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Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever Prediction, Odds, Spread, Moneyline, and Best Prop Bets (August 26, 2025)
Fever vs Storm Predictions, Best Prop Bets, and More (Image via USA Today Sports) Tonight’s Seattle Storm vs Indiana Fever face off will be at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in a high-stakes WNBA matchup with playoff implications. Seattle enters as the...

A3 Unveils Expert Lineup for FOCUS: Intelligent Vision & Industrial AI Conference
August 26, 2025 Association for Advancing Automation (A3) News A3 Unveils Expert Lineup for FOCUS: Intelligent Vision & Industrial AI Conference ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 26, 2025 – The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has revealed the full...

New mining proposal could worsen mercury crisis near Grassy Narrows First Nation
A mining company’s plan to discharge wastewater into rivers near Grassy Narrows First Nation has raised alarm among residents and environmental experts who fear the move will deepen decades of mercury contamination. John Ahni Schertow reports for...

X-energy, Amazon, KHNP and Doosan enter MoU for SMRs deployment
X-energy Reactor Company, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Doosan Enerbility have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expedite the deployment of advanced small modular reactors (SMRs) and TRISO-X fuel in the US. The...

WA businesses caught between high costs, tariffs — and weary consumers
In the face of stubborn inflation and higher costs from new tariffs, many businesses in Seattle and across Washington face a tough choice: Eat those rising costs or pass them along. At The Masonry, which offers wood-fired pizza and craft beer near...

Where was The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox filmed? Complete guide to filming locations and other production details
Created by K.J. Steinberg, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox is an American miniseries that premiered on August 20, 2025, exclusively on Hulu. The show revolves around the real-life case of Amanda Knox and has earned 72% from critics on Rotten...

Galaxy seek better against Seattle in Leagues Cup semifinal
More than two weeks ago, the Galaxy hosted the Seattle Sounders and it ended in a rout. “That was not the Galaxy that (coach) Greg (Vanney) rolls out there on a normal basis,” Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer said Tuesday of his squad’s 4-0 triumph...

Music of Stardew Valley comes to Seattle’s Benaroya Hall
Video games can be a great way to escape the stressors of real life, especially cozy games that focus on tasks like farming or making friends in a community. Music can play a big part in how those games make us feel, too. One such cozy game that...

FOLLOWUP: West Seattle wooden-boat sculpture Paragon to be demolished Wednesday – but artist says it will be replaced
(WSB photo: Paragon, today) More than a year after the artist who installed Paragon along West Marginal Way SW sounded the alarm about the city’s intent to demolish it for safety concerns, the demolition is scheduled to happen tomorrow. We...

Uber Eats to pay over $15M to settle claims it violated Seattle app worker laws
The settlement follows claims that Uber Eats violated Seattle's app-based worker minimum wage law. SEATTLE — Uber Eats will pay more than $15 million to settle claims that it violated city of Seattle laws for app-based workers. The company will...

Pfizer to Cut Another 100 Seattle-Area Workers in August
Broad cost-cutting initiatives continue at Pfizer, following their 2023 acquisition of Seattle's first biotech company, Seagen. Now, 100 more workers to be let go A WARN Alert from the WA State Employment Security Office indicates as of this week,...
Captain of container ship arrested in Seattle for suspected intoxication

Ukrainian cargo ship captain arrested for piloting massive container vessel into Seattle while drunk
"A single miscalculation could have put lives, property, and critical shipping lanes in danger." A Ukrainian cargo ship captain is facing charges in Washington state after prosecutors say he piloted a massive container vessel into Seattle while...

Atwell in Southfield Makes Illinois Engineering Firm its Largest Acquisition
Atwell, a Southfield-based full-service engineering and construction services firm, has made the largest acquisition in its 120-year history — Manhard Consulting in Lincolnshire, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Manhard Consulting...

Is Caitlin Clark Playing Tonight Against the Seattle Storm? Latest Update on the Indiana Fever Star's Injury Report (August 26, 2025)
Is Caitlin Clark Playing Tongiht? (Image via Getty) Caitlin Clark’s injury status has taken the spotlight as the Seattle Storm and Indiana Fever face off tonight in a crucial late-season WNBA matchup with major playoff implications. However,...

Uber Eats Settles $15M with Seattle Over Wage Violations
A Landmark Settlement in Seattle’s Gig Economy In a significant development for the gig economy, Uber Eats has agreed to a $15 million settlement with the city of Seattle, marking the largest payout by the city’s Office of Labor Standards to date....

Smith receives 2025 Industry Achievement Award
The meat science discipline has advanced by leaps and bounds under Gary Smith’s guidance. From food safety to quality beef production, it could be argued that his research findings helped save the beef industry in some of its most challenging...
Monmouth Graduate Robin Galloway ('90) to Deliver College's Wiswell-Robeson Lecture
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 27, 2025) — A member of Monmouth College's Board of Trustees with an extensive career as an executive in the food industry will deliver the college's Ninth Annual Wiswell-Robeson Lecture. Robin Ottenad Galloway, a 1990...

How South Seattle College Is Addressing Skills Gaps
Watching Bill Maher on HBO, it's pretty evident how he feels about the job gap in the United States. If you graduate from college with a liberal arts degree, he feels the odds of you finding a decent paying job are not that great. In the United...

Marilyn Strickland calls for voting rights act passage; highlights local industry visits
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland has recently highlighted key issues and local economic activity in a series of posts on her official social media account. The tweets, published between August 24 and August 25, 2025, address voting rights...