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Made in the CHOP, Seattle's BLM mural to become permanent

The giant Black Lives Matter mural on Seattle's Capitol Hill is slated to become a permanent piece of the city.
Paige Browning
Politics

A new Street Czar, a pier collapse, and continued wildfire smoke this week

Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Geekwire contributing editor Monica Nickelsburg, Seattle Met deputy editor Allison Williams, and PubliCola editor and publisher Erica C Barnett.
Bill Radke

Sarah Leibovitz
SDOT points to rays of hope for reopening the West Seattle Bridge

‘If there were rust all through the steel inside the bridge, then it would be a lost cause to fix it, but the steel is in decent shape.’
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst
Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle could get a raise. Here's what the city proposes

Uber and Lyft drivers need a raise, according to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and the union representing drivers. KUOW has been looking into a proposal that the mayor is putting together.
Joshua McNichols

Paige Browning
Government

Mayor declares civil emergency over failing West Seattle Bridge

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has declared a civil emergency in connection with the damage and “potential failure” of the West Seattle Bridge.
John Ryan
Government

Another West Seattle bridge in trouble

Now there’s a second West Seattle Bridge with serious cracks in it.
John Ryan
Business

Boeing 737 MAX test flights this week? What that could mean for the jet's return

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved certification test flights for Boeing's 737 MAX, according to news reports.
Angela King

Kim Shepard
Want a really big houseboat? Former Washington state ferry may head to auction again

A former state ferry now moored on the Olympia waterfront may be headed for auction for the third time in about three years, this time to remedy months of unpaid port bills.
Tom Banse
Study estimates high costs, low ridership if Washington state boosted east-west train service

A consultant's study of what it would take to boost east-west passenger rail service across Washington state effectively threw cold water on the envisioned trains. The report to the state legislature predicted high costs and relatively low ridership.
Tom Banse
Government

Replacing West Seattle Bridge expected to take half a decade

If the badly cracked bridge can’t be fixed, transportation officials say it would take at least four to six years to replace.
John Ryan

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