Seattle, WA
Army veteran seeks Seattle mayoral seat to push for more progressive change
One candidate, Thaddeus Whelan, believes Seattle needs bold, progressive leadership, and he thinks he’s the one to provide it. Whelan joined “Seattle’s Morning News” on KIRO Newsradio with Charlie Harger and Manda Factor to outline why his approach to the mayoral office would be different than his predecessors.
“I’ve seen what federal overreach and a heavy hand can cause, how it can cause problems for even just regular people,” Whelan said.
Whelan pushes progressive change in Seattle mayoral race
Whelan is a Texas native who studied at Princeton University and spent time in the Army at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Even though his campaign focuses on a myriad of issues, Whelan said that government overreach and affordable housing are among his top priorities.
“I would genuinely say that the first step is addressing housing costs so that we can actually have affordable housing for everybody, not just homeowners, but for everybody,” Whelan said.
When it comes to Seattle’s rampant drug problem, Whelan believes that the legalization of drugs is “the genuine way to get to harm reduction.”
“I hate to bring this to our current events with the ICE raids that are happening within the city, but once you criminalize it, and once you start attacking people for for doing these things that are effectively civil in nature, you are causing them to go into the shadows and hurt themselves more,” Whelan said.
Whelan, who lives in North Seattle as a project management analyst for the FAA, says he has experienced the rising unaffordability of the city firsthand, and that rising costs have many consequences on Seattle.
“There’s actually kind of a diasporic reaction when it comes to crime. We’ve seen violent crimes go down, but we’ve actually seen shoplifting, petty theft, and breaking and entering having a slight uptick,” Whelan said. “That is genuinely down to a socio-economic condition that people are just not getting what they need. We don’t pay people enough to live in our city. People are struggling to survive, and a lot of that comes down to just making certain that people have their basic needs met.
Listen to the full conversation below.
With one game to go in Week 14, Bleacher Report’s NFL analysts of Brent Sobleski, Gary Davenport, Kris Knox and Moe Moton did their usual due diligence when it came to winners, losers, and takeaways from the league’s most recent action.
On Sunday afternoon, the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons were tied at 6-6 at intermission. Mike Macdonald’s team outscored their hosts, 31-3, in the second half on the way to a resounding 37-9 win. It was a third straight win for the ‘Hawks since that 21-19 loss to the Rams in Week 11 at SoFi Stadium.
The B/R team’s takeaway from the 28-point win is that it’s time to talk about Macdonald’s club as a “legitimate Super Bowl threat.”
“Despite having an excellent season, the Seattle Seahawks haven’t had a ton of run as a top contender to represent the NFC in Super Bowl LX. After dismantling the Falcons in Atlanta, Seattle should. There wasn’t anything the Seahawks didn’t do well Sunday against the Falcons. Sam Darnold was again effective and efficient throwing the ball. The team didn’t post gaudy numbers running the ball, but it was solid on a per-carry basis. The defense forced multiple second-half turnovers and held Falcons running back Bijan Robinson in check.”
Seattle limited Robinson, who lost a fumble, to 94 total yards from scrimmage. They did not give up a touchdown and allowed only 274 total yards. The Falcons were 1-of-13 on third-down conversions. They seem to be playing their best football of the season and have an opportunity to win their first division title since 2020.
“With a home date with the Los Angeles Rams and a trip to San Francisco still on the schedule, the Seahawks have a real chance to claim first place in the NFC West—and the No. 1 seed in the NFC is still very much in play.”
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Seattle – The first round of heavy rain will arrive on Monday as the much advertised atmospheric river arrives in Western Washington. Rain will begin to ramp up around the morning commute time with the heaviest rain falling over the Olympics and Cascades. Snow levels will be high with mainly rain falling in the passes and snow only expected at about 5000′.
The atmospheric river arrives Monday with rounds of heavy rain through Wednesday.
Impressive rainfall totals will add up over the next few days. Locations south of Seattle could see 2.5-5″, the Olympics and Cascades could see between 6-10″ with up to 12″ forecast to fall in the South Cascades.
High amounts of rain are forecast through Wednesday.
A Flood Watch will begin early Monday morning through Friday afternoon. The excessive rainfall will lead to flooding, standing water on roads, and possible landslides.
An atmospheric river is expected Monday through the week, which will create rising rivers and possible flooding. (FOX 13 Seattle)
Several of our area rivers are forecast to rise and see major flooding during the next few days. Most of our rivers are expected to rise up to as much as 12 feet.
Area rivers are forecast to rise by 12 feet during the next few days.
Along with the rain, gusty winds will also accompany the atmospheric river. A Wind Advisory will begin early Monday through about 10pm with locations seeing gusts up to 50 mph. With the ground already saturated, the added wind could lead to downed trees and some power outages.
Gusty winds up to 50 mph are forecast on Monday as an atmospheric river arrives.
On a day when the Seattle Seahawks’ offense was sputtering, Rashid Shaheed provided a major spark on special teams.
Shaheed returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 100-yard touchdown, giving Seattle a 13-6 lead over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
HOUSE CALL ON THE RETURN!!! Rashid Sha-Speed Demon 😈#ProBowlVote + @RashidShaheed
📺: @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/TOjKXwg1Iq
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) December 7, 2025
It came in Shaheed’s fifth game with the Seahawks, who acquired him from the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 4 at the NFL’s trade deadline.
It was the first career kick return touchdown for Shaheed, who has 47 career kick returns over his four NFL seasons. He had two punt return TDs with the Saints – one in 2023 and another in 2024.
Seattle’s last kick return TD was Laviska Shenault Jr.’s 97-yarder against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6 of 2024.
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