Seattle police directive clarifies officers’ role as ICE rumors rise

The directive stated how police should interact with federal agents, National Guard members and unidentified officers ...

Seattle is building light rail like it’s 1999

Decades ago, the Pacific Northwest city launched a multibillion-dollar transit building boom. Now the new lines and stations ...
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Seattle mayor says Microsoft and Amazon have a ‘moral obligation’ to give back to the city

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell addresses the crowd at an Amazon event in 2024. (GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has a message for his city’s tech giants: it’s time to ...
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Seattle is a global AI hub — but where are the superstar startups?

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Aug 20, 2025 at 2:57 ...
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Efforts to protect historic Seattle buildings from possible earthquakes decades away

There's an 85% chance that a damaging earthquake could hit Seattle in the next 50 years. Old brick buildings are most at risk, but retrofitting them could mean a loss of affordable housing. Up and ...