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PNW-dedicated furniture chain closing all locations, going-out-of-business sale underway

A small furniture chain in the Pacific Northwest is closing its doors after nearly 40 years.Kasala Modern Home Furnishings is shutting down all three of its locations — Bellevue, Seattle, and Tukwila — after the owners announced they are retiring from the furniture business, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal.The Tukwila store was officially closed Saturday, while the Bellevue and Seattle showrooms are still open for a going-out-of-business sale. According to Kasala, it intends to sel

Seahawks celebrate second Lombardi Trophy with downtown parade Wednesday

I’m looking forward to the parade this week, and I encourage everyone to come out and join the celebration — responsibly, together, and with pride.”RELATED STORIESFrom heartbreak to redemption: Seahawks outlast Patriots, unite the 12s, and bring the Lombardi back home in Super Bowl LXHarger: Seattle Seahawks win the Super Bowl, a championship fueled by belief, doubt, and defianceSeattle fans turn up the volume as Super Bowl LX fan festivities kick offSeahawks Super Bowl trophy celebration,

NYC nurses reach a deal to end a strike at 2 major hospitals while walkout continues at another

<block>NEW YORK (AP) — Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety, health insurance and other issues.The tentative agreement announced Monday by the union representing nurses involves the Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospital systems. Nurses remain on strike at NewYork Presbyterian. The walkout began Jan. 12, prompting the hospitals to scramble to hire legions of temporary nurses to fill in during a demanding flu season. The union said members at Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals will vote on whether to ratify the contracts and return to work this week. The 3-year-deal affects roughly 10,500 of the some 15,000 nurses on strike at some of the city’s biggest private, nonprofit hospitals, with thousands of beds among them.“For four weeks, nearly 15,000 NYSNA members held the line in the cold and in the snow for safe patient care,” Nancy Hagans, president of the New York State Nurses Association, said in a statement. “Now, nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai systems are heading back to the bedside with our heads held high.” The nurses union said the agreement calls for a 12% pay raise over three years as well as maintain nurses’ health benefits with no additional out-of-pocket costs. The pact also includes new protections against workplace violence, including specific protections for transgender and immigrant nurses and patients as well as safeguards against artificial intelligence, the union said.Spokespeople for the three hospital systems didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment. </block>

Officials deny seeking quick end to asylum claims for the Minneapolis family of 5-year-old

Images of Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack surrounded by immigration officers stirred outrage over the crackdown.Danielle Molliver, a lawyer for the boy and his father, told the New York Times that the government was attempting to speed up the deportation proceedings, calling the actions “extraordinary” and possibly “retaliatory.”The government denied that.“These are regular removal proceedings. They are not in expedited removal,” Department of Homeland S

What to know about student loan repayment plans and collections

While several changes for student loan borrowers will take effect this summer, other key questions remain unresolved.More than 5 million Americans were in default on their federal student loans as of September, according to the Education Department. Millions are behind on loan payments and at risk of default this year.Borrowers “genuinely struggle to afford their loans and then to hear that the administration is making it more expensive and taking away some of the tools and resources that

US military boards sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after pursuit from the Caribbean

<block>WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea, the Pentagon said Monday. The Pentagon’s statement on social media did not say whether the ship was connected to Venezuela, which faces U.S. sanctions on its oil and relies on a shadow fleet of falsely flagged tankers to smuggle crude into global supply chains. However, the Aquila II was one of at least 16 tankers that departed the Venezuelan coast last month after U.S. forces captured then-President Nicolás Maduro, said Samir Madani, co-founder of TankerTrackers.com. He said his organization used satellite imagery and surface-level photos to document the ship’s movements.According to data transmitted from the ship on Monday, it is not currently laden with a cargo of crude oil.The Aquila II is a Panamanian-flagged tanker under U.S. sanctions related to the shipment of illicit Russian oil. Owned by a company with a listed address in Hong Kong, ship tracking data shows it has spent much of the last year with its radio transponder turned off, a practice known as “running dark” commonly employed by smugglers to hide their location.U.S. Southern Command, which oversees Latin America, said in an email that it had nothing to add to the Pentagon’s post on X. The post said the military “conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction” on the ship. “The Aquila II was operating in defiance of President Trump’s established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean,” the Pentagon said. “It ran, and we followed.” The U.S. did not say it had seized the ship, which the U.S. has done previously with at least seven other sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela. Since the U.S. ouster of Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has set out to control the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products. Officials in President Donald Trump’s Republican administration have made it clear they see seizing the tankers as a way to generate cash as they seek to rebuild Venezuela’s battered oil industry and restore its economy. Trump also has been trying to restrict the flow of oil to Cuba, which faces strict economic sanctions by the U.S. and relies heavily on oil shipments from allies like Mexico, Russia and Venezuela. Since the Venezuela operation, Trump has said no more Venezuelan oil will go to Cuba and that the Cuban government is ready to fall. Trump also recently signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, primarily pressuring Mexico because it has acted as an oil lifeline for Cuba. </block>

Harger: Seattle Seahawks win the Super Bowl, a championship fueled by belief, doubt, and defiance

It wasn’t a dream, Seattle. We did it.The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions. And not in a squeaker. Not in a nail-biter where we all needed heart medication by the fourth quarter. They went out there and dominated. On the biggest stage in sports. Against everyone’s expectations but ours.This was a team nobody believed in. The national media spent all season patting us on the head. “Fun story.” “Maybe next year.” “Not enough star power.” They had us penciled in as a nice little underdog narrative, destined to fall short when it really mattered.They were very, very wrong.It wasn’t luck. It was belief stacked on preparation. That’s a team that refused to let other people’s opinions become its reality.I’ve been thinking about this all morning. Not just the game, but what it means because you know what it feels like to be counted out.I’ve been there. I’ve had bosses who didn’t believe in me. I’ve had colleagues talk badly about me behind my back. I’ve had moments where the doubt crept in so deep I wasn’t sure I had what it took anymore.<div class="related alignright"><div class="col_label"><h2>RELATED STORIES</h2></div><ul><li><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/harger-why-the-seahawks-super-bowl-run-matters-even-if-you-dont-care-about-football/4199487"><img decoding="async" width="719" height="404" src="https://mynorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Untitled-design-2026-02-06T053922.182-420x236.jpg" class="sub_art" alt="Harger: Why the Seahawks Super Bowl run matters even if you don't care about football" loading="lazy"></a><div class="sub_story"><h3><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/harger-why-the-seahawks-super-bowl-run-matters-even-if-you-dont-care-about-football/4199487">Harger: Why the Seahawks Super Bowl run matters even if you don't care about football</a></h3></div></li><li><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/local/12s-12-flag-seattle-seahawks/4200378"><img decoding="async" width="719" height="404" src="https://mynorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Untitled-design-2026-01-24T204447.955-420x236.jpg" class="sub_art" alt="From celebs to 12s, signing the 12 flag means more than other teams know" loading="lazy"></a><div class="sub_story"><h3><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/local/12s-12-flag-seattle-seahawks/4200378">From celebs to 12s, signing the 12 flag means more than other teams know</a></h3></div></li><li><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/seahawks-politics-seattle/4192494"><img decoding="async" width="719" height="404" src="https://mynorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Untitled-design-2026-01-23T081127.792-420x236.jpg" class="sub_art" alt="Harger: The Seahawks are doing what politics can’t, uniting Seattle together" loading="lazy"></a><div class="sub_story"><h3><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/seahawks-politics-seattle/4192494">Harger: The Seahawks are doing what politics can’t, uniting Seattle together</a></h3></div></li></ul></div>Maybe you’ve been there too. Maybe you’re there right now.Passed over for the promotion. Left out of the meeting. Told you’re not quite good enough, not quite ready, not quite right. Maybe it’s a job. Maybe it’s a relationship. Maybe it’s something you don’t talk about. But you know the feeling.And then comes a moment. Your moment. When all that doubt you’ve been carrying either crushes you or becomes fuel.This team chose fuel. Every slight. Every prediction. Every dismissal. They carried it quietly all season. And last night, they let it loose.You can choose fuel too.So here’s what I want you to take from today, whether you care about football or not.You don’t need everyone to believe in you. You don’t need permission from the experts. You don’t need the national media or your industry or your family or whoever it is who’s been counting you out to suddenly change their minds.You just need to refuse to stop believing in yourself.Keep doing the work. Keep showing up. Keep stacking those quiet moments of preparation that nobody sees. Because when your moment comes, and it will, you’ll be ready.And when the parade happens, and the confetti falls, and we’re all packed downtown screaming ourselves hoarse, remember this feeling. Remember what it’s like when belief meets opportunity. Remember that the world told us no, and we said we did not care.You got this. Whatever your thing is. Whatever mountain you’re climbing. Whatever doubters are in your ear.Great things are possible because last night reminded us what belief can do.We’re all 12s today. 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Seattle police searching for 38-year-old woman missing since Feb. 1

A 38-year-old woman has been missing from Seattle since Feb. 1, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) announced.Wanda Rowan, 38, was last seen near 4th Avenue S. and S. Michigan Street at approximately 12 p.m. She is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 130 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">MISSING: Wanda, 38 y/o, lF, 5’7”, 130 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes. Last seen wearing green rain jacket, dark jeans and white shoes. Last seen near 4th Ave S and S Michigan St. If seen please call 911. #26-36264 <a href="https://t.co/CsrMPQrmBr">pic.twitter.com/CsrMPQrmBr</a>— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeattlePD/status/2019997854941737461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 7, 2026</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>According to the SPD, Rowan was last seen wearing a green rain jacket, dark jeans, and white shoes while walking in an unknown direction.SPD is now asking for the public’s assistance in locating her. If you see her, the police ask that you call 911.This is a developing story, check back for updates<a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/Mynorthwest" data-show-count="false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow @http://twitter.com/Mynorthwest</a><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

What to know about who could succeed Keir Starmer as UK prime minister

She soon rose to Labour’s senior ranks when the party was in opposition and was elected deputy leader in 2020.Rayner enjoys significant support within the party, but she was forced to resign from the government last year after admitting she did not pay enough tax on a house purchase. She is still awaiting the findings of an official review on that controversy.After the fallout over the Epstein files’ revelations on Mandelson, Rayner led a lawmakers’ revolt to force the government to

Three people found dead in Olympia home after reported argument, police say

Two women and one man were found dead with gunshot wounds in a home in Olympia over the weekend, the Olympia Police Department confirmed.Officers were called to respond to a report of an argument at a private residence in the 2300 block of 19th Court N.W. in Olympia, followed by gunfire. The Olympia police officers arrived at 10:37 a.m. Saturday, confirming the deaths of three people at the home — two women and one man.Each deceased individual had apparent gunshot wounds.“This is a tragic loss of life, and we are holding the families, loved ones, and all those impacted by this incident in our hearts during this difficult time,” the Olympia Police Department <a href="https://www.facebook.com/olympiapolice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>. “We recognize incidents like this deeply affect families, neighbors, and our entire community, and we appreciate the community’s compassion, patience, and ongoing support as investigators work through the facts.”This is an active investigation, the department confirmed.This is a developing story, check back for updatesFollow Frank Sumrall <a href="https://x.com/FMSumrall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on X</a>. Send <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/contact-us">news tips here.</a>

Seattle fans turn up the volume as Super Bowl LX fan festivities kick off

The guys are going to do it.”While Patriots fans have also made the trek, with organized rallies and watch parties planned in San Francisco, the sheer volume of Seahawks supporters and their spirited presence have been notable in official Super Bowl spaces and surrounding fan zones across the city by the bay and San Jose, where the Seahawks have been staying and practicing all week.For many visitors, the trip is as much about the community around the game as the game itself.“Coming t

Judge rejects Democrats’ plea for early voting sites at 3 North Carolina universities

<block>GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge refused Sunday to help in attempts to open early voting sites at three public North Carolina universities, declining requests to overrule decisions by Republican-controlled elections boards leading up to the state’s upcoming primary.U.S. District Judge William Osteen rejected arguments by the College Democrats of North Carolina and some students that they were likely to win a recent lawsuit because decisions by GOP board members placed undue burdens on the right to vote.The decision by Osteen — nominated to the bench by President George W. Bush — to deny a preliminary injunction or a temporary restraining order can be appealed. Early in-person voting for the March 3 primary begins this coming Thursday. It features nomination races for U.S. Senate and House, the legislature and local elections. Osteen also wrote that formally backing efforts to open the sites so close to voting could risk confusion.Osteen’s ruling marks a key decision on policy preferences by the State Board of Elections and elections boards in all 100 counties since a state lawrecently shifted them from having Democratic majorities to Republican majorities. The College Democrats of North Carolina — an arm of the state party — and four voters sued in late January accusing the state board and boards in Jackson and Guilford counties of violating the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit involves votes by the state board and the two county boards to not include early voting sites at Western Carolina University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina A&T State University, also in Greensboro. A&T is the largest historically Black university in the country. An early voting site at Western Carolina has operated regularly since 2016. Sites at the Greensboro campuses have not been offered in midterm elections. Voting sites are offered at college campuses elsewhere in the state. Same-day registration is available at early voting sites.Without the sites, the lawsuit says, students will be forced to travel off-campus to vote, imposing time and money upon those least familiar with voting. Lawyers for the boards defended the panels’ actions, writing in legal briefs that there is no requirement boards must retain voting sites used in previous election cycles, and that site decisions were based on reasonable circumstances like parking access and past turnout.</block>

Beyond the helmet: The hidden passions of the Seahawks you thought you knew

He was a stud.”Off the field, Darnold himself has developed a quieter hobby, taking up birding as a way to disconnect from football.“I have a bird app, so if a bird makes a noise and I turn the app on, it’ll tell me what bird is chirping,” Darnold explained in an interview during his time with the Vikings.RELATED STORIES68,000 people never sat down: How the 12s carried the Seahawks to the Super Bowl'We're going all in on the Hawks': Issaquah renames itself '12saquah' ahea

From celebs to 12s, signing the 12 flag means more than other teams know

92,” Wyman said.“I don’t have a number,” Stelton added.Finally, a former New England Patriot signed the flag — four-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski.“I’ll sign your flag, Rob Gronk, 87, Super Bowl 49 champs,” he said as he took hold of the black Sharpie.12s in San FranciscoFor the 12s who signed our flag outside the NFL Fan Experience, it all seemed to matter more – the moment, the pride, and their message to the world.“My brother and I are here from Co

‘Take the vaccine, please,’ a top US health official says in an appeal as measles cases rise

Oz argued that Kennedy’s stance was supportive of the measles vaccine despite Kennedy’s general comments about the recommended vaccine schedule.“When the first outbreak happened in Texas, he said, get your vaccines for measles, because that’s an example of an ailment that you should get vaccinated against,” Oz said.The Republican administration last month dropped some vaccine recommendations for children, an overhaul of the traditional vaccine schedule that the Department of Health a

Mom shot while trying to stop attack from daughter’s ex-boyfriend

in Snohomish.Medics transported the 38-year-old mom to Providence Medical Center in Everett.Her condition has not been released.Investigators say the woman was trying to help her 17-year-old daughter, who was allegedly being held at gunpoint by the daughter’s ex-boyfriend.At first, deputies say the daughter tried to disarm the man herself.That’s when they say the suspect tried to strangle the teen.Officers say the girl’s mother then intervened, trying to pull the man away from

U.S Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump

If that’s the case, he shouldn’t have tried out for the Team, and it’s too bad he’s on it,” he wrote on his Truth Social account.Hess wasn’t the only athlete voicing discontent — or facing blowbackAt Friday’s news conference with the athletes, freestyle skier Chris Lillis referenced Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying he’s “heartbroken” about what is happening in the U.S.“I think that, as a country, we need to focus on respecting everybody’s rights and making sure

Three people killed in shooting at Olympia home

took three lives.Police say they were dispatched to the scene after neighbors called 911 when they heard what sounded like gunshots fired at the home.The neighbors reported the disturbance at 10:37 a.m.When officers arrived, they found a man and two women dead.So far, police have not yet identified any suspects.Detectives do not believe the shooting was random, and they say “there’s no indication of a continued threat to the community.”The investigation remains active.A stateme

Investigation continues a week after Savannah Guthrie mother was reported missing

(AP) — The urgent investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continued Sunday, a week after the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing in Arizona.Savannah Guthrie solemnly told the potential kidnappers in a social media video released Saturday that the family was prepared to pay for her safe return. Flanked by her siblings, Guthrie said “we received your message” and that: “This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to u

‘It will make the fans feel better’: Luke Willson reflects on Seahawks’ Super Bowl mindset

Gee said Willson reflected on the team’s mindset and the importance of playing for the fans, not just the players.“When I asked him if it would make him feel better if the Seahawks beat the Patriots, the same team that beat him in the playoffs, he said, ‘No, but it will make the fans feel better,'” Willson said.RELATED STORIESTBTL Friday: Superbowl Coverage For People Who Don't Care About The Superbowl.Seahawks super bowl interceptionSuper Bowl weather: Why the coin flip could