Peak Week Bodybuilding: Final 2 Weeks of Olympia Contest Prep Explained

I thought long and hard about this installment—whether to combine the final two weeks into one “peak week” article, or separate them into two individual weeks: two weeks out and peak week. Obviously, I opted for the former. And here’s why: At two...

The Best Amtrak Trips To Take This Fall

The fall foliage countdown is well and truly on right now. With the leaves starting to transform, the chill in the air, and the days getting shorter, everyone is looking around for a cozy fall getaway. Whether you want to escape to a charming...

WA loses over $1B in federal funding for clean energy projects

The Department of Energy is canceling $1 billion in federal funding intended to jump-start a green hydrogen hub in the Pacific Northwest. The federal spending cuts are part of a broader effort announced this week by the White House to scale back...

Trump administration cuts $7.6B in clean energy grants across 16 states

The Blueprint $7.6 billion in federal clean energy grants canceled. 223 projects across 16 Democratic-led states targeted. Cuts hit hydrogen, grid, and carbon-capture initiatives. Democrats, governors, and nonprofits slam the move as political....

2025 MLB Playoffs Preview: Seattle Mariners

As the Yankees and Red Sox duked it out in the Wild Card Series, the Mariners, winners of the AL West for the first time in 24 years, rested easy, having secured the No. 2 seed in the American League. Now, the Mariners are set to host the Tigers...

Pacific Northwest loses over $1B in federal funding for clean energy projects

Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS) The Department of Energy is canceling $1 billion in federal funding intended to jump-start a green hydrogen hub in the Pacific Northwest. The federal spending cuts are part of a broader effort announced this...

Mesirow notches one of Seattle metro’s top multifamily buys this year

A Chicago-based real estate investment firm registered the Seattle region’s second biggest multifamily deal of the year so far. Mesirow acquired a mixed-use apartment complex in Bothell for $177 million, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported....

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...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Old Buckley Bridge, Dec. 10, 1933

Bridges spanning the White River between Buckley and Enumclaw have experienced frequent failures, most recently, the structural damage to the current SR-410 crossing. The mangled SR-410 bridge shouldn’t surprise highway engineers or the 22,000...

Trump administration cuts nearly $8 billion in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris, including Mass.

The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. In Massachusetts, $466 million in grants to...

Nobel medicine laureate defends US research funding in face of Trump cuts

Washington: Nobel medicine laureate Mary Brunkow emphasized Tuesday the importance of US public financing for research, as President Donald Trump slashes millions of dollars in federal funding for such work. "Federal funding has been incredibly...

Mariners face Detroit Tigers in ALDS: What Seattle fans should know

Playoff baseball is back in Seattle. SEATTLE — Playoff baseball is back in Seattle this weekend, with Games 1 and 2 of the American League Division Series (ALDS) between the Mariners and the Detroit Tigers getting underway. The Mariners got to...

Delayed start to game doesn’t take away M’s fan’s excitement at playoff run

SEATTLE — Despite a rain delay in Detroit, Mariners fans remained undeterred as they gathered at T-Mobile Park and local bars to cheer on their team during Game 3 of the ALDS. The rain delay, which was anticipated due to the lack of a roof at the...

Olympia renovating Armory building to house local nonprofits

On a Thursday in late September, a crowd gathered in front of the Olympia Armory for the building's closing ceremony. "Three, two, one!" the crowd chanted. City Manager Jay Burney pulled away a tarp hanging above the entrance, revealing a sign...

New sales tax rules began Oct. 1; many everyday services are still exempt

By ANDREW SIMPSON Ward Media Staff Reporter OLYMPIA — Starting Oct. 1, Washington’s sales tax began to reach into a few corners of the economy it hadn’t touched before. The Legislature passed a bill this year that broadens what counts as a “retail...

FOX Announcers Accused of Being “Biased” After National Broadcast Blunder

Playoff baseball brings a special kind of energy, and every single pitch feels like it could change everything. And for fans, it also gives them the opportunity to hear new voices as the familiar hometown announcers are replaced by a national...

Trump cutting billions in green energy funding in states Harris won

The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars for green energy projects, particularly in states that did not vote for President Trump. The Energy Department announced late Wednesday that it was cutting awards that funded a total of 223...

S12 Group heads the security industry at International Security Expo 2025

The newly formed Security Guarding Leadership Group (S12) met with Security Minister - Dan Jarvis MBE for the first time at the International Security Expo, Olympia London, and announced Paul Evans (CEO, Carlisle Security) and Peter Harrison (FGH...

Chili cookoff, book launch, Oktoberfest at Ounces, Destination Delridge, more for your West Seattle Friday!

(Photo by Chris Frankovich) Here are Friday options, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: STAY ‘N’ PLAY: Free drop-in indoor playtime for little ones is back, 10 am-11:30 am Fridays at Arbor Heights Community Church. (4113 SW 102nd)...

Fire Prevention Week Highlights The Risks Of Lithium-ion Batteries

If you didn't know, this week is Fire Prevention Week. Our Washington State deputy state fire marshal Courtney Chambers wanted to share a few tips and reminders for new ways of fire prevention for devices you maybe hadn't have thought of that...