Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert (36) and catcher Tom Murphy celebrate Gilbert’s five-hitter against the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in San Francisco. The Mariners won 6-0. (D. Ross Cameron / The Associated Press)
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Mariners

Logan Gilbert throws a gem, Mike Ford goes deep as Mariners win 4th in a row

Starting pitcher Logan Gilbert tossed a shutout and Mike Ford went 4 for 5 with a home run on his birthday in the Mariners' 6-0 win on Tuesday in San Francisco.

Independence Day

July 4th traffic: When and where to avoid driving in WA
Here’s where fireworks are and aren’t banned around the Seattle area
Why some people opt to not celebrate on July Fourth
‘Made in America’ pitch wins more customers for a T-shirt maker this Fourth of July

Politics

Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas) DCYG101 DCYG101

Suspicious powder found at the White House when Biden was gone was cocaine, AP sources say

Opinion

School Supply Drive: Help kids start school ready to soar | Editorial
This July Fourth, reflect on immigrants' contributions and urge reform | Op-Ed
Don't set off fireworks — it's the patriotic thing to do | Yakima Herald-Republic editorial board
David Horsey
Wildfire threat looms large | Horsey cartoon

Local News

Raise the Wage Renton organizers announce their campaign to raise the city’s minimum wage at a press conference at the King County Library System Renton branch Jan. 18. (Livey Beha / Raise The Wage Renton Campaign

Renton voters may weigh $19 minimum wage proposal in November election

Featured Columnist

Affirmative action ruling shows how marginalized groups are co-opted

Education Lab

Flat funding, the “McCleary Fix” and other school finance issues explained
700K in WA affected as Supreme Court rejects student loan debt plan
Private WA colleges pledge diversity in wake of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
WA schools try to catch up on warning students about fentanyl

Business & Tech

FILE – Facebook’s Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. on Oct. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

Meta’s ‘Twitter killer’ app is coming

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Nation & World

A security guard wearing an electric fan on his neck wipes his sweat on a hot day in Beijing, Monday, July 3, 2023. Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a brief respite from sweltering heat. Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C (95 F), the National Climate Center said Monday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) XAW107 XAW107

Monday was the hottest day ever as global temperatures rise

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Food & Drink

The first of the new crop remains my favorite. Milk Drunk (2805 Beacon Ave. S.) opened mid-2020, and food critics with less of a sweet tooth than I focused praise on their sandwiches, rather than their exceptional soft serve. There are six flavors — two vegan, two not, two seasonal — and the dairy-based vanilla and malted chocolate swirl cone is an almost preposterous upgrade in texture and flavor compared to the fast food standard. They have bowls and classic cake cones, but the spiced sweetness of their waffle cone is a nice touch, as are add-ons like house-make hard shell. Bonus: it’s less than 300 feet from the Beacon Hill light rail station, removing the car from future nostalgia fests.

5 South Seattle spots to live the soft-serve ice cream dream VIEW

Pacific NW Magazine

A King County refugee program turned 2 hotels into communities of support

A year in the life of Afghan refugees housed in King County hotels

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Arts & Life

Ebey’s Landing has something for everyone, but it’s hard to beat the Bluff Trail, which has stunning westward views to the Olympic Peninsula.

Try these 8 saltwater beach hikes around Western WA this summer

Photography

Bothell does not procrastinate when it comes to the Fourth of July, with multitudes of chairs already allowed along the city’s parade route, seen here on Main Street, Sunday, July 2, 2023. City signs up stating “advance chair placement begins July 1” helped start things going.
Local News

In Bothell, they’re already staking claim to spots on July 4 parade route VIEW

Racing Louisville FC defender Elli Pikkujamsa tries to hold back OL Reign forward Elyse Bennett during the first half. 224323
Reign

Photos: OL Reign vs. Racing Louisville FC VIEW

Bryce Miller comes out for his start Friday night against Tampa. 224267
Mariners

Photos: Mariners vs. Rays VIEW

Jewell Loyd gets the turnover of Minnesota’s Bridget Carleton in the first half. 224267
Storm

Photos: Storm lose to Lynx in OT, 99-97 VIEW