Addressing Food Access: Seattle's Response to Grocery Store Loss

(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s latest executive order directs city officials to explore acquiring former grocery stores to address current and potential food deserts. Harrell's executive order directs city staff to...

Jim Dey | Campaign cash is big name of game in Illinois politics

In political lingo, 2025 is an off year. It’s 2026 that’s an on year, when most state and federal officials seek office. But in the cutthroat world of political fundraising, every year is an on year. After all, money is the mother’s milk of...

Climate Change Weekly # 560—Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land

IN THIS ISSUE: Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land Uncovered Ski Lifts Show Rapid Climate Change in Recent Past Climate Lawfare Sidelined in Montana Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land...

Modest revenue growth projected for Seattle despite looming economic uncertainty

(The Center Square) – The Seattle Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts is sticking with a baseline forecast for 2025 and 2026 revenue totals despite the lingering chance of a future recession. The office presented its October revenue forecast...

Rantz Exclusive: Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson was arrested in 2013

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson was arrested for disorderly conduct during a 2013 anti-Walmart labor protest in Renton, according to a Renton Police Department report obtained through public records and shared with The Jason Rantz Show on...

Fog descends on Seattle, creating eerie morning commute

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. A blanket of fog descended on the greater Seattle area Wednesday morning, slightly reducing visibility for drivers’ morning commute. Wednesday’s forecast calls for various areas of fog before...

Happenings — what’s coming up in Northeast Ohio starting Oct. 23

Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to entertainment@morningjournal.com or entertainment@news-herald.com. You must include a phone number and/or web address...

Seattle mayor wants to solve city’s food desert problem

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed an executive order on Monday to address the city’s food desert crisis, according to local media outlet K5. The move follows the sudden closure of a Fred Meyer store in Lake City, Washington. The order calls for...

Consoling the Mariner Moose, plus making art, playing games, more for your West Seattle Wednesday

(Photo by Robin Sinner) Here’s what’s on our Wednesday list, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (and if we’re missing something – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thanks!): WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: 10 am Wednesday walks leave from...

New J pod orca calf spotted in B.C. waters looking 'well integrated': researchers

A new orca calf has been observed swimming with its family in Active Pass, near Mayne and Galiano islands in B.C. The baby, J64, arrived about a week after another calf in the pod was spotted dead last month, said Michael Weiss, research director...

There's a lot to like about Canadiens' hot start to season | HI/O Show

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Hockey Stu Cowan, Rick Green and Jack Todd talk about the Habs' first seven games and their biggest concerns as a four-game road trip begins. Montréal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis watches the replay of...

Jay Gard | Obituary

Jim Rodney Gard December 25, 1933- September 26, 2025 Jim Rodney Gard was born in Seattle on Christmas Day in 1933 and passed away at the age of 91 on September 26, 2025 in Mesa, AZ. Jim was raised in Enumclaw and graduated in 1952. Jim excelled...

Seattle’s economic forecast leaves City Hall ‘cautiously optimistic’

The economic outlook for Seattle is modestly better than it was over the summer, giving lawmakers in City Hall a small sigh of relief that their budget deliberations won’t be derailed by a gloomy forecast. The much-anticipated October forecast...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:25 p.m. EDT

Money-losing companies with colorful histories have pivoted to crypto So far this year, billions of dollars have flowed into companies that have reinvented themselves by making the buying and holding of cryptocurrency their main focus. More than...

MLSE shifting Leafs, Raptors start times so fans can watch Blue Jays in World Series

Open this photo in gallery:Toronto Blue Jays fans celebrate after the team beat the Seattle Mariners to win the ALCS in Toronto on Tuesday. MLSE is shifting its teams' schedules so fans can catch all Blue Jays action.Laura Proctor/The Canadian...

World Series schedule: Blue Jays and Dodgers will face off starting this weekend

Toronto After winning the American League pennant in a Game 7 thriller Monday night, the Toronto Blue Jays are advancing to the World Series where they'll take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Here's a complete list of when to catch each game of the...

Are traffic lights in Washington state getting a fourth color?

For as long as I can remember, traffic lights have always had three colors. Red, amber and green. According to Wikipedia, the first traffic light showed up in the world in London in 1868. Instead of electric lights, it was the semaphore system,...

Civil Rights DC Bureau Politics & Law ‘A boundless power’: Dem states ask Supreme Court to halt Trump troop deployment to Chicago

Every state with either a Democratic governor, attorney general or both signed a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to side with Illinois and Chicago to continue blocking President Donald Trump’s proposed deployment of National...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 11:32 a.m. EDT

Money-losing companies with colorful histories have pivoted to crypto So far this year, billions of dollars have flowed into companies that have reinvented themselves by making the buying and holding of cryptocurrency their main focus. More than...

This day in history: Spokane’s debate over selling stray dogs for medical research intensified

From 1975: The hot debate over whether the city should sell stray dogs to Washington State University for research was getting even hotter. One man said it would be “the first step to communism.” “They’ll sell your pets and the next thing you...