Off the Charts: Which is louder, the Blue Angels or your headphones? This weekend Seattle is celebrating Seafair—and that means the Blue Angels will be flying overhead, sparking the yearly debate about noise pollution. Just how loud are the Blue Angels? Teo Popescu
Charge up, Washington! State launches rebate program for electric vehicles The Washington State Department of Commerce just hit the accelerator on a new instant rebate program for electric vehicles that will provide $9,000 rebates for low-income househol, sparking a charge that makes going green more affordable than ever. Diana Opong
Boeing chooses a new CEO, who reportedly plans to lead company from Seattle area ‘In symbolic terms, it would be enormous for this area. It would mean reversing mistakes that have been made over 20 years.’ -Dominic Gates on Boeing news Kim Malcolm
Long-time Seattle DJ reflects on 40 years of 'Purple Rain' and his friendship with Prince How does one collect 100,000 albums? If you're Kevin Cole, you spend 50 years in radio, and a lot of your childhood in the local record store. Angela King
Sustainable sandwich business proves unsustainable Workers at the local sandwich chain Homegrown say the company's plan to close 10 out of 12 stores amounts to union busting. The announcement came not long after the company’s union ratified a contract promising better pay and benefits. Joshua McNichols
More talk, but no resolution. King County Council remains at odds about youth jail The King County Council will consider its official stance on jailing some youths for serious crimes, four years after Executive Dow Constantine pledged to end juvenile detention. Ann Dornfeld
Down, but not out: Seattle Public Library shuts the book on two-pronged tech challenge Despite the one-two punch of a ransomware attack over Memorial Day weekend — then the Crowdstrike software outage last week — Seattle Public Library will be back to normal soon. Sami West
'Defund is dead': Seattle leaders say it's time to hire more police Seattle Police Department leaders say they need to hire more officers — and quickly. Casey Martin
Which festival can you find at Darrell's Tavern in Shoreline this weekend? Take KUOW's news quiz Test your news knowledge. Katie Campbell