Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo, right, walks through the dugout as he talks with Bryce Miller, left, after working against the Texas Rangers in the second inning Saturday. Woo threw two innings in his major league debut Saturday. (Tony Gutierrez / The Associated Press)
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Mariners

With another loss, playoffs seem further away for Mariners

The Mariners fell back to .500 with the loss and are 8.5 games back of the Rangers in the AL West and 4.5 games back of the third wild card spot.

Politics

FILE — The drag performer Bella DuBalle and a young fan onstage during an all-ages brunch in Memphis on March 19, 2023. A federal judge said late Friday that a law in Tennessee aimed at restricting drag shows was unconstitutional, saying it was overly broad and violated the First Amendment. (Lucy Garrett/The New York Times) XNYT0767 XNYT0767

Judge Finds Tennessee Law Aimed at Restricting Drag Shows Unconstitutional

Opinion

Mayor Harrell, stop dragging your feet on Seattle police hiring | Editorial
Alex Fryer
Who will save Sodo? Seattle's industrial neighborhood fights for survival in a 'Wild West' of property crime | Alex Fryer
Brier Dudley
Wanted: Committed local owner for beloved rural newspaper | Brier Dudley
David Horsey
A cat can’t compete with office camaraderie | Horsey cartoon

Local News

Trinity Landrum holds her one-day-old son Messiah Divine Knight Providence inside the postpartum unit at Providence Swedish First Hill. Landrum said having doula LaShaye Stanton-Phillips at her side during her C-section was a comfort and support. “Because of my previous experiences it’s hard for me to trust the system,” she says. 223474

After deadly spike, WA looks for advocates in pregnancy care WATCH

Featured Columnist

How Donald Trump, of all people, might determine WA’s next governor

Project Homeless

Burien encampment deadline passes — questions over legality and shelter remain
How the Regional Homelessness Authority plans to get millions in new funding
Fentanyl has devastated King County’s homeless population, and the toll is getting worse
Regional Homelessness Authority unveils scaled-back five-year plan

Business & Tech

Gordon Haggerty is a homeowner who is renting his home out, Monday, May 22, 2023 in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood. The house is a restored Victorian, over a hundred years old, and now a 5-unit apartment that has a wait list to get in. The current longest-rented unit has been since 2014.

Thinking about renting out your Seattle-area house? Read this first VIEW

Featured Columnist

It’s time to build Seattle’s First Avenue Streetcar

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Nation & World

A man holds a child in Raleigh, N.C., May 17, 2023. Three years after the murder of George Floyd, The New York Times spoke to more than 100 people about the ongoing psychological strain. (Cornell Watson/The New York Times)

The toll of police violence on Black people’s mental health VIEW

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Food & Drink

The chef Sam Fore in her home kitchen in Lexington, Ky. May 25, 2023. Fore was pleased when the James Beard Foundation named her a finalist for Best Chef: Southeast, but shocked when it had a private investigator interrogate her. (Jessica Ebelhar/The New York Times) XNYT0153 XNYT0153

James Beard Foundation, whose awards honor chefs, is now investigating them

Pacific NW Magazine

At West Seattle's groundbreaking Hiawatha Playfield, the trees are key

A reader really threads the Space Needle with this stunning Seattle sunset

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Arts & Life

Nonbinary drag entertainer D’Monica Leone at Pride Parade festival.

Seattle artists, organizers share their first Pride memories

Photography

Florida State celebrates getting Megan Vandergrift in the double play ot end the game. 224084
Huskies

Photos: Florida State beat UW in Game 2 of the WCWS, 3-1 VIEW

Portland Thorns FC defender Natalia Kuikka and OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe go up for a header during the first half. 224068
Reign

Photos: Portland Thorns beat OL Reign, 2-0 VIEW

Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Cristian Roldan crosses the ball past a lunging Portland Timbers midfielder Cristhian Paredes during the second half. 224067
Sounders

Photos: Sounders vs. Timbers VIEW

Washington’s Kinsey Fiedler lets everybody know the Saturday’s win wasn’t what they came to accomplish. 224066
Huskies

Photos: UW softball beat Utah in Game 1 of the WCWS, 4-1 VIEW