It’s by no means been extra fall than it’s proper now: Brace yourselves for an atmospheric river and potential mountain snow this week. There’s an opportunity of rain in the present day earlier than 11 am, adopted by an opportunity of showers and potential thunderstorms into the night. Rain is probably going tomorrow morning, much less seemingly Friday earlier than 5 pm, and just about a given Friday evening by Monday. A lot for my foolish little concept to camp in mid-October.
Graphic with the forecasted rain totals in the present day by the weekend. System over the weekend may deliver important rainfall to the realm. 2024 rain whole at Seattle-Tacoma airport 19.61″, 5.29″ beneath regular. 19.61″ via Oct. fifteenth is the third driest whole in final 30 years. #wawx pic.twitter.com/1YZBPR4CuU
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) October 16, 2024
Navy jet crashes close to Mount Rainier: Two crew members are lacking after their US Navy EA-18G Growler crashed east of the mountain throughout a coaching flight round 3:30 pm yesterday, in accordance with the Navy. The Navy dispatched a search group to look at the crash and discover the crew. The Navy has not launched their names or mentioned why the airplane crashed. There’s certain to be extra on this story later.
C’mon, Boeing: The strike is in its second month, your final public provide completely sucked, and now you are planning to chop prices whereas your factories sit idle? There’s a solution to finish this, Boeing: Face the employees. Union members and elected officers, together with US Sen. Maria Cantwell and US Rep. Pramila Jayapal, mentioned as a lot at a Tuesday evening assembly. Machinists say they are going to maintain placing till Boeing meets their calls for. There are not any mediated bargaining periods on the calendar proper now.
Placing Machinists at #Boeing need their pension again.
Employees gathered for a rally Tuesday because the strike enters its second month. The Machinists need Boeing to return again to the desk and improve its provide for wages and retirement advantages. pic.twitter.com/CUA7Qvx1B6
— Lauren Rosenblatt (@LRosenblatt_) October 16, 2024
Gloria Bornstein died: The artist, whose art work dots parks and public areas throughout the area, was 87. It’s possible you’ll know her by “Neototems,” bronze whales breaching the grass at Seattle Middle.
#ArtAtTheCenter NEOTOTEMS. Gloria Bornstein, 1995.
Two bronze whales, a mom and her calf, seem to swim by the garden bordering Seattle Middle’s Worldwide Fountain. pic.twitter.com/uLKHveuz40— Seattle Middle (@seattlecenter) September 21, 2020
The Stranger’s November 5, 2024 Basic Election endorsements are out: King County Elections is mailing ballots to voters at this very second! When you get yours, you understand what to do: Get along with a bunch of your folks on this cozy weekend, learn all 18,000 phrases of the Stranger Election Management Board’s endorsements aloud to at least one one other—you are able to do popcorn fashion, or you may simply let the performers within the group have it—after which fill out your bubbles accordingly. Do not have that type of time? Solely have three mates and none of them know one another? That is why we invented the cheat sheet. Comfortable voting!
Rabbits are terrorizing a couple of blocks in Spokane: As I sort, a “horde” is definitely tearing up a neighborhood known as Hillyard! The Spokesman-Overview studies that we don’t precisely know what number of rabbits there are or the place they got here from, however a roving group of 25 to 75 rabbits are consuming all the pieces and excreting “a lot poop that it leaves the impression of purposefully positioned gravel.” The working neighborhood idea is {that a} pair given as Easter presents seven or eight years in the past have been deserted and left to do what rabbits do. Their black, white, and sandy fur typical of home rabbits helps this speculation. No matter their origin story, neighbors are reportedly screaming at individuals who feed the rabbits, and one girl needed to ask a father and his two kids to go away her property one evening after discovering them chasing rabbits with monumental fishing nets in her yard.
Oh, and there is a horde of 25-75 rabbits taking up Spokane’s Hillyard neighborhood.
Nobody is aware of the place they got here from.
“They’ve lined the sidewalks of East Queen Avenue with a lot poop.” From @newsynicholas https://t.co/a0Gqzf0M5n
— Alexandra (Alex) Duggan (@dugganreports) October 14, 2024
ICYMI: We’re in a housing disaster, the hire is simply too excessive, and Mayor Bruce Harrell needs to snip on the social security web along with his comically giant pair of scissors labeled “One Seattle,” which, as Hannah explains, may make you homeless.
Mayor out right here main with compassion https://t.co/Qe4sVXSenz
— Ashley Nerbovig (@AshleyNerbovig) October 15, 2024
Georgia shatters early voting report: Greater than 328,000 individuals forged ballots on the primary day of early voting, toppling the 2020 report of 136,000. Gabe Sterling of the Georgia Secretary of State’s workplace tweeted that they have been working out of adjectives for the spectacular turnout. I can consider many, most of which a authorities company would reject as inappropriate. Whereas I assist everybody’s constitutional proper to vote, on this swing state, we are able to solely hope it is a actually good signal and never a extremely dangerous one as a result of…
Donald Trump needs to punish his “evil” enemies: Not hyperbole. He’s been saying this type of factor for some time, however throughout an interview Sunday, he steered Democrats have been the “evil” enemy from inside who would trigger such chaos on election day that the Nationwide Guard might should be known as in. I do know it’s onerous for a few of us to essentially really feel something anymore when he talks like this, however that’s an insane, unprecedented factor for a former president to say.
US seems pockets, shrugs: The US is out of cash to lend to catastrophe survivors, and Congress is out till after Election Day. In order that’s actual dangerous timing and dangerous luck for all of the small companies and householders attempting to rebuild after hurricanes Helene and Milton. Speaker Mike Johnson has mentioned repeatedly that he has no plan to name again lawmakers early. He tossed accountability again to President Joe Biden, who has inspired individuals to maintain submitting functions.
Talking of Helene: Almost 100 individuals are nonetheless lacking in North Carolina.
Victims of Maine’s deadliest taking pictures might sue the military: Legal professionals for 100 survivors and family of victims say if the US Military knew reservist Andrew Card had slipped right into a state of paranoia, delusion, and homicidal ideation, then it had an obligation to intervene earlier than he shot and killed 18 individuals in Lewiston, Maine final yr. It had ample alternative, in accordance with an impartial state fee, and an post-mortem report discovered that his mind had been profoundly broken by blasts from routine, supposedly protected grenade coaching workout routines. The Military could have half a yr to reply earlier than the legal professionals file swimsuit.
US threatens army support to Israel: Israel’s marketing campaign in Gaza has killed greater than 41,000 individuals and displaced greater than 1,000,000. The US has executed extra to financially assist that slaughter and distress than to cease it. However Tuesday, the US army mentioned it might lower off support in 30 days except Israel permits extra humanitarian provides into Gaza, that are apparently at their lowest-ever stage for the reason that warfare started. Although, even on the peak, support was not sufficient. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned in a press release that it might take heed to the opinion of the US however make a last determination on Israel’s nationwide pursuits.
Will the menace cease Netanyahu? His warfare wages on. An Israeli air assault on a authorities constructing within the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh killed 5 individuals, together with its mayor. An Israeli siege on northern Gaza continues right into a twelfth day, which human rights teams say has spiraled right into a “horrifying stage of atrocity,” in accordance with Al Jazeera.
Secret tomb with 12 skeletons present in Jordan’s Petra: Very, very cool guys. You all have to be tremendous good archeologists to have uncovered these secret skeletons on this undisturbed tomb, however have you ever seen any film? Put them again.