2024 in pictures: Memorable moments of the year in Seattle
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KUOW Photos/Megan Farmer
It was an eventful year in Seattle and the Western Washington region.
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bomb cyclone. Striking Boeing machinists. A Palestine solidarity encampment at the University of Washington. A cougar attack. Seattle Public Schools closures. As we look back on the year, here are some of the images and stories that stayed with us.
2 killed, hundreds of thousands without power in Western Washington amid pacific bomb cyclone winds
![caption: A car sits abandoned surrounded by fallen trees and debris on Thursday, November 21, 2024, along Northup Way in Bellevue. Heavy winds throughout the region were sent by a bomb cyclone roughly 300 miles away in the Pacific Ocean.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/71cf4b2397406c7c650b1818a6036eda.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
A car sits abandoned surrounded by fallen trees and debris on Thursday, November 21, 2024, along Northup Way in Bellevue. Heavy winds throughout the region were sent by a bomb cyclone roughly 300 miles away in the Pacific Ocean.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Ludmela, left, and Jo, right, place candles at a vigil for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli soldiers while participating in an anti-settlement protest in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Alki Beach Park in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/8998e382873fc5631a3aaa1e8b54ab95.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Ludmela, left, and Jo, right, place candles at a vigil for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli soldiers while participating in an anti-settlement protest in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Alki Beach Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Kevin Hernandez, known as HAPPYTEARS, wears light up wings during a renegade rave under a bridge, on Friday, October 11, 2024, in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/4d69553c73f3d144c38cfb73cfcf905e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Kevin Hernandez, known as HAPPYTEARS, wears light up wings during a renegade rave under a bridge, on Friday, October 11, 2024, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Ravers dance during a renegade rave under a bridge on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/835dd182ff2d9baa98ac1d40ad9c7b41.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Ravers dance during a renegade rave under a bridge on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Fiona Carpenter, 20, dances with others during a renegade rave under a bridge on Friday, October 18, 2024, in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/3177a76a7ce19cf3ca390c4bfa6780c8.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Fiona Carpenter, 20, dances with others during a renegade rave under a bridge on Friday, October 18, 2024, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Keri Bergere, a survivor of a cougar attack, is portrayed on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Log Boom Park in Kenmore.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/e263ff4838f7580156d1d253a2f05038.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Keri Bergere, a survivor of a cougar attack, is portrayed on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at Log Boom Park in Kenmore.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: The 14th annual ‘Shodown n’ Seatown,’event takes place on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at El Centro Skate Rink in Federal Way.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/b6fa714bd7e2f54cb29a3bf01ca088a9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
The 14th annual ‘Shodown n’ Seatown,’event takes place on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at El Centro Skate Rink in Federal Way.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: People attempt to ride custom made bicycles in the ‘freak bike petting zoo,’ on Saturday, August 3, 2024, during the 28th annual Dead Baby Downhill at the Hazard Factory in South Park.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/7712a4a80e4fb51b99c70207c57c77c0.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
People attempt to ride custom made bicycles in the ‘freak bike petting zoo,’ on Saturday, August 3, 2024, during the 28th annual Dead Baby Downhill at the Hazard Factory in South Park.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Friends swim in Puget Sound at dusk on Friday, August 2, 2024, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/e43a00348d84d26b794ad646f019f153.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Friends swim in Puget Sound at dusk on Friday, August 2, 2024, at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: A crowd dances as the The Chaotic Noise Marching Corps, a renegade punk brass band, performs at the 28th annual Dead Baby Down Hill, on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at the Hazard Factory in South Park.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/3dfff6870a452c4f1779e2e368d57c50.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
A crowd dances as the The Chaotic Noise Marching Corps, a renegade punk brass band, performs at the 28th annual Dead Baby Down Hill, on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at the Hazard Factory in South Park.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Observers watch during the Levity Arts Seattle Summer Series on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Gasworks Park in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/010a777dd3341ffcbf5426027b01544b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Observers watch during the Levity Arts Seattle Summer Series on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Gasworks Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: The Daughters of Royalty and Washington Diamonds drill teams arrive to perform at the fourth annual Waterfront Block Party on Friday, August 30, 2024, at Pier 62 in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/8d37caf7eaf5150799d47bf835995f16.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
The Daughters of Royalty and Washington Diamonds drill teams arrive to perform at the fourth annual Waterfront Block Party on Friday, August 30, 2024, at Pier 62 in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: People attempt to ride custom made bicycles in the ‘freak bike petting zoo,’ on Saturday, August 3, 2024, during the 28th annual Dead Baby Downhill, at the Hazard Factory in South Park.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/61c395eb0a56581e9fcacc0cea6eff36.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
People attempt to ride custom made bicycles in the ‘freak bike petting zoo,’ on Saturday, August 3, 2024, during the 28th annual Dead Baby Downhill, at the Hazard Factory in South Park.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Aerial, acrobatic, and flow artists perform during the Levity Arts Seattle Summer Series on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Gasworks Park in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/d018bac997c2de274a6a1680fd6fc0ba.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Aerial, acrobatic, and flow artists perform during the Levity Arts Seattle Summer Series on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Gasworks Park in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Students and protesters raise peace signs in the air while listening to speakers at the UW encampment for Palestine on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the University of Washington Quad in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/76643ad4b970494beaac12e40e2e7f27.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Students and protesters raise peace signs in the air while listening to speakers at the UW encampment for Palestine on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the University of Washington Quad in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: A growing number of tents are shown at the UW Palestine Encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, on the University of Washington Quad in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/02b492094b9a79ba31171fd6c61993cb.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
A growing number of tents are shown at the UW Palestine Encampment on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, on the University of Washington Quad in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: The east entrance to the University of Washington quad and encampment for Palestine is shown barricaded following a talk by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/86c87619e0f5d5c652aa5176deff305c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
The east entrance to the University of Washington quad and encampment for Palestine is shown barricaded following a talk by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Former police chief Adrian Diaz wipes a tear following Mayor Bruce Harrell’s announcement that he would be stepping down as Seattle’s Chief of Police on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at City Hall in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/d9ee71134b1ac3566c16e4cdbbddc013.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Former police chief Adrian Diaz wipes a tear following Mayor Bruce Harrell’s announcement that he would be stepping down as Seattle’s Chief of Police on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at City Hall in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Downtown Seattle is shown as the sun goes down on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from West Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/e5c1467a85d0cdbbe20a748f22920e2c.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Downtown Seattle is shown as the sun goes down on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from West Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Hundreds of Seattle Public Schools students and parents gathered for a rally demanding that schools remain open, ahead of the Seattle Public Schools board meeting on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence building in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/daab5258333d73a3a6ed72a0cf39d2ff.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Hundreds of Seattle Public Schools students and parents gathered for a rally demanding that schools remain open, ahead of the Seattle Public Schools board meeting on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence building in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Christle Young hugs her son after he was released from school following a fatal shooting on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Garfield High School in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/2e13d2e0dba66dbc2c812ecde0fb4a43.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Christle Young hugs her son after he was released from school following a fatal shooting on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Garfield High School in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: A Garfield High School student looks out of a second floor classroom window during a lockdown following a deadly shooting on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/6d9a9bbdeeccba561fe387b8c38724ee.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
A Garfield High School student looks out of a second floor classroom window during a lockdown following a deadly shooting on Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Imprints of tents are visible ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline for students and protesters to remove the pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, on the University of Washington campus Quad in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/9290f7b94aa53ffd09cdeff82368f94b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Imprints of tents are visible ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline for students and protesters to remove the pro-Palestinian encampment on Monday, May 20, 2024, on the University of Washington campus Quad in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: The Blue Angels fly over Seattle during SeaFair weekend on Saturday, August 3, 2024.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/cfa1a4900577ff3c74b2700c012445ea.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
The Blue Angels fly over Seattle during SeaFair weekend on Saturday, August 3, 2024.
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza
![caption: “The Reef,” a nearly-500,000-gallon-habitat is shown on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/98431fdbca6a2295f046fde5e621de78.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
“The Reef,” a nearly-500,000-gallon-habitat is shown on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: The crowd reacts as Common breakdances while performing at the Red Bull Lords of the Floor event on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at WAMU Theater in Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/b50a57e598340b050ae1915d418b5b86.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
The crowd reacts as Common breakdances while performing at the Red Bull Lords of the Floor event on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at WAMU Theater in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Joe Perry awaits the results after striking machinists voted on Boeing’s latest contract offer on Monday, November 4, 2024, at the IAM 751 Seattle Union Hall.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/e04fd08f96ed6d4f080ec95630a04882.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Joe Perry awaits the results after striking machinists voted on Boeing’s latest contract offer on Monday, November 4, 2024, at the IAM 751 Seattle Union Hall.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: Feral cats gather near a feeding station after volunteer Morgan Sandys feeds them on Friday, March 29, 2024, in an encampment along a wooded trail in south Seattle.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/57489e96d06edea597896b80f55a4420.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
Feral cats gather near a feeding station after volunteer Morgan Sandys feeds them on Friday, March 29, 2024, in an encampment along a wooded trail in south Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
![caption: An attendee celebrates live election results during the Washington GOP Election Night watch party on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the Hyatt in Bellevue.](https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/61ae47ba3e4acafb2f2b95356c2fa20d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=clip&crop=faces&auto=format&w=924&h=634)
An attendee celebrates live election results during the Washington GOP Election Night watch party on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the Hyatt in Bellevue.
KUOW Photo/Juan Pablo Chiquiza