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This Affordable Seattle Lookalike Has An Epic Outdoors Scene And Grunge Vibes
The Travel
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July 6, 2025
For decades, Seattle has been one of the most popular cities in the Pacific Northwest. With its iconic skyline, views of Mount Rainier in the distance, and trendy neighborhoods like Capitol Hill and Ballard, the city offers beautiful scenic...
Book review: WSU professor Lawrence Pintak’s ‘Lessons from the Mountaintop’ shares lessons from world religions
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Lawrence Pintak’s “Lessons from the Mountaintop: Ten Modern Mystics and Their Extraordinary Lives” is an impressive work of participatory journalism. Pintak, “an avid student of the perennial truths at the core of the world’s religions,” not only...
Seattle Reign FC Players Emeri Adames and Jordyn Bugg Shine in June NWSL Best XI
BVM Sports
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July 3, 2025
Emeri Adames and Jordyn Bugg of Seattle Reign FC have been selected to the NWSL Best XI for June, highlighting their impressive performances during a demanding stretch of three consecutive road matches. Adames, at 19, earned her first Best XI nod,...
Seattle Kraken sign first-round NHL Draft pick Jake O’Brien
Seattle Sports - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
The Seattle Kraken and their 2025 first-round NHL Draft pick, Jake O’Brien, didn’t waste time getting a deal done. The team announced Thursday that it has signed the 18-year-old center to a three-year, entry-level contract with an average annual...
Washington state child welfare agency sees surge in deaths, near deaths as budget shrinks
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Catalina Gaitán and Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS) The leader of Washington’s child welfare agency said the department was forced to end its contract with a pediatric care facility in Kent due to reduced funding in the upcoming state...
WEST SEATTLE SUNDAY: 22 notes, as holiday weekend concludes
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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July 6, 2025
(Goldenrod Crab Spider on Calendula, photographed by Rosalie Miller) Notes for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: BIG-BILL AFTERMATH: West Seattle Indivisible is hosting a community gathering to come together and “be...
How to Watch Seattle Storm vs New York Liberty: Live Stream WNBA, TV
Newsweek
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July 6, 2025
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New Restaurant in Downtown Olympia Opening Soon
Thurston Talk - Washington State
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July 6, 2025
Look for the opening of Altitude 15, a downtown Olympia food hall highlighting great eats and talented chefs. Owners Cher and Mike Hobbick have been hard at work transforming the long-vacant building on the corner of State and Franklin Streets....
Immigrants weigh health coverage against deportation risk
Gulf Today
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July 3, 2025
Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Tribune News Service For months, Maria, 55, a caregiver to older adults in California’s Orange County, has been trying not to smile. If she opens her mouth too wide, she worries, people will see her chipped, plaque-covered...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal criticizes new bill's impact on immigration and national debt
Seattle City Wire - Washington State
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July 5, 2025
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, currently serving in the U.S. Congress representing Washington’s 7th district, shared her concerns about a new bill through a series of tweets on July 5, 2025. The congresswoman, who succeeded Jim McDermott in 2017 and...
How abortion bans are affecting where women live and work
Mint
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July 6, 2025
Alana Tedmon and her husband moved to the outskirts of Dallas in June 2022, attracted by the lower cost of living and proximity to family. That same month, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Texas followed by banning abortion through all...
T. Rex world championship races held in Washington State
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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“Here they come spinning out of the turn!” More than 300 people competed in the men’s, women’s, and children’s T. Rex races at Emerald Downs in Washington State while dressed like a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Nike Announces Sabrina Ionescu Decision 1 Day Before Seattle Storm Game
Essentially Sports
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July 5, 2025
“Women’s sport isn’t the future, it’s right now.” The New York Liberty athlete Sabrina Ionescu emphasised the growth of the WNBA during the launch of her second signature sneakers. Her sneaker line, in collaboration with Nike, has cooked up a...
Black women losing ground as WNBA head coaches
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
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July 6, 2025
Coaching While Black This occasional series will highlight Black coaches at all levels of sport. This week: Why aren’t there more Black WNBA women head coaches? Noelle Quinn is the only Black woman head coach in the majority-Black women-led WNBA...
NY Liberty vs. Seattle Storm preview: An afternoon matinee at the ‘clays
NetsDaily - New York
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July 6, 2025
Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images New month, new goals, and new victories. The New York Liberty opened their extended homestand with a matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks. It took some doing, but the Liberty were able to rally and come...
29-year-old Lynnwood man dies in street race
Lynnwood Times - Washington State
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July 5, 2025
GOLD BAR—Washington State Patrol identified Wyatt J Ivers, 29, of Lynnwood, as the driver who was pronounced deceased at the scene of a fatal traffic collision on July 4 that occurred near Big Bend on Stevens Pass Highway (US-2) approximately...
Seattle Storm to unveil Sue Bird statue honoringWNBA legend
Herald - Washington State
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July 3, 2025
The Seattle Storm announced on Wednesday that the franchise will honor the former UConn women’s basketball and WNBA legend with a statue outside Climate Pledge Arena. Seattle will unveil the statue on Aug. 17 ahead of its home game against the...
Shedeur Sanders dealt heavy blow in race for starting QB job as Browns vets have their say
The Mirror US
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July 6, 2025
Oscar Maung-Haley US Sports Reporter 06:42 ET, 06 Jul 2025 Shedeur Sanders looks to be facing an uphill battle to win the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback job after it emerged that veterans on the team would prefer Joe Flacco to start week...
AG Nick Brown on birthright citizenship, SCOTUS and Washington state
KUOW 94.9 - Washington State
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June 30, 2025
Civil rights groups are scrambling to get ahead of a looming change to the status of babies born to immigrant parents without permanent legal status. Unless additional legal actions are successful, there are just a few weeks until the Trump...
Washington state public school district moves to 4-day week over budget shortfall
The Post Millenial
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June 27, 2025
The shift in calendar comes as the OSPI is dealing with US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (DOE) investigations into Washington state’s education policies, alleging they violate federal laws. The Washington Office of...