Review: ‘The Plague’ dives into a sink-or-swim water polo camp
The undercurrents of adolescent cruelty churn queasily in Charlie Polinger’s stylish first feature, “The Plague.”
Day: January 2, 2026
Klamath Indigenous Land Trust announces 10,000-acre purchase from PacifiCorp
The trust this week announced the “landmark purchase of 10,000 acres in and around the former reservoir reach of the (Klamath) River.”
The world wants more ube. Philippine farmers are struggling to keep up
The world’s new hunger for ube is starting to strain the people who farm it in the Philippines, considered to be the top producer.
Prospective employees, companies negotiate fast-changing new world of AI
AI experts are advising tech workers and students to embrace, not run away from, AI technology and machine learning.
When Katie Wilson will be sworn in as Seattle mayor
Katie Wilson’s swearing in marks a new era of progressive politics in Seattle.
Seattle area forecast calls for rain, wind to begin 2026
No river flooding is expected, but there are concerns for coastal flooding along Puget Sound as abnormally high astronomical tides roll in.
Trailblazing Washington jurist Carolyn Dimmick dies at 96
Senior U.S. District Judge Carolyn Dimmick, a 50-year jurist and the first woman named to Washington State Supreme Court,, has died at age 96.
4 Seattle light rail stations to close for weekend
Closures run from 11 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Monday at Westlake, Symphony, Pioneer Square and International District/Chinatown stations.
WA movie theaters must offer open caption screenings, per new law
Deaf or hard of hearing moviegoers will have more options at the multiplexes — and won’t have to rely on closed caption devices.
Once again, Seahawks QB Sam Darnold faces the bright lights in Week 18
Fair or not, the question the NFL world will be asking before Saturday’s Seahawks-49ers showdown is: Can Sam Darnold deliver in crucial, prime-time Week 18 game?