A 30-year-old man died Thursday night in South Seattle after driving into a pole at a high speed.

Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez was scratched from Thursday night's series opener against the Houston Astros. Rodríguez hit a three-run homer in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the White Sox and took batting practice on the field Thursday before the lineup change was announced about 30 minutes before game time.

The Magic All-Star credits Seattle’s tight-knit basketball community and rich hoops culture for consistently producing elite NBA talent.

The Mariners have had three starting pitchers land on the 15-day injured list this season. They were the only pitching staff in baseball last season to have four pitchers start 30

SEATTLE — A man was hospitalized after being stabbed in the neck at a Seattle apartment building Wednesday afternoon. Seattle police said they received a call around 4:15 p.m. reporting a stabbing in the 5200 block of 15th Avenue NE.

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Sounders take on Dallas in Western Conference action. The Sounders are 5-4-4 in Western Conference games. The Sounders rank second in the Western Conference with 76 shots on goal, averaging 5.4 per game. Dallas is 3-4-3 against conference opponents. Dallas is 4-2 in games decided by one goal.

Emmanwori is a star in the making who exploded at the NFL Combine. He's expected to give them their new enforcer in the secondary, and is said to be a perfect fit for Mike Macdonald's defense. Arroyo is a pass-catching tight end who will help them move on from Noah Fant.

The Trust for Public Land has ranked Seattle as the eighth best parks and recreation system in the United States, according to its 2025 ParkScore index.

Seattle police are looking for a suspect after a man reported being stabbed in the neck on Southwest Spokane Street in West Seattle, just before 3 a.m., Thursday.

Firefighters subdued a shooting suspect in Seattle's Pioneer Square after witnessing the attack. The victim was hospitalized, and police detained the assailant.

Passing boaters were able to rescue a man in his 50s, who reported three others were on board with him, Everett Police Department said.

The controversial bill would, if approved, represent one of the most significant changes to housing density policy in Seattle in at least the last decade.