About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a weekend snowstorm on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have reached safety, state media said late Tuesday.
Kent City Council candidates Andy Song and Sharn Shoker bring lived experience, community knowledge to town hall forum
Kent City Council candidates Andy Song and Sharn Shoker are vying to replace Brenda Fincher, who decided not to seek re-election this year for her Position 6 seat on the Kent City Council. The pair fielded questions from both moderators and the public on Oct. 1 in a town hall event called The Future of Kent: Candidate Town Hall.
Seattle pushes back against “federal overreach”
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed two executive orders on Wednesday aimed at shielding the city from what he called “unlawful actions” and “federal overreach” by the Trump administration, as concerns mount over the potential deployment of federalized National Guard troops and immigration enforcement raids carried out by masked, unidentified agents.
California makes Diwali an official statewide holiday
California has become the third U.S. state to designate Diwali — the Hindu “Festival of Lights” — as an official statewide holiday.
National Book Award finalists announced: Alameddine, Majumdar, Li and Russell are among the nominees
Fiction by Rabih Alameddine, Megha Majumdar and Karen Russell and a memoir of family tragedy by Yiyun Li are among this year’s finalists for the National Book Award.
Filipino seniors find vital support at Beacon Hill vaccination and benefits event
Seattle’s Beacon Hill became a hub for urgent public health outreach this month as the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) and IDIC Filipino Senior and Family Services, in partnership with Kroger Health, hosted their third-annual Open Enrollment and Vaccination event, targeting the needs of Filipino seniors and families.
Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and others filed a federal lawsuit Friday to stop the plan, saying it has “thrown employers, workers and federal agencies into chaos.”
King County pilot study brings “forever chemical” testing into the community
A first-of-its-kind pilot initiative by King County’s Hazardous Waste Management Program is bringing cutting-edge chemical testing into neighborhoods to detect toxic “forever chemicals” in everyday products—from cookware to cosmetics.
Refugee and immigrant communities rally behind Silong Chhun at Seattle fundraiser
Why would a Tacoma City Council candidate bring his campaign to Seattle? For Silong Chhun, it’s about mobilizing regional support—and building solidarity across community lines.
The Layup Drill
The NBA returns in October and there are many players to look out for. In Portland, 20-year-old Chinese phenom Hansen Yang is getting acclimated with his new city and fans are clamoring to be a part. Yang was picked in the first round of the NBA draft by the Blazers.