The financial stability of hundreds of Seattle tenants is on the line as public and private players vie for nearly two dozen apartment buildings that have been on the market since this summer. The entire portfolio of finished aPodment-branded micro-apa…
Job openings in Washington grew rapidly this summer. That’s not good news
This summer, more companies posted job openings in Washington state than almost anywhere else in the U.S., indicating inflation is likely to persist as labor shortages continue. At the end of July, the state recorded 213,000 job openings with one of th…
Seahawks outlast Lions, hold off comeback in wild 48-45 win
DETROIT — The last time the Seahawks played in Detroit in 2018, Russell Wilson turned in the only perfect passer rating of his career in leading Seattle to a comfortable win. Sunday, in another Seattle win over the Lions in Detroit, this time by the as…
Mariners push through celebration fatigue to top A’s behind Luis Castillo
SEATTLE — On a day when the energy hovered between low and “I’ve felt better in my life” and their eyes felt a little fuzzy from minimal sleep and maximum celebration, the Mariners rolled out a lineup similar to a mid-March Cactus League road game for …
5 additional bodies recovered from Whidbey Island floatplane crash
SEATTLE — Six of the 10 victims of the Whidbey Island floatplane crash have been recovered and five have been identified, Island County Emergency Management said Friday afternoon. Deputy director Eric Brooks confirmed that four additional victims had b…
Most of Whidbey Island plane crash wreckage recovered
SEATTLE — Most of a plane that crashed into Mutiny Bay over Labor Day weekend, killing 10 people, has been recovered, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. About 80% of the plane, including the engine, has been recovered and pulled to …
Southern resident orca pod falls to lowest number in 46 years
SEATTLE — Only 73 southern resident orcas that live along the coast of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia remain as of July 1, according to the latest census from the Center for Whale Research. In the last year, three whales died — K21, K44 and L8…
Geoff Baker: How Justin Schultz can help the Kraken’s new-look power play
Seeing new Kraken defenseman Justin Schultz out running the power play in the team’s preseason opener shouldn’t really have surprised. Coach Dave Hakstol clearly used Monday night’s game against the Edmonton Oilers to deploy newer faces in envisioned r…
Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo’s 5-year extension keeps him in the ‘family long term’
For La Piedra, it was the feeling of la familia that made him want to eschew the flexibility of his looming free agency and commit to the Mariners for the next five years and perhaps beyond. Two days after announcing the signing of right-hander Luis Ca…
No. 18 Huskies overwhelm Stanford in 40-22 rout to stay undefeated
SEATTLE — Kalen DeBoer said it in passing, a throwaway line with prophetic effects. “I still feel like a huge strength of ours is getting after the quarterback,” UW’s first-year coach mentioned Monday, despite his Huskies producing just seven sacks in …