Have you read What We Find in Gay Bars and Queer Clubs yet? You should.
Have you read "What We Find in Gay Bars and Queer Clubs" yet? You should. Kelly O

Nightclub Workers Are Packing Active Shooter Training Classes: Monday and Tuesday active shooter training classes offered by the City of Seattle have hit capacity in the wake of Orlando. Now the city is offering an additional class on Monday to teach nightclub workers their ABC’s: Avoid, Barricade, and Combat.

But Yesterday, the Senate Voted Down Two Gun Control Measures: The two measures would have “expand[ed] background checks and restricted access to guns for people on federal watch lists,” Heidi writes.

Dashcam Video Shows Police Officer Firing Six Rounds at Man in Central District Shooting: “Sixteen seconds elapse between the officer's first sight of the man and shots being fired,” Ansel reports. “The man walks forward holding two knives. The officer yells at him seven times to drop the knife, he doesn't, and when he's roughly one car-length away, she fires six shots. He collapses to the ground.” Watch here.

Iran wants to buy new Boeing planes.
Iran wants to buy new Boeing planes. Rebius / Shutterstock.com

Boeing Drops the Biggest Deal Between a US Company and Iran in 37 Years: Iran wants to buy new Boeing aircraft—a deal that could involve 100 planes, according to an unnamed Iranian official. Boeing released a statement saying it had the OK from the US government to work with the Islamic Republic, given that Iran “had met its obligations under the nuclear accord reached last summer.”

There Are Sharks in Elliott Bay? Yes. And no. “Mystery Sharks of Seattle” airs tomorrow at 9 p.m. on KCTS.

Danni Askini Opens Up About Why She Dropped Out of the Race for the 43rd: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog reports that Askini’s ex-partner—one she says was abusive—violated a protection order. “I couldn’t predict or guarantee my safety [at the first 43rd debate],” she told CHS.

Washington Democrats Reconsider Caucus System: At last weekend’s Washington Democratic Convention, delegates passed a resolution telling party leaders to re-sort how voters choose presidential nominees. Dem chair Jaxon Ravens said that he will put together a subcommittee next year to shift the Democrats’ process over to something resembling more of a primary system.

This is what the tunnel looks like in Berthas wake.
This is what the tunnel looks like in Bertha's wake. Washington State Department of Transportation

What Up, Bertha: The problem-plagued tunnel boring machine has mined an additional 1,500 feet since leaving “Safe Haven 3.” That’s one third of the total distance down, two-thirds to go.

Two Climbers Rescued from Rainier: They had reached the summit and were on their way down the mountain when the weather got the better of them. The Seattle Times reports that the two climbers camped two nights in single-digit weather before their rescue.

Have You Seen the Seattle Times's “Under Our Skin” Project? It includes definitions of terms like “institutional racism” and “white fragility,” explained by Seattle City Council Member Lorena Gonzàlez, Tariqa Waters, and many more. My fellow white people: This seems like it could be a good thing to send to certain family members.

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