Seattle

Technology

New AI startup incubator is making waves on Seattle's waterfront

It may sound like reality television: 15 startup founders move their companies into a charming pier on Seattle's waterfront. Occasionally they're visited by investors, who wander through like Heidi Klum, providing advice and looking for the next big thing. But it's not reality television: It's AI House, a startup incubator with academic, political, and financial support run by the influential Allen Institute spinoff, AI2.

Thunder, lightning, hail…a tornado? Seattle, Western Washington brace for severe storm

After a stretch of summer-like weather, Western Washington is bracing for more severe conditions that could include everything from thunder, hail, lightning, and possibly even a tornado.

Government

How do you convince Social Security you’re alive after the agency declares you dead? Seattle couple says it’s far from easy

Pam Johnson of Seattle found out her husband, Leonard or “Ned,” had been declared dead when she got a letter from Bank of America on Feb. 19 offering condolences. The note said more than $5,000 in Social Security benefits had been reclaimed from the couple’s joint account.

Education

Seattle Public Schools to hunt for new leader as Superintendent Jones steps down

After "much reflection and heartfelt conversations," Superintendent Brent Jones announced he's leaving the top job at Washington's largest public school district.

Law & Courts

Legal organizations alarmed over Trump’s targeting of Seattle law firm Perkins Coie

Legal organizations in Washington state have joined the outcry over President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Pacific Northwest’s largest law firm, Seattle-based Perkins Coie. The firm is headquartered at 1201 Third Avenue in Seattle and has more than 2,400 employees at 21 offices across the U.S. and overseas.

Health

How far could Trump’s NIH funding cuts set medical innovation back? By decades, UW researchers warn

The Trump administration has cut NIH funding levels and paused new and existing grants from the agency, which totalled $35 billion in 2023. That’s left critical studies of various illnesses and drugs that could help treat them on pause. Doctors, researchers, and scientists who have spent years and often decades studying chronic diseases worry the cuts will have long-lasting consequences for public health and medical innovation.

Government

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pushes for another decade of democracy vouchers

Harrell's push to renew democracy vouchers comes as the program hits 10 years and faces a potential sunsetting. Without a renewal, the program will end.

Fire that damaged four Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle under investigation

No one was injured, and the four trucks were the only property damaged.

Government

Bill to allow more housing near bus stops and rail stations progresses in Olympia

It may be easier for Washington State residents to find an affordable home within walking distance of good transit in the future. A “transit-oriented development” bill has made it halfway through the legislature, on its long path to becoming law.