Good morning! I’m Imran Sheikh and it’s Friday, July 31st. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. It’ll be mostly sunny today, with a high of 82. Expect increasing clouds overnight, with a low near 60. Our top story is: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best revealed at a news conference Wednesday that police discovered explosives, smoke bombs, and other weapons in a van stationed at the weekend protests.

Good morning! I’m Imran Sheikh and it’s Friday, July 30th. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. It’ll be sunny today, with a high of 84. Expect clear skies tonight, with a low of 62. Our top story is: Oregon Governor Kate Brown said yesterday that the federal government has agreed to a “phased withdrawal of federal officers” who have been deployed at the federal Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland amid nightly protests.

Good morning! I’m Mary Regalado and it’s Wednesday, July 29th. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. It’ll be mostly sunny today, with a high of 83. Expect mostly clear skies tonight, with a low around 60. Our top story is: Governor Jay Inslee’s office announced yesterday that a federal security detail recently deployed to the Seattle area has withdrawn after pressure from local and state officials.

Good morning! I’m Mary Regalado and it’s Tuesday, July 28th. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. It’ll be sunny today, with a high around 80. Expect clear skies tonight, with a low of 57. Our top story is: Tahlequah is pregnant again! The mother orca raised worldwide concern when she carried her dead calf 17 days and more than 1,000 miles, almost exactly 2 years ago. Now, scientists have learned that she has another chance at motherhood.

Good morning! I’m Mary Regalado and it’s Monday, July 27th. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. It’ll be mostly sunny today, with a high of 89 and an overnight low of 61.

Good morning! I’m Imran Sheikh and it’s Friday, July 24th. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. It’ll be cloudy early on, with peeks of sunshine expected later in the day. The afternoon high is 73. Expect considerable cloudiness tonight, with a low of 56. Our top story is: Governor Jay Inslee announced yesterday tighter restrictions on bars, restaurants, fitness centers, weddings, and funerals as new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus rise.

Good morning! I’m Imran Sheikh and it’s Thursday, July 23rd. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. Expect partly cloudy skies today, with a high of 73 and an overnight low of 57. Our top story is: Seattle Public Schools said it’s recommending that classes be held remotely, scrapping its plans to bring students back into school buildings in the fall.

Good morning! I’m Imran Sheikh and it’s Wednesday, July 22nd. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. It’ll be cloudy early this morning, with partly cloudy skies later in the day. The high is 73, with an overnight low of 58. Our top story is: Michael Bennett, one of the most productive and popular Seahawks of all time, announced he’s retiring after 11 NFL seasons.

Good morning! I’m Mary Regalado and it’s Tuesday, July 21st. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. Expect some clouds in the morning that’ll give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. The high will be 81, with an overnight low of 61. Our top story is: With a bang, Washington state’s dam-busting binge continued last week, as the city of Bellingham blew up its 25-foot-tall dam here. The $17 million project is expected to be completed by September.

Good morning! I’m Mary Regalado and it’s Monday, July 20th. Here’s your local news from The Seattle Times. It’ll be sunny today, with a high of 84. Tonight, it’ll be mostly clear, with a low of 62. Our top story is: Even if COVID-19 is kept at bay, many businesses are bracing for months of lower revenue from health restrictions, consumer uncertainties, and the complicated economic ripple effects of stay-at-home and other social changes during the pandemic.