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Beyoncé wouldn't drink and drive. Kevin Winter / Getty

Stop drinking and driving, you idiots: Nationwide, the number of impaired driving deaths declined. Not the case in Washington. There was an 11 percent increase in DUI-related traffic deaths, KING5 reports.

It’s Beyoncé night: Celebrate by partying it up responsibly on the light rail. Bey and Jay take transit, too. See?


It’s a good time to buy a home in King County (finally)! Shit hasn’t looked this good since 2012, back when it wasn't maybe the end of the world and there was hope. But for real, prices are dropping, supply is high, and sales are low. Homes aren’t getting sold! Get in on this. Prices countywide have dropped $58,000. Sure, you’ll still have garbage interest rates and a soul-sucking mortgage but, hey, that’s reality, bucko.

Over 6,000 untested rape kits in Washington: There are 6,460 rape kits sitting in storage facilities across Washington. They’re all from real rape cases. They were all submitted as evidence. All they have done is gathered dust. Many have been there for years. The oldest dates back to 1982. That’s depressing.

UW psychologist receives MacArthur grant for transgender youth research: Kristina Olson, 37, has been conducting a study on transgender children who are supported by their families and loved ones to live as their preferred gender. She’s been given $625,000 by the MacArthur Foundation. It comes with no caveats or requirements; Olson just has to use the money “to exercise her own creative instincts for the benefit of humanity,” according to the announcement.

Kevin Durant will get to say goodbye to KeyArena: An NBA preseason game between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings is being hosted at KeyArena for some reason. Seattle never got over when Durant, as well as the rest of the Sonics, left the city. He’ll be back, bathed in blue and yellow instead of green and yellow, and will be able to kiss KeyArena goodbye before it’s torn down for remodel. The game is on Friday.

Go stock up on your edibles: The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board is back on their bullshit and ruining our lives. Cannabis-infused gummies and hard candies are being banned.

Mormons are gettin’ in on that medical kush: The Mormon church is backing medical marijuana in Utah. The conservative state has been in the throes of debate for months over the issue. Despite initial reticence, the Mormons now are excited about helping to alleviate human pain and suffering.

Today is the fifth anniversary of Bring Your Bible to School Day: God knows it’s hard to get through a day of school without your bible handy. Kids across the country participated by bringing the Word of God to school with them today as a part of a holiday no one—except maybe the religious right—has ever heard of. Speaking of the religious right, many believe that the holiday was started by Donald Trump. That just plays into that weird mythos that Trump is some god-fearing Christian. The holiday was actually started by actual god-fearing Christians. Students were encouraged to share their experience on the #BringYourBible hashtag.

It was raining prosecco in Italy: Their god cries tears of wine. All hail Bacchus.

How did we not know there’s a ferry photo contest going on? Everybody! This is not a drill!


An 8-year-old girl pulled a 1,500 year-old sword from a Swedish lake: She was on vacation with her family, felt something in the water, lifted it up, and now she’s basically a Swedish King Arthur. All hail Saga Vanecek, our new 8-year-old queen.

Canada didn’t invite the U.S. to its big trade meeting this month: Yikes, our neighbors to the north have drawn a line in the sand. Canada doesn’t think the U.S. is like-minded enough to discuss ways to reform the World Trade Organization. That’s probably true these days. Canada has invited 13 other countries who share similar mindsets.