino (K21), who is presumed to be dead after found in distress last week in the Strait...

Aug. 3 is Seattle's primary election. Here's what voters need to know

With just one day before Seattle's primary election, only 13.42% of voter's ballots have been returned and counted, according to the latest ballot return statistics from King County Elections. Countywide, 13.51% of...

Over half of Washington's wildfires so far in 2021 have been sparked by humans

Over half of Washington's wildfires this year have been ignited by human activity.The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released data Friday showing that 519 of the 846 fires the DNR has responded to...

Washington's orca whale pods receive new federal habitat protection

Washington's endangered orca whales received new habitat protections from the federal government on Friday. The National Marine Fisheries Service finalized rules to expand the orca's critical habitat from the Canadian border all the...

New two-way walking, biking path coming to Seattle's W Green Lake Way N this fall

Although its a relatively small stretch of road, W Green Lake Way N has become a flashpoint for the future of Seattle's car-free "Keep Moving Streets" that opened amid the COVID-19 pandemic...

by Callie Craighead SeattlePI

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