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'Everything has to be on the table': Seattle Public Schools superintendent says closures still possible to fix $87 M deficit
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (421+ words) BY GEE SCOTT AND URSULA REUTIN SHOW Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner made it clear in March that he is not afraid to cut the administrative fat to ease an $87 million deficit. Shuldiner told "The Gee and Ursula Show…...
Mercer Island woman sues Alaska Airlines after 200-foot plunge in severe turbulence
1+ week, 6+ day ago (371+ words) May 13, 2026, 3: 00 PM A Mercer Island woman has filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court, accusing Alaska Airlines of negligence after a holiday flight from Seattle to Phoenix suddenly plunged into severe turbulence. According to the complaint, filed by aviation…...
Seattle superintendent moves to cut administrative fat in school district
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (314+ words) Facing budget pressures and declining enrollment, the new superintendent of Seattle Public Schools is turning his attention to what he believes is an oversized administrative structure within the district. Shuldiner said the district needs to take a close look at…...
Alaska Airlines places largest fleet order in history with 110 Boeing planes
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (313+ words) Jan 7, 2026, 7: 22 AM The airline has ordered 105 737-10 MAX planes and five 787 widebodies. In its purchase agreement, Alaska Airlines also included an option for 35 additional MAX planes on the same timeline over the next 10 years. Alaska Airlines, headquartered in Seattle, has been…...
A 6. 0-magnitude earthquake rocks the Anchorage area of Alaska, largest since 2021
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (239+ words) The quake struck at about 8: 11 a. m. local time at a depth of 69 kilometers (43 miles), according to the USGS. Its epicenter was located 12 kilometers (7 miles) west-northwest of Susitna, Alaska, an area located about 67 miles (108 kilometers) northwest of the city. There were no…...
Tacoma considering expanding camping ban to parks, playgrounds, libraries
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (423+ words) Oct 8, 2025, 10: 21 AM Tacoma's current ban, which prohibits camping near schools, shelters, and daycares, was passed in 2022 after Councilmember John Hines drafted the measure in response to a sharp increase in public health and safety concerns reported by community members regarding…...
Officials find the body of a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn't return
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (269+ words) Jul 4, 2025, 5: 58 AM The Alaska Department of Public Safety said the body of 62-year-old Marites Buenafe of Kentucky was found by an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew late Thursday below the ridge line of Gold Ridge. Troopers and Juneau Mountain…...
Ordinance filed to ban public camping in Seattle
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (643+ words) BY JASON RANTZ SHOW AM 770 KTTH Host Seattle City Council candidate Rachael Savage is calling for a public camping ban in Seattle. Savage, vying for the District 8 seat, filed a Seattle-specific version of the Compassionate Public Safety Act " a proposed…...
Cal Anderson Park encampment grows, city calls it 'resolved"
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (754+ words) Talk Show Host and Columnist at AM 770 KTTH Swaths of homeless people have overrun Cal Anderson Park, with tents now lining the popular green space in Seattle's Capitol Hill. But don't tell that to the city of Seattle " a department…...
VIDEO: Seattle Kraken mascot Buoy has close call with bear
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (201+ words) Aug 1, 2025, 2: 01 PM Seattle Kraken mascot Buoy had a close call with a brown bear during a fly-fishing trip in Alaska's Katmai National Park. The bear charged toward Buoy and others on the June 25 outing, part of an annual community partnership…...