The King County Elections Office said it mailed out ballots on Jan. 23, to about 560,000 registered voters for the Feb. 12 special election. The department estimates a 34 percent voter turnout rate.
Police catch woman burglarizing businesses in Chinatown/ID
A woman is in custody after she was located inside a Chinatown restaurant on Jan. 24. At approximately 2:30 a.m., an officer was checking on businesses in the Chinatown-International District (CID) that had experienced a recent series of burglaries.
Ruth Woo Fellowship accepting applications
The office of Gov. Jay Inslee is recruiting individuals with a commitment to civil rights and equality for the Ruth Woo Fellowship.
Tết in Seattle promotes health with expanded health fair
With thousands of Vietnamese community members coming together to celebrate Tết at the Seattle Center Armory and Fisher Pavilion, organizers hosted a comprehensive health fair on Jan. 26 and 27.
NHRA Hall of Famer Al Young
On Jan. 12, Al Young was inducted into the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), Northwest Division “Hall of Fame.” Young was the first Asian American World Champion race car driver. […]
Chieko Asakawa being inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
Chieko Asakawa is among 19 innovators who will be inducted this year into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Asakawa is the IBM Distinguished Service Professor in the Robotics Institute […]
Women’s March
Several thousand people gathered on Jan. 19 for “Seattle Womxn Marching Forward” in downtown Seattle. It was largely peaceful, but organizers expressed disappointment that another group of women’s rights activists […]
Mercer Islander wins NASA contest
Six-year-old Sydney Cui of Mercer Island recently won NASA’s Commercial Crew Program 2019 Children’s Artwork Calendar contest. Sydney is one of the 12 international winners, and her artwork has been […]
New Torii will rise over Seward Park in the spring
After nearly eight years of planning, volunteer work, community outreach, and fundraising, a Japanese torii will once again tower over Seward Park visitors in the spring of 2019. When complete, […]
Durkan nominates Saad Bashir for Seattle IT Department
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced on Jan. 22 that she will nominate Saad Bashir to be the next Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Seattle Information Technology Department. […]
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