Seattle sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce split The sports power couple announced Friday that they are ending their 10-year relationship and phasing out their popular podcast, “A Touch More.” They dropped the news together on the podcast. Associated Press
PHOTOS: Seattle area blossoms into spring Spring has sprung in Western Washington, and the sun is officially setting after 8 p.m. KUOW's Megan Farmer and Juan Pablo Chiquiza set out to document the essence, feeling, and hues of springtime in our region. Megan Farmer
Seattle's traffic deaths are climbing. One City Council member wants an audit to find out why Seattle’s goal is zero traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Right now, the numbers are far from zero — and going nowhere but up. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Tacoma-Seattle fast ferry 'unlikely' to launch ahead of World Cup A proposed fast passenger ferry between Tacoma and Seattle is "unlikely" to hit the water ahead of the World Cup as officials had hoped. Katie Campbell
The late-night spot this Seattle Chef has been going to for 25 years What's your go-to spot in the Seattle area? The place you depend on for a reliable lunch or the cafe with a perfect birthday vibe or even that deep cut right off the light rail that just turns the day around. For Victor Steinbrueck, the chef and owner of Local Tide, that place is Honey Court Seafood Restaurant. Brandi Fullwood
Sumo almost faded away in Seattle. These wrestlers changed that Sumo wrestling has a long history in Seattle, dating back to the first generation of Japanese American immigrants to the area. After Japanese incarceration, Seattle's sumo community didn't recover. Eighty-plus years later, Rain City Sumo has changed that. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
Seattle World Cup matches are 2 months away. How are city agencies preparing? The first FIFA World Cup match in Seattle is set for June 15. And there are so many details to iron out. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Seattle to sign agreement concerning Skagit River dams Seattle City Light is set to spend millions on fish passage, habitat restoration, and compensation to tribes in the coming decades after the city’s leaders greenlit a massive agreement concerning its dams on the upper Skagit River on Tuesday, April 7. Sophia Gates / Cascadia Daily News
The K-shaped economy: Why diners are dying but yachts are booming Businesses that cater to middle-class customers are closing thanks to what economists call the “K-shaped economy,” where high- and low-income groups grow while the middle hollows out. Monica Nickelsburg