Mayor Katie Wilson announced a new citywide plan on Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence through a combination of community intervention, police resources, youth programs and regional partnerships.
- Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters
- Khosla family meets press prior to NFL kickoff
- CID Night Market lands No. 3 in national ranking
- Tacoma man added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters
- Elderly cancer patient released from Tacoma ICE facility
- Cantwell, Hobbs warn USPS changes could leave Washington ballots uncounted
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Hiro Murai makes Emmy history with directing win for ‘Widow’s Bay’
Hiro Murai made Emmy history on Monday night, becoming the first Asian director to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.

FBI chief Kash Patel is set to face off with Democrats critical of his leadership at Senate hearing
FBI Director Kash Patel is set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

New data shows voting differences within individual Asian American groups along gender lines, immigration timeframes
Migration trends, cultural memory, religious trends, and socioeconomic trends underpin many of the decisions Asian Americans make—including when it comes to voting.

DHS removes post depicting Sikh trucker and Optimus Prime after backlash
The Department of Homeland Security removed a social media post depicting a Sikh truck driver facing off against the fictional character Optimus Prime after the image drew criticism from Sikh American leaders and civil rights advocates.

“Open that mail”: Ferguson signs executive order meant to mitigate federal cuts to Medicaid for immigrant, low-income, and rural communities
Surrounded by community and state health care officials during a news conference at International Community Health Services (ICHS) in the Chinatown International District (CID), Gov. Ferguson signed an executive order on Sept. 3 meant to fight back against H.R. 1, President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that has served to gut Medicaid programs across the country and strip health care coverage from immigrants—11,000 of whom live in Washington state—starting on Oct. 1.
Community
WA AG joins lawsuit challenging new public charge rule
Feleata Ma’ae named Seattle Storm’s 2026 Believe in Women honoree
State board advances plan to make world languages optional for graduation
Hobbs urges WA voters to use ballot drop boxes
Khosla family meets press prior to NFL kickoff
CID Night Market lands No. 3 in national ranking
Asian Hall of Fame Founders Gala supports scholarships, celebrates Seattle roots
Sports
Khosla family meets press prior to NFL kickoff
China’s 7-foot-3 Zhang Ziyu looms over opponents on debut at Women’s Basketball World Cup
The Layup Drill
NFL owners unanimously approve the sale of the Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and his family
Eala and Auger-Aliassime, Svitolina-Monfils, Errani-Vavassori get US Open mixed doubles wild cards
National News
Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters
Prosecutors: Indian national falsely claimed U.S. citizenship to vote
DOJ accuses UC Berkeley Law of discriminating against Asian, White applicants
China’s Huawei Technologies faces racketeering trial in New York
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