A debate between candidates took place on Saturday, Oct. 3 between Rebecca Saldana and Tohiko Grace Hasegawa as they vie for the Metropolitan King County Council District seat 2.
- Community leaders urge action as healthcare cuts threaten thousands of AANHPI, immigrants
- Seattle police surveillance program under the microscope
- Former Spic ‘n Span site set for demolition to make way for affordable housing and community space
- South Seattle residents tell city what they value in next police chief
- CID Night Market returns this weekend
- Pioneering Seattle City Councilmember and civil rights champion Dolores Sibonga passes away
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12th and Jackson among hot spots for felony drug cases in Seattle
A significant share of King County’s felony drug-dealing cases this year have been concentrated in a handful of Seattle neighborhoods, including a key area of the Chinatown-International District (CID).

Filipino legislator behind bill making it illegal to impersonate ICE seeks to tackle affordability, further immigrant safety if elected
For the past 18 years, Edwin Obras has worked for the City of Seattle’s Human Services Department.

An Indian airline captain is hailed as a hero after a cockpit attack on a FlyDubai flight
An Indian airline captain who was at the controls of a FlyDubai flight when his copilot stabbed him in an apparent attempt to crash the plane has been hailed as a hero, with his actions to thwart the disaster drawing praise from world leaders and those who knew him.

Police arrest a California couple in the public shooting death of their son-in-law
A couple in their late 70s gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park over the weekend, authorities said, and court documents showed the victim had been in a bitter custody dispute with their daughter.

George Liu, longtime presence at Northwest Asian Weekly, dies at 78
K. L. “George” Liu, husband of Northwest Asian Weekly founder Assunta Ng, has died.
Community
Filipino American Student Association provides ‘home away from home’ at UW: Community rooted in 109-year history
Japan honors six Seattle-area recipients
Community leaders urge action as healthcare cuts threaten thousands of AANHPI, immigrants
Ning Wan brings Puget Sound to a new Seattle library card
Ruo named Seattle Opera’s first Composer-in-Residence
Seattle police surveillance program under the microscope
Alaska Airlines taps Seattle chef Brady Ishiwata Williams for international menus
Sports
South Korean golfers trying to win Asian Games to be free from military duty
Yuna Nishimura of Japan wins by 5 shots in Arkansas for her first LPGA victory
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani first to top MLB jersey sales at end of 4 straight seasons
The Asian Games are bigger than the Summer Olympics, at least in athlete numbers
Khosla family meets press prior to NFL kickoff
National News
Arizona welcomes new Taiwan representative office, rejecting warning from China
FBI arrests California woman accused of spying on Taiwan leader’s family for China
FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins
Survey finds cost of living, foreign policy top concerns for Chinese Americans
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