AWS selects 40 startups for 2025 Generative AI accelerator program

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed the names of 40 startups chosen for the third cohort of its AWS Generative AI Accelerator (GAIA), an eight-week program aimed at scaling early-stage companies developing foundational generative AI...

Victor Robles flies free in Seattle

In 2017, Victor Robles was half of a one-two punch that allowed the Washington Nationals to lay claim to the best farm system in the game, paired with another young titan in Juan Soto. Many outlets had Robles above Soto due to his elite...

Washington, 10 other states may see northern lights tonight, Oct. 7, according to NOAA

The northern lights may be visible in the night sky across 11 states on Tuesday, Oct. 7, according to forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center shows a large section of northern...

Seattle Mariners Spanish broadcaster returns with Spanish-language Vandal football: ‘It’s electrifying’

It had been over a decade since Steve Guasch last delivered Spanish play-by-play for a football team – the 2014 Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. This year he’s been calling Seattle Mariner’s games in Spanish during a playoff season that has...

‘What you did was monstrous’: Washington state man live-streamed toddler’s sexual abuse

Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS) A 29-year-old Tacoma man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison for live-streaming the sexual abuse of a toddler in 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of...

Review: STAGE OF FOOLS at Seattle Public Theater

Charles R. Leggett and Cate O'Kane in Stage of Fools at Seattle Public Theater. Photo credit: Colin Madison Photography Dear Readers, I love a good farce. Those door slammers with a controlled chaos as people try and get out of ridiculous...

Gaines Named Nevada Insurance Commissioner

Ned Gaines was named commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance. Gaines, who has served as commissioner in an acting capacity since July 2, was named to the role by Department of Business and Industry Director Kristopher Sanchez. Gaines has...

Why The Flagship Of The World’s Elite Airlines Is No Longer In Production

In 2004, the commercial passenger aircraft was revolutionized by the Boeing 777-300ER (extended range) variant of the 777 family. It was first flown commercially by Air France, and at the time, Boeing claimed it was "the most technologically...

‘We’re not guinea pigs’ — Cities fight plans for large battery energy storage systems over fears they will go up in flames

More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is added, residents in some places are pushing...

Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as...

How customer data management accelerates AI-driven transformation

For Australian brands, there's intense pressure to keep pace with both local and international competition while meeting rising consumer expectations. Customers now expect personalised interactions, experiences and offers as standard. Many brands...

A punishing assault on mothers and babies: WIC nutrition program targeted by government shutdown and Trump budget

The ongoing government shutdown, provoked by the Trump administration and enabled by Democrats in Congress, is being utilized to implement an unprecedented assault on the working class, focusing on the mass firings of federal workers and the...

Shutdown fallout: Energy Dept. axes billions for green projects in blue states

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright walks near the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Energy Department's cancellation of more than 300 funding awards to projects in 16...

WA fuel prices hold steady as second most expensive in nation

MOSES LAKE — For the third week in a row, Washington has the second-highest average fuel prices in the nation at $4.52, a four-cent decrease from last week. California, the only state in the nation with higher prices, is sitting at $4.66,...

Philly-area MACH2 hydrogen hub spared in latest round of Trump administration clean energy cuts

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us...

VES Inducts Jon Favreau and Tim Sweeney as Honorary Members

The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s global professional honorary society, has just announced the honorees for its upcoming VES Honors Celebration, taking place November 7th at Sony Pictures Imageworks’ new facility in Los Angeles....

For SIFF, Seattle’s Cinerama was a marquee purchase. Has it paid off?

When the executive director of the Seattle International Film Festival declared at SIFF’s opening-night gala in May 2023 that the nonprofit had purchased the historic Cinerama theater, the applause practically shook the walls of the Paramount...

How to win, how to lose: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks week 5 game preview

Coming off their first loss of the season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be looking to rebound this week against the Seattle Seahawks. Tampa Bay will travel to the west coast to battle some fiesty northwestern birds and they’ll be bringing their...

ICE Arrests 91 Illegal Migrant Semi-Truck Drivers in Licensing Crackdown

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the arrests of 91 illegal aliens driving semi-trucks on fraudulent licenses in Oklahoma as the feds continue a crackdown on migrants driving commercial trucks. Immigration and Customs...

Fears of massive battery fires spark local opposition to energy storage projects

By MICHAEL HILL More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is added, residents in some places...