Covering Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. https://www.seattletimes.com/https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx3xyzwjlu23Two men were shot to death in downtown Tacoma early Sunday. Another person took herself to a hospital with injuries that didn't appear to be life-threatening. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/2-dead-1-hurt-in-tacoma-shooting/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791169210-205 Oct 2026 03:29 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3xyzwjlu23https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx3uegelsq2dOne person died in a fall Sunday near the Middle Fork Snoqualmie trailhead, according to emergency officials. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climber-dies-in-fall-near-north-bend/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791166818-205 Oct 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3uegelsq2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx3n5dq43g23A judge Friday threw out tough new job standards for county sheriffs approved by Washington lawmakers this year that critics argued would force some out of office. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/judge-permanently-blocks-wa-sheriff-standards-law/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791158146-105 Oct 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3n5dq43g23https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx3ingr7wg24At least 19 protests across the state called for a moratorium on big data centers amid a slew of concerns around AI, privacy and resource consumption. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/protests-in-seattle-across-wa-call-for-pause-on-ai-data-center-boom/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791154180-304 Oct 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3ingr7wg24https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx374dodkn2gAs a powerful developer pushes through to mine 990 acres in a small Washington town, residents say "it'll devastate us." https://www.seattletimes.com/business/if-king-county-needs-mines-to-build-who-gets-them-in-their-backyard/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791119802-204 Oct 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx374dodkn2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx32uz2tok2dFor more than 50 years, every Washington state lawmaker chosen to represent Chelan County has been a Republican. That might change in this November's election. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/blue-surge-could-breach-cascades-in-this-washington-race/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791119791-204 Oct 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx32uz2tok2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx2vqsawru2gThe Washington Supreme Court’s rejection of I-2066 puts the financial burden of converting to natural gas on suburban single-family homeowners, writes FYI Guy. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/the-geographic-divide-in-wa-natural-gas-usage/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791119829-204 Oct 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2vqsawru2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx2rknxxpj2tJoel David Ridley, 39 years old and a member of the Lummi Nation, was arrested in February after being found with a dead bald eagle in his vehicle. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/wa-man-pleads-guilty-to-shooting-two-bald-eagles/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791129556-104 Oct 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2rknxxpj2thttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx2mcsxlvx2dApprentices are paid while they learn — with wages ranging from $30 to $60 an hour — and guaranteed a job with Metro after they complete the program. https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/king-county-metro-apprenticeships-offer-a-chance-to-shift-gears/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791119851-204 Oct 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2mcsxlvx2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx2khsbn6x24Seattle is one of the few U.S. markets with teams from each of the three big women’s professional leagues. Kate Shefte is our lead reporter on the new beat. https://www.seattletimes.com/inside-the-times/seattle-times-launches-new-womens-sports-beat/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791119840-204 Oct 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2khsbn6x24https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mx2invw3dn23The family-owned firm behind plans for a controversial aggregate mine in South King County has become one of the region's most prominent landowners and developers. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/segale-properties-the-developer-behind-king-county-planned-mine/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791119814-204 Oct 2026 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2invw3dn23https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwzql3hhpp22The nonprofit laid off more than half its staff amid a unionization effort. Leadership blamed poor fundraising and a depleted budget. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-immigrant-solidarity-network-gutted-by-mass-layoffs-as-ice-surges/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791076898-104 Oct 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwzql3hhpp22https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwzn2uhiso26Vinod Khosla responded to speculation that he and his family could move the Seahawks. "We have no plans to moved the team, have never discussed it," he wrote on X. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/vinod-khosla-seahawks-new-owner-puts-end-to-speculation-of-team-being-moved/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791069676-204 Oct 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwzn2uhiso26https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwzetxfoyt24Seattle banned large data centers earlier this year. But some projects still have life. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/why-seattles-data-center-moratorium-isnt-stopping-new-projects/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791054790-204 Oct 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwzetxfoyt24https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwz42knkt522Notable deaths also include Angela Stribling and "Mighty Sparrow" Slinger Francisco. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/obituaries-dolores-sibonga-dennis-haskins-benjamin-satterley-and-more/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791047637-204 Oct 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwz42knkt522https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwyt6hc5x724As tech giants navigate the backlash over massive data center expansions, Amazon is responding with $1 billion for communities where the facilities are located. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazons-1b-data-center-pledge-underscores-rising-tension-over-ai-build-out/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791047672-203 Oct 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyt6hc5x724https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwykdovapc2nThe locked-in country star was in a wildman's groove Friday when he played Seattle proper for the first time in years. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/tyler-childers-goes-wild-in-overdue-seattle-show/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791052195-203 Oct 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwykdovapc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwyi54zcy622In this excerpt from "Jackson Street After Hours," author Paul de Barros explores how the Seattle jazz scene helped shape music legend Quincy Jones' career. https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/how-charlie-taylor-ray-charles-and-seattle-jazz-shaped-quincy-jones/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791035599-203 Oct 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyi54zcy622https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwy7j7ye7k24A triceratops and stegosaurus, which have waded in PacSci’s now-empty reflecting pool for 35 years, were removed this month. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/what-happened-to-seattles-dinosaurs-at-the-pacific-science-center/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=179103552003 Oct 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy7j7ye7k24https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwy46ehv2z26October is here and peak fall foliage is around the corner. This year, Western Washington could see more vibrant colors for a longer time. Here's why. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fall-foliage-in-western-washington-to-be-more-vibrant-and-last-longer/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1791035095-203 Oct 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy46ehv2z26https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwxquwf2hp23Author and Cowlitz Indian Tribe member Joey Clift spoke with The Seattle Times about inspiration, representation and why he loves his tribe’s casino. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/comedian-joey-clift-writes-funny-accessible-book-on-native-history/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790967001-203 Oct 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxquwf2hp23https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwxmritgw322Gov. Bob Ferguson unveiled more details about his proposed cellphone ban in Washington schools. https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/ferguson-proposes-banning-cellphones-in-all-k-12-schools/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790979939-303 Oct 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxmritgw322https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwxhrzbkwp2iNow onstage at Seattle Rep through Nov. 15, “Eureka Day” doesn’t quite stitch up the seams between the play’s glib satire and its more earnest overtures. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/theater/a-top-flight-cast-provides-a-sturdy-foundation-for-seattle-reps-eureka-day/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790973833-303 Oct 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxhrzbkwp2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwxdxcgec42zThe new episode of the Food Network competition series, featuring North Bend's Caleb King, premieres Monday. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/was-caleb-king-finds-camaraderie-on-halloween-baking-championship/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790973793-303 Oct 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxdxcgec42zhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwx65gagq326A software glitch that impacts automated flight controls on some Boeing 737 MAX aircraft does not present a safety risk, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-737-max-software-glitch-not-a-safety-risk-faa-says/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790973961-303 Oct 2026 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx65gagq326https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwx25qkubk2nA new study found that when the economy takes a hit, Washingtonians tend to go back to school — but not all colleges saw a correlation. https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/washingtonians-more-likely-to-attend-college-during-economic-downturns/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790973905-303 Oct 2026 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwx25qkubk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwwtkn2uj322Sombr made Seattle the first U.S. stop on his maiden arena tour. Here's how it went. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/sombr-looks-green-sounds-mean-in-seattle-arena-debut/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790973743-303 Oct 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwtkn2uj322https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwwqdcyrcg2hLane closures north of downtown Seattle lead the parade of construction that will force thousands of drivers to detour or change plans. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattle-weekend-traffic-forecast-calls-for-pain-at-the-ship-canal/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790947624-203 Oct 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwqdcyrcg2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwwof3pj6w24Connor Overstreet, 29, died of a gunshot wound to the chest, the King County medical examiner's office said. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/man-18-arrested-in-death-of-u-s-coast-guard-member-in-skyway/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790988123-103 Oct 2026 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwof3pj6w24https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mwwluxnzds2sSeattle's coldest September since 2007 comes to an end. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/seattle-just-experienced-its-coldest-september-in-19-years/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1790951666-203 Oct 2026 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwluxnzds2s