Travelers queue up move through the north security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport, Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Denver. Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend, the kick off to the summer travel season, but they’re also battling a pileup of flight cancellations. More than 1,000 flights were canceled as of Saturday afternoon, May 28, according to flight tracking website FlightAware, after 2,300 cancellations on Friday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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Air travelers face cancellations over Memorial Day weekend

Travelers already facing sticker shock this holiday weekend are also dealing with a pileup of flight cancellations. More than 1,400 flights were canceled Saturday, according to FlightAware. Updated

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FILE- Oregon Democratic U.S. congressional candidate Jaime McLeod-Skinner speaks during an election watch party at the High Desert Music Hall in Redmond, Ore., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. McLeod-Skinner has defeated Rep. Kurt Schrader in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th U.S. House District. (Dean Guernsey/The Bulletin via AP, File) ORBEN502 ORBEN502

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Thursday, April 28, 2022. John Henson, a medical escort worker drives placards on the grounds of Western State Hospital surrounded by another 400 symbolizing the number of assulted workers injured at the hospital in the last calender year. The Washington Federation of State Employees union local 793 organized the rally on Worker Memorial Day, calling attention to those who have been injured. 220254

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Joydie Ellis (CQ) visiting the Pike Place Market wanted to have a souvenir photograph at the Pure Food Fish Market’s stand and co-owner Isaac Behar suggested adding a king salmon to the image. Pike Place. They’ve seen an uptick in tourist sales, but have basically stopped expecting the business they used to get from office workers. Wednesday May 25, 2022 220473

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Wayne Jones and his eldest daughter, Kayla, hold hands before the casket of his mother, Celestine Chaney, one of 10 killed in the racist massacre at a grocery, in Buffalo, N.Y., May 24, 2022. Every mass shooting requires unique paths of mourning. For Chaney’s family, it meant saying farewell to a mother, sister, grandparent and best friend. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)

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YESLER TERRACE- iURBAN TEEN FARMING- 080421 Laela Johnson, 14, waters plants at the YES farm on Thursday, August 5, 2021, in Yesler Terrace. The Black Farmers Collective and iUrban Teen partnered to create an Urban Farming experience for youth at YES Farm on Thursday, August 5, 2021 in Yesler Terrace. YES Farm is a 1.5 acre farm along I-5 at Yesler Terrace that produces food, and hosts community building events and educational programming. Each student received a stipend of $100 for participating and writing an essay on their experience.

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Scott Brown, longtime Roosevelt High School jazz band director, seen before a practice Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Seattle, is retiring.

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This large portrait of photographer Ansel Adams greets visitors to his exhibit at the Museum of History & Industry. It’s by James Alinder from 1984. The 48 photographs by Adams were all printed by him, likely the best known and according to MOHAI, America’s “most revered photographer: The show opens to the public Saturday and runs through Sept. 5. Ref to more photos online Ansel Adams: Masterworks exhibit and press preview at the Museum of History & Industry Wed. May 25, 2022 220480
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Ansel Adams photo exhibit opens at Seattle’s MOHAI on Saturday VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
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Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
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‘Doc,’ the Boeing B-29 bomber, lands at Museum of Flight VIEW

Norwegian Pride was on full display as Ballard celebrated Syttende Mai with a parade. For the first time since 2019, Ballard’s Syttende Mai Parade took place celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day. 220411
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See how the Syttende Mai parade returned in style in Ballard VIEW