Environment Can Seattle take the heat? Officials say area is better prepared this summer It takes about 10 days for a person to adjust to heat. It could take years to make the region thoroughly heatproof. John Ryan
Environment The Titanic tourist sub was built by a Seattle man's Everett-based company The vessel's captain is Stockton Rush, CEO of OceanGate and a Seattle resident who lives in Madison Valley. Isolde Raftery Kate Walters
Arts & Life Seattle museum celebrates Black history, honors Juneteenth Over the weekend, the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle will host a series of Juneteenth celebrations, highlighting a variety of events, talks, and activism in the city celebrating the nation's newest federal holiday. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Politics 50th anniversary of landmark LGBTQ rights law in Seattle In 1973, a Seattle city council member named Jeanette Williams made history. She sponsored a council ordinance that made it illegal to discriminate against gay people in the workplace. David Hyde
Environment Seattle aims for cleaner buildings over next 25 years Seattle’s biggest buildings would have to reduce their impact on the climate starting eight years from now under a proposal announced Thursday by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell. John Ryan
Meet the Seattle office buildings that could become your next apartment This week, the city concluded a design competition, in which architects submitted proposals to convert specific buildings. Joshua McNichols Sarah Leibovitz Libby Denkmann
Law & Courts Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison says she's not leading a new 'war on drugs' Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison wants her office to prosecute people arrested for drugs. Katie Campbell Angela King
Environment Seattle's Holy Grail: reducing single-use cups Seattle Public Utilities is partnering with local businesses to encourage reusable beverage containers. The goal is to keep those cups in use, and out of the landfill. Amy Radil
Crime Community court is ending in Seattle. What does that mean for defendants? Community court will soon be a thing of the past in Seattle. Libby Denkmann Noel Gasca
