Local organizers reviewed key FIFA World Cup 2026 issues to a packed civic forum, including a projected $929 million economic windfall for King County.
- Team USA AAPI athletes to watch at the Winter Olympics
- Seattle police chief reports 18% crime drop
- South Korea celebrates K-pop’s ‘Golden’ historic Grammy win
- “ICE is … totally out of control”: Ferguson, Brown outline plans to protect Washingtonians from federal immigration actions
- The Seahawks are going back to the Super Bowl!
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CID calmly prepares for World Cup despite uncertainty
It takes fewer than 15 minutes to walk from Lumen Field to the Thai street food eatery, E-Jae Pak Mor and Pum Yamamoto is preparing for an influx of foot traffic to her restaurant.

Seattle moves to bar federal immigration enforcement
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced on Thursday a series of initial steps aimed at protecting residents amid increased federal immigration enforcement activity, even as the city says it has no indication of an immediate surge by federal agents.

Representing more than one flag: Asian American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics will take place next month in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo Italy from Feb. 6-22, 2026.

Japan’s last pair of pandas have arrived back in China
Japan’s last pair of pandas have returned to China, leaving Japan without the lovable bears for the first time in half a century.

Cambodian grandmother faces imminent deportation after four decades in U.S.
A survivor of child abuse, imprisonment and torture in Cambodia is now facing deportation, 44 years after she fled to the US.
Community
CIDBIA meeting showcases safety efforts, business programs
Kraken celebrate AANHPI Night
Seattle police chief reports 18% crime drop
OCA Greater Seattle Golden Circle awardees
Violent sex offender arrested in CID
First-time Kent City Councilmember Sharn Shoker plans to focus on inclusive governance, BIPOC communities
Locke honored with Richardson Prize for public service
Sports
Team USA AAPI athletes to watch at the Winter Olympics
Kraken celebrate AANHPI Night
Representing more than one flag: Asian American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics
The Seahawks are going back to the Super Bowl!
Giants OF Jung Hoo Lee stopped briefly at LAX because of missing travel documents, AP source says
National News
First AANHPI president of Queens College says civic engagement only way to overcome “perpetual foreigner syndrome”
Out with the old? Young Democrats are trying to convince voters to send a new generation to Congress
Partial federal shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand major changes to ICE
Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child
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