2026-05-12

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-12#

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A 19-year-old University of Washington student was stabbed to death Sunday night in the laundry room of the off-campus Nordheim Court Apartments, prompting an ongoing police manhunt. Students living in the building say a man matching the suspect’s description tried to break into their apartment weeks earlier, raising significant security concerns among residents regarding how the suspect bypassed building security.

2026-05-13

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-13#

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A memorial is growing outside the Nordheim Court apartments near University Village after a 19-year-old transgender University of Washington student was fatally stabbed in the complex’s laundry room Sunday night. Seattle police are still searching for the killer, while shaken students raise urgent concerns about building security and reported prior break-ins.

2026-05-16

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-16#

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19-year-old University of Washington student Juniper Blessing was fatally stabbed at an off-campus student housing complex on Sunday. Authorities have arrested 31-year-old Christopher Leahy in connection with the attack, setting his bail at $10 million as a growing campus memorial honors Blessing’s life.

2026-05-20

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Seattle Local — 2026-05-20#

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The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance to temporarily expand homeless shelter capacity across the city, bypassing standard zoning laws to meet immediate demands. The measure allows existing emergency shelter sites to accommodate up to 150 people and authorizes one pilot site at Camp Second Chance to house up to 250 individuals.

2026-05-23

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Bloomberg — 2026-05-23#

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President Donald Trump announced that a peace deal with Iran has been “largely negotiated,” signaling an imminent agreement to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The breakthrough follows a six-week US blockade that redirected over 100 commercial vessels, as Gulf allies pushed aggressively for a resolution to halt the conflict’s steady drain on their petrodollar wealth.

2026-06-10

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Seattle Local — 2026-06-10#

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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has issued a stark warning to state agencies regarding a “dire” fiscal outlook for the upcoming 2027-2029 budget cycle. While directing departments to prepare for significant spending reductions and avoid requesting new programs, the governor has pledged not to propose any new taxes to cover the impending budget shortfalls.

2026-07-03

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Tech News — 2026-07-03#

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Oracle quietly slashed the resource limits on its wildly popular Always Free cloud tier without a single public announcement, leaving developers scrambling to resize instances before they get terminated. The sneaky move halves the Ampere A1 compute allowance and creates massive billing confusion, eroding developer trust in a platform that relies on early-adopter goodwill.