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Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Seattle police search for man accused of setting fire inside community DIY auto repair shop (kiro7.com) — Seattle police are asking for your help identifying a man suspected of setting a fire inside Ant's Community Garage, a DIY auto repair shop, causing about $250,000 in damage but no injuries. Investigators released details about the suspect's white Hyundai Tucson and multiple tip lines, while the shop faces major uncovered repair costs and has launched a GoFundMe to recover.
2. Soundgarden to Play Seattle NFL Halftime Show with Taylor Momsen and Mike McCready (ghostcultmag.com) — Soundgarden's surviving members will reunite at Lumen Field in Seattle on September 9 for the Seahawks–Patriots halftime show, fronted by Taylor Momsen with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready joining in. The performance marks a rare hometown appearance as the band finishes a final album featuring posthumous vocals from Chris Cornell.
3. Meet Jimothy: Seattle's Unusually Shaped Raccoon Becomes an Internet Sensation (iskynews.com) — Seattle's newest local celebrity is Jimothy, an unusually shaped raccoon first spotted near Ballard's Goodwill who has since inspired memes, murals, and charity merch. He's now appeared in Mariners promotions, at Seattle City Hall, and even as a World of Warcraft companion, while wildlife experts urge residents to admire him from a distance.
4. One-year-old dies with fentanyl in system after DCYF left children in parents' care under safety plan (kvi.com) — A Seattle one-year-old died with fentanyl in his system after state child-welfare officials kept him and his sister in their parents' care under a safety plan, despite recent failed drug tests. Seattle police, King County prosecutors, and state lawmakers are now under renewed scrutiny as critics argue Washington's child-protection laws make it too hard to remove kids from homes where fentanyl is present.
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