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Mariners drafted a pitcher with an extremely rare talent
Switch-hitters are a dime a dozen in MLB. Switch-pitchers, however, you just don’t see every day. If Jurrangelo Cijntje has his way, it will be something opposing teams of the Seattle Mariners will see every five days or so.The Mariners made Cijntje the 15th pick in the amateur draft, and he’s already creating buzz around the league for being able to pitch — and pitch well — with both hands. Cijntje’s talent first made news when he was 13 and pitched from both sides of the plate for Curacao in the Little League World Series. Now, eight years later, he’s hoping to take...
Mayor Harrell Proposes Urgent Public Safety Investments in Mid-Year Supplemental Budget Package
Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced critical public safety investments as part of his Mid-Year Supplemental budget package which builds on the 2023-2024 adopted budget. In addition to previously announced efforts to expand the CARE Department and support youth mental health, the proposed investments include recruiting and training public safety staff, abating dangerous buildings, and improving sexual assault investigations, and will be net revenue neutral.
Seattle Mariners All-Star Game Disappointment: Munoz Brothers’ 27-Hour Drive Goes Unrewarded
Andres Munoz's two brothers drove 27 hours from Mexico to see him pitch in the All-Star Game, only for him not to get in the game, leaving both fans and family disappointed. Munoz's older brothers, Miguel and Helmer, made the 27-hour journey from Los Mochis, Mexico, to attend the All-Star Game.
Blaine residents take action to protect deer in Semiahmoo
It’s been a busy past two fawn seasons on Drayton Harbor Road and other wooded roads around Blaine and Birch Bay, with locals reporting multiple traffic collisions that have proved fatal for wildlife and costly for drivers. Jennifer Plombon, who holds a position on Blaine Planning Commission and Whatcom...
Wenatchee Hit With Heat Advisory, Warning In 19 Out Of 20 Days
Much of Washington east of the Cascades is going through an extended period of unusually hot weather. The Wenatchee area has been under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning for all but two days in July. The advisories started on July 2nd and the only break without an advisory...
1 dead in single-car crash outside Port Orchard
A teenage girl was killed and an 18-year-old man hospitalized after a single-car crash Wednesday in unincorporated Port Orchard, the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Deputies responded to the 700 block of SE Pine Road, near Burley, just before midnight, where they found a 2007 Subaru Impreza flipped...
Scammers pose as WA animal officers, threaten to kill pets if owners don't pay
SUMNER, Wash. - Police are warning of a new scam where fraudsters impersonate animal control officers, claim to have found missing pets, and demand payment from owners or else their animals will be killed. In a social media post on Wednesday, the Sumner Police Department (SPD) described these actions as...
Tacoma Man Indicted for Alleged Sabotage of Portland-Area Energy Facilities, Accused of Over $100K in Damages
A Tacoma, Washington man is now facing federal charges for his alleged role in damaging two Portland area energy facilities, the Department of Justice reported. Zachary Rosenthal, 33, could potentially spend decades behind bars, with an indictment accusing him of willfully causing harm to vital utility infrastructure. Specifically, on November...
InterContinental Bellevue Luxury Hotel Opens: First in Pacific Northwest
The eagerly awaited luxury hotel has officially opened in the heart of Bellevue. InterContinental Bellevue at The Avenue marks the brand’s first domestic launch since 2017 and is the premier InterContinental Hotel to debut in the Pacific Northwest. Located at the intersection of Northeast 8th Street and Bellevue Way,...
Burien Solar Punk Festival returning to Shark Garden on Saturday, Aug. 10
The second annual Burien Solar Punk Festival – a Celebration of Culture, Technology, and Sustainability – will be returning on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. This free event will run from Noon – 11 p.m. at the Shark Garden in Burien (map below). The Burien Solar Punk Festival...
Fire Bans Escalate in WA State, 19 Eastern-Central Counties
With nearly 73,000 square miles of Federal public lands in WA, the Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation have issued new burn and fire restrictions due to high fire danger. 19 WA Counties how face multiple bans. BLM and BOR manage these lands, and according to Officials, new restrictions...
U.S. Reps Jayapal, Smith call for closure of for-profit immigration detention facilities
Washington Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith on Tuesday renewed their call to close all for-profit federal immigration detention centers. Their letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas comes just days after Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray requested federal auditors investigate health care services at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, a privately-run detention facility in Tacoma.
Harrell Installed Gym in Basement of City Hall for Himself and His Security Detail
Down in the basement of City Hall, at the end of a corridor most city employees have little reason to visit, is a faux-wood paneled section of wall with an unmarked door and a small ledge that looks like it once served as a customer service counter. The only indication that there’s anything behind the wall, besides a jutting door handle, is a red-lit security panel, indicating that someone has the ability to badge their way into this unmarked room, and that it isn’t you.
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