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"Mortal Kombat II" is made for fans, but don't expect anything new.

Symphonies have long struggled with shrinking audiences, yet some classical performances are packing concert halls with music from video games, TV

A 38-year-old Washington man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a rock at a monk seal on the shores of Maui in early May, an incident that was caught on video and quickly went viral. The monk seal is well-known to locals who have named her "Lani."

Measuring goodwill: Why UW researchers are watching Little Free Pantries

A 31-year-old Bellevue man has been criminally charged in connection with the murder of a University of Washington student last week.

Little Free Pantries, aka micropantries, began popping up around Seattle during Covid pandemic shutdowns, and many have continued to operate. So many, that there’s now a map for that — PantryMap.org — run by researchers at the University of Washington.

Seattle's iconic Gas Works Park has recently received a facelift, producing piles of old, rusted metal ready to be hauled away. But all that waste is likely covered with hydrocarbons, lead paint, and other nasty remnants of its industrial life long ago. What will the city do with all that debris?

As a classically trained musician, Andrew Joslyn understands the symphony. He grew up playing violin. He also understands pop culture, and therefore, he knows where classical music still thrives in our modern era. "It's taken culture a minute to actually give credibility to video game music," Joslyn said.

Despite a damning audit that revealed glaring financial mismanagement at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, its CEO Kelly Kinnison still says the agency is making a difference and remains one of the region's best tools to fight homelessness. She also says she is not surprised by the audit.

With minimal promotion, "Backrooms" will come as a surprise to many audiences, and that was by design. But don't miss this highly original scary movie about liminal spaces.