Are banks, post offices, FedEx, UPS and Costco open? Will I get mail delivered? Here’s what to know about what’s open and closed on MLK Day in 2025. Are banks, post offices, FedEx, UPS and Costco open? Will I get mail delivered? Here’s what to know about what’s open and closed on MLK Day in 2025. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day coincide Monday in a rare overlap. MLK Day, approved as a federal holiday in 1983, is observed every third Monday in January to recognize the birthday of the influential reverend and Civil Rights leader. Inauguration Day,…
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A new analysis shows fewer than 3% of “protected” trees were actually preserved under the city’s controversial 2023 ordinance. A new analysis shows fewer than 3% of “protected” trees were actually preserved under the city’s controversial 2023 ordinance. Kathy and Dan Robinson’s excitement about their upcoming kitchen renovation turned to puzzlement when Seattle building officials required them to count and measure each tree in their yard and submit a formal report. The Robinsons wondered: What do our trees have to do with remodeling our kitchen? The answer emerged months later when the Robinsons learned from a tree-protection advocate that their…
Prepare for delays in Seattle as an MLK Day march kicks off at Garfield High School at 12:30 p.m. in the Central District. Prepare for delays in Seattle as an MLK Day march kicks off at Garfield High School at 12:30 p.m. in the Central District. Seattle-area drivers should prepare for traffic Monday in and around the Central District, as a result of a scheduled Martin Luther King Jr. Day march that is set to take off from Garfield High School at 12:30 p.m. Organized annually by the Seattle Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition, this year’s march is focused…
Dave Upthegrove began his term as the state’s top lumberjack with a pause: for six months, no more sales of unprotected older forests on state trust land. Dave Upthegrove began his term as the state’s top lumberjack with a pause: for six months, no more sales of unprotected older forests on state trust land. Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and…
Seattle Public Schools has proposed two main goals that will span the next five years, as well as “guardrails” for the superintendent. Seattle Public Schools has proposed two main goals that will span the next five years, as well as “guardrails” for the superintendent. Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. The Seattle Foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor for Education Lab, which is supported by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group. Learn more about Ed Lab. Seattle Public Schools hopes to boost second-grade literacy…
Flavored tobacco has made vapes popular with youth in recent years. Some education officials and parents say a ban is the only way to protect children’s health. Flavored tobacco has made vapes popular with youth in recent years. Some education officials and parents say a ban is the only way to protect children’s health. Growing up, state Rep. Kristine Reeves watched her mother smoke three packs of cigarettes a day — a habit that started when her mom was 9 years old and led to her death from lung cancer at 60. Now Reeves, D-Federal Way, is the mother of…
In the minority at home, local conservatives booked expensive tickets to D.C. to feel part of a national movement. Some Harris supporters decided to go, too. In the minority at home, local conservatives booked expensive tickets to D.C. to feel part of a national movement. Some Harris supporters decided to go, too. Bainbridge Island horse farmer Mike Jones turned up for President Donald Trump’s inauguration with his long johns and hopes to view a historic event as best he could despite its move indoors due to frigid temperatures. Sunday, Jones waited outside for hours to get into Trump’s pre-inauguration rally.…
A standoff between mining company and the Navajo Nation in Arizona represents the ugly side of the world’s sudden re-embrace of nuclear power. A standoff between mining company and the Navajo Nation in Arizona represents the ugly side of the world’s sudden re-embrace of nuclear power. A few miles south of the Grand Canyon, thousands of tons of uranium ore, reddish-gray, blue and radioactive, are piled up high in a clearing in the forest. They’ve been there for months, stranded by a standoff between the mining company that dug them deep out of the ground, Energy Fuels, and the leader of the Navajo Nation,…
President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports. President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports. Trump made the announcement…
Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. Richards died Monday at home in New York “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her family said in a statement. “Our hearts are broken today but no words can do justice to the joy…
Thomas Tighe led the humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief for 24 years as its president and CEO. Thomas Tighe led the humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief for 24 years as its president and CEO. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Just days before ending his 24-year tenure as president and CEO of Direct Relief, Thomas Tighe was still so energized talking about delivering free medications to people who couldn’t afford them that he seemed to forget he was standing inside an enormous “cold room,” set to a crisp 39 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius). Tighe, 64, leaned over boxes of Granix,…
A jury found Munir Walji, 72, guilty of attempted sexual abuse of a minor and abusive sexual contact. A judge gave him house arrest and 10 years of supervision. A jury found Munir Walji, 72, guilty of attempted sexual abuse of a minor and abusive sexual contact. A judge gave him house arrest and 10 years of supervision. A federal judge sentenced a Mercer Island man to 10 years of supervised release, including two years of house arrest, on Friday for sexually assaulting a teenage girl on a flight. A jury found Munir Walji, 72, guilty of one count of…
Will we embrace King’s call to seek light, love and justice? Or a darker vision, where if some of us are to have, we must ensure others have not, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes. Will we embrace King’s call to seek light, love and justice? Or a darker vision, where if some of us are to have, we must ensure others have not, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes. It’s hard to imagine a more dissonant juxtaposition of events than to have the day we honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. overlap with the day we again inaugurate President-elect Donald Trump.…
President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, as he also did in 2017. President Donald Trump says he will again withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, as he also did in 2017. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Trump’s action, hours after he was sworn in to a…
President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley, the name it was given in 1896. President Donald Trump says he plans to rename North America’s tallest peak, Denali in Alaska, as Mount McKinley, the name it was given in 1896. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley, reviving an idea he’d floated years ago and drawing a rebuke from Alaska’s Republican senior senator. The order came hours after Trump,…
Thousands gathered Monday in Seattle to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, at a rally and march that also protested the return to power of Donald Trump. Thousands gathered Monday in Seattle to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, at a rally and march that also protested the return to power of Donald Trump. Thousands of people celebrated the life and message of Martin Luther King Jr. in Seattle Monday, with organizers and participants at the 42nd annual march honoring the civil rights leader also using the event to protest the return to power of Donald Trump, who was sworn…
The discovery could have implications for water users in the region as drought and extreme weather limit snowpacks, rainfall and water availability. The discovery could have implications for water users in the region as drought and extreme weather limit snowpacks, rainfall and water availability. A massive aquifer is stored just beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades — possibly the largest aquifer of its kind in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of Oregon. The discovery could have implications for water users in the region as drought and extreme weather limit snowpacks, rainfall and…
The quake’s epicenter was about 7 miles north of North Bend, to the northeast of Fall City. The quake’s epicenter was about 7 miles north of North Bend, to the northeast of Fall City. A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was reported near Fall City on Monday afternoon at 1:35 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s earthquake hazards program. Sources: Esri, U.S. Geological Survey (Mark Nowlin / The Seattle Times) The quake’s epicenter was about 7 miles north of North Bend, to the northeast of Fall City. People in the Seattle metro area, particularly on the Eastside, reported feeling it. “Good…
Hundreds celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Seattle on Monday by marching, dancing and listening to speakers. Hundreds celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Seattle on Monday by marching, dancing and listening to speakers. Nick Wagner: nwagner@seattletimes.com. Most Read Local Stories Portland goes where Seattle won’t on homelessness Trump commutes sentencing of WA Proud Boy Ethan Nordean in Jan. 6 attack WA AG calls Trump orders ‘gravely concerning’ Mercer Island man sentenced for in-flight sexual assault Trump inauguration: Some WA residents go to celebrate. Others to listen View Comments Posting comments is now limited to subscribers only. View…
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping pardon Monday for rioters charged in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, including about 30 from Washington state. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping pardon Monday for rioters charged in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, including about 30 from Washington state. President Donald Trump, who was sworn in Monday, signed a sweeping pardon and clemency for rioters criminally charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol moments after he stepped into the Oval Office to begin his second term. Ethan Nordean, an Auburn man and prominent member of the Proud…