A fire that damaged a Seattle restaurant early Wednesday was accidental and likely caused by a pinched electrical wire that overheated and ignited nearby insulation and wooden framing, the Seattle Fire Department said.
- CID Night Market returns this weekend
- Pioneering Seattle City Councilmember and civil rights champion Dolores Sibonga passes away
- Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters
- Khosla family meets press prior to NFL kickoff
- Tacoma man added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters
- Elderly cancer patient released from Tacoma ICE facility
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Seattle Parks wants your input on Hing Hay Park fitness area
Seattle Parks and Recreation wants to hear from the community about what kind of outdoor exercise equipment it would like to see at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID).

6-year-old Chinese girl sets women’s Rubik’s Cube speed record
A 6-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women’s world record by solving Rubik’s cubes at an average pace of just over four seconds per cube.

Communities band together to help Spokane residents displaced by Spokane-area fires
Three fast-moving blazes affected Spokane County, and a diverse coalition of communities have come together to provide financial assistance.

Chef David Chang hits the road across the US in new food-centric CNN travel series
In an episode of his new CNN travel series, chef David Chang is cruising down the highway on his way to Las Vegas when he stops at a humble truck stop off Interstate 15.

King County elections chief urges early voting at Wing Luke town hall
Ballots and boba made an unlikely pairing at the Wing Luke Museum, where about 40 Seattle-area voters gathered for an election town hall aimed at making Washington’s vote-by-mail system a little less unclear.
Community
Chong Wa’s Mandarin Learning Center hosts Taiwan officials
CID Night Market returns this weekend
Judge blocks federal SNAP fines against Washington, other states
University of Washington launches new Master of Science in Robotics
2026 Washington State Book Awards
Lam’s Seafood expands with city support
Japan’s new Seattle consul general
Sports
The Asian Games are bigger than the Summer Olympics, at least in athlete numbers
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
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