Covering Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. https://www.seattletimes.com/https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mubi3fomat2yUkrainians in Seattle, celebrating their independence from Soviet rule, carry with them the pain and fatigue of over four years at war with Russia. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ukrainians-in-seattle-mark-35-years-of-freedom-and-fight-to-preserve-it/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788050656-230 Aug 2026 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubi3fomat2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mubcq3sipu2nPresident Donald Trump and the Republicans keep maligning mail-in voting, saying it's slipshod and corrupt. But one such local election just got a perfect score, Danny Westneat writes. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/zero-doubt-the-story-of-was-100-accurate-mail-in-election/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788050902-330 Aug 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubcq3sipu2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mub3elkaq72jIn less than an hour of play, Dejan Joveljić christened both of his new goals at Lumen Field during the Sounders' 2-2 draw with the Chicago Fire. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/dejan-joveljic-scores-twice-but-sounders-settle-for-draw-vs-chicago-fire/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788046855-229 Aug 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub3elkaq72jhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3muaycyc5xf2yThe Mariners took an early lead, didn’t add any runs and then watched as mistakes and free bases led to their demise Saturday in a 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-cant-hold-onto-early-lead-in-kade-andersons-second-career-start/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788043423-229 Aug 2026 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaycyc5xf2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3muaubcbpdz2sMariners starter Emerson Hancock tweaked his left groin on a play early in the top of the first inning Friday and is questionable to make his next start Wednesday in Boston. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-emerson-hancock-dealing-with-groin-injury-could-miss-next-start/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788039636-229 Aug 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaubcbpdz2shttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3muarnvgp2m2nCornerback Terrion Arnold, who faces eight felony counts that could land him life in prison, signed his contract with the Seahawks more than two weeks after agreeing to a deal. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-sign-terrion-arnold-weeks-after-agreeing-to-deal/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788036622-129 Aug 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muarnvgp2m2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3muakacmhtw2qAfter nearly a decade of protests, a King County neighborhood may get a park instead of an asphalt plant. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/king-county-buys-asphalt-plant-site-with-plans-for-a-new-park/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788029453-229 Aug 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muakacmhtw2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3muajlzitls2gThe night was chock-full of high-energy fan favorites, interspersed with new material from The Strokes’ latest album. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/the-strokes-high-energy-seattle-show-set-list/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788028771-229 Aug 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muajlzitls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3muaf5sr6j22kHealth officials are warning people to avoid the 4200 block of 23rd Avenue West in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood, due to elevated levels of lead. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/elevated-lead-levels-found-in-seattles-interbay-neighborhood/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788023329-229 Aug 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaf5sr6j22khttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3muacif2g5v2cSeattle recently took aim at rental fees, which can add hundreds of dollars to housing bills every month. Renters across other parts of the region now ask, what about us? https://www.seattletimes.com/business/wa-tenants-dread-rental-fees-could-an-end-be-in-sight/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788011102-229 Aug 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muacif2g5v2chttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3muaavoh5zj2kICE flights regularly come in and out of Boeing Field, but this week's volume of transfers is unusually high. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ice-transfers-hundreds-from-tacoma-detention-center-out-of-state/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788018397-229 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaavoh5zj2khttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mua7wnel6g2jOne man lives on Protection Island, but many groups — including the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and government agencies — want a say in its future. Here’s what is at stake. https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/wa-islands-only-resident-supports-transfer-from-feds-to-tribe/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1788017214-229 Aug 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua7wnel6g2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mua3zkmwj22sPreseason games are in the books and the Seahawks must set their 53-man roster by 3 p.m. Sunday. Here's reporter Bob Condotta's projection for how the roster shakes out. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/seahawks-53-man-roster-projection-following-final-preseason-game/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787976595-229 Aug 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua3zkmwj22shttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu7ztou2oj2sSecond-year quarterback Jalen Milroe, who played the entire game, was one of the biggest winners Friday night as the Seahawks closed out the preseason in Kansas City. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/jalen-milroe-tosses-touchdown-in-seahawks-preseason-finale-vs-chiefs/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787974550-329 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7ztou2oj2shttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu7c4xyg4r2cAs Gov. Bob Ferguson and other state leaders spoke about the new building, workers gathered outside, chanting for a fair contract and better working conditions. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/final-beam-marks-construction-milestone-for-western-state-hospital/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787969874-229 Aug 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7c4xyg4r2chttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu773upvc32vThe Mariners got on the scoreboard first against Dylan Cease, but the Blue Jays tagged Emerson Hancock for five runs to hand the M's an 8-1 loss Friday. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/blue-jays-rout-mariners-tag-emerson-hancock-for-5-runs/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787969078-329 Aug 2026 05:58 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu773upvc32vhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu74iaommb2gKai McClendon has lost crutches, a wobble and about 14 pounds. After a lengthy recovery from a knee injury, the junior defensive lineman is eager to make an impact for the Huskies. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/washington-huskies-football/washington-huskies-junior-kai-mcclendon-is-finally-healthy-and-ready-to-make-his-presence-felt/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787968580-229 Aug 2026 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu74iaommb2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu6xufmeki2sThe coalition of 25 states now seeks a preliminary injunction to stop the rule from taking effect while the lawsuit proceeds and until a final court decision is made. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/federal-judge-blocks-trump-mail-in-voting-rule-challenged-by-wa/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787966570-329 Aug 2026 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6xufmeki2shttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu6pnrsjck2jBill Doba, the celebrated former WSU defensive coordinator who later served as the Cougars head coach for five years, died Friday, according to multiple reports. He was 85. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/wsu-cougar-football/bill-doba-beloved-wsu-football-coach-dies-at-85/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787963901-229 Aug 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6pnrsjck2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu6n633vic2kA developer spent $57 million turning an old seminary into a hotel at Saint Edward State Park. Just five years after opening, it's pausing business to build a 15-pool spa. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/kenmore-hotel-to-lay-off-staff-close-for-a-year-to-build-spa/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787958211-229 Aug 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6n633vic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu6kipqyx62jWhile Seattle braces for a potential teachers strike, unions for educators in other Puget Sound school districts have also been locked in thorny negotiations. https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/wa-teacher-strikes-outside-seattle-heres-what-we-know/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787956958-128 Aug 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6kipqyx62jhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu6hfdwv3223One week after Boeing’s white-collar union members rejected the company’s contract offer and overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, Boeing and the union are poised to return to the bargaining table. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-speea-set-to-meet-again-as-both-prepare-for-possible-strike/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787956630-328 Aug 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6hfdwv3223https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu6c5vpwlv2vA video shows a Yakima corrections officer escorting a man to a gate at the Yakima Police Department, where three ICE agents apprehend him. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/concerns-arise-over-ice-arrest-outside-yakima-city-jail/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787951733-228 Aug 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6c5vpwlv2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu42tzydwo2yThose looking for a late-summer respite from action movies could do far worse than immerse themselves in this just-quirky-enough rom-com, writes Moira Macdonald. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/finding-emily-review-love-strikes-true-in-this-sweet-quirky-rom-com/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787866895-228 Aug 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu42tzydwo2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu3vghoxle2oA recall effort against Mayor Katie Wilson was dismissed Thursday at the behest of the people who started it. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/mayor-katie-wilson-recall-effort-dismissed-before-it-got-off-the-ground/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787869002-127 Aug 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3vghoxle2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu3t5wnecu22From dining at juicy burger joints to cosplaying at the Seattle Black Nerd Festival, here are the latest local things to do around the Seattle area. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/17-things-to-do-around-the-seattle-area-this-weekend-2/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787866979-227 Aug 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3t5wnecu22https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu3m4w37rr2oKarol G performed at Lumen Field Wednesday, in what may be Seattle's hottest Latin music event of the summer.27 Aug 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3m4w37rr2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu3gakc6aj2jYou'll find Romanian eats like cabbage rolls and classic Yemeni fare like chicken mandi at these two mom-and-pop restaurants in Renton. https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/2-mom-and-pop-local-restaurants-in-renton-make-great-food/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787850820-327 Aug 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3gakc6aj2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu3bo3sv2322An Idaho judge has set the timeline for Bryan Kohberger's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/a-june-date-on-the-calendar-but-no-hearing-yet-for-bryan-kohbergers-plea-challenge/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787838167-227 Aug 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3bo3sv2322https://bsky.app/profile/seattletimes.com/post/3mu37pllyjb2sFans of the Beatles didn't know it at the time, but a 1966 tour stop would be the group's last in Seattle. Here's what the shows were like, and how politics came into play. https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/60-years-ago-the-beatles-played-twice-at-seattle-coliseum/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_bluesky&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1787837802-227 Aug 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:74jigfry77xzedl5tmhim2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu37pllyjb2s