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Seattle warms up near 70 — but it won't last

A brief warmup peaks today, then cooler — but still sunny — weather returns through the week.

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Get out the sunscreen — Monday is expected to be Seattle&#x27;s warmest day of the year so far.Why it matters: Seattleites have been soaking up the sun and warm rays for the past three days, but cooler temperatures are on their way.

Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots

New laws will require AI labels on altered media and set limits on chatbot interactions with minors.

Washington is policing artificial intelligence, with new laws signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson setting <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="guardrails" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/01/09/washington-ai-regulation-chatbots-kids-deepfakes" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/01/09/washington-ai-regulation-chatbots-kids-deepfakes" target="_self">guardrails</a> for companion chatbots and requiring disclosure when images are made or edited by AI.Why it matters: The new Washington laws highlight how policymakers are responding as AI use rapidly expands in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="business" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/02/ai-jobs-mit-study-workforce-impact" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/02/ai-jobs-mit-study-workforce-impact" target="_self">business</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="everyday life" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/chatgpt-pulse-ai-assistant-moms" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/chatgpt-pulse-ai-assistant-moms" target="_self">everyday life</a>.What&#x27;s inside: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="House Bill 1170" data-vars-click-url="https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1170-S2.SL.pdf?q=20260402093407" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1170-S2.SL.pdf?q=20260402093407" target="_blank">House Bill 1170</a> will require large AI companies to identify when images, video, or audio are altered or created using their systems &quot;to the extent commercially and technically reasonable.&quot;<ul><li>A watermark imposed on an image, or data embedded in the digital file, could meet the mandatory disclosure requirement.</li><li>Companies must also offer tools to help detect AI-modified content.</li></ul><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="House Bill 2225" data-vars-click-url="https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2225&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2225&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false" target="_blank">House Bill 2225</a> takes aim at companion chatbots — AI systems designed to mimic human conversation and build ongoing relationships with users.<ul><li>Companies that run them must tell users upfront that they&#x27;re talking to a machine and must remind them every three hours. </li><li>If the user is a minor, those reminders must come every hour, and the company must prevent the chatbot from using manipulative tactics to deepen emotional attachment.</li><li>Companies must have a plan for flagging users who express suicidal thoughts or self-harm and directing them to a crisis line or other resources.</li></ul>A <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="separate law" data-vars-click-url="https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5886&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=5886&amp;Year=2025&amp;Initiative=false" target="_blank">separate law</a> allows people to sue over unauthorized AI-generated uses of their <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="voice or image" data-vars-click-url="https://mattboehnke.src.wastateleg.org/news-sen-matt-boehnke-bill-protecting-washingtonians-ai-deepfakes-signed-law/" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://mattboehnke.src.wastateleg.org/news-sen-matt-boehnke-bill-protecting-washingtonians-ai-deepfakes-signed-law/" target="_blank">voice or image</a>, including so-called &quot;deepfakes.&quot;What they&#x27;re saying: The chatbot regulations are partly in response to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="stories" data-vars-click-url="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5545749/ai-chatbots-safety-openai-meta-characterai-teens-suicide" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5545749/ai-chatbots-safety-openai-meta-characterai-teens-suicide" target="_blank">stories</a> of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="teens" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/us/openai-chatgpt-suicide-lawsuit-invs-vis" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/us/openai-chatgpt-suicide-lawsuit-invs-vis" target="_blank">teens</a> &quot;turning to these chatbots in times of distress before quite tragically ultimately ending their lives,&quot; Ferguson said at last week&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bill signing ceremony" data-vars-click-url="https://tvw.org/video/gov-bob-ferguson-bill-signing-2026031263/?eventID=2026031263" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tvw.org/video/gov-bob-ferguson-bill-signing-2026031263/?eventID=2026031263" target="_blank">bill signing ceremony</a>. <ul><li>When it comes to digital media, the governor added, it is important to &quot;know what is human-made and what is machine-generated.&quot;</li><li>&quot;By making it clear when AI generates media, Washingtonians are better protected against confusion, deception and misinformation,&quot; he said.</li></ul>The other side: Some critics object to the chatbot law allowing private individuals to sue over violations, arguing enforcement should be left to state regulators.<ul><li>&quot;Allowing these standards to be defined through private lawsuits, rather than through agency rulemaking or coordinated enforcement, may create uncertainty for responsible actors seeking to comply in good faith,&quot; the Washington Liability Reform Coalition <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="wrote in a letter" data-vars-click-url="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27998214-2225-regulating-artificial-intelligence-companion-chatbots-dana-bieber-washington-liability-reform-coalition-032026-vr/" data-vars-content-id="dd4f90d9-9445-4028-998b-133531765ca8" data-vars-headline="Washington to require AI labels and set limits on chatbots" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/27998214-2225-regulating-artificial-intelligence-companion-chatbots-dana-bieber-washington-liability-reform-coalition-032026-vr/" target="_blank">wrote in a letter</a> asking Ferguson to veto part of the legislation.</li><li>Ferguson ultimately signed the chatbot bill without changes.</li></ul>What&#x27;s next: The AI disclosure law will take effect in February 2027, while the chatbot regulation law will take effect in January. <ul><li>The anti-deepfake law targeting AI-generated impersonations will take effect in June.</li></ul>

Share your Seattle bug horror stories

Share which pests you hate most and your wildest bug encounters.

Spring is here! The sun is finally shining in Seattle, and as temperatures rise, so do uninvited houseguests — ants patrolling the countertops, spiders setting up shop in forgotten corners, and mystery flies emerging from drains. We want to hear from you: Have you ever had a weird encounter with a stinkbug? Surrendered to an ant invasion? Woken up with mysterious bites?

Why Seattle gas could hit $10 a gallon

Rising gas prices hit Washington drivers harder than most.

If global disruptions continue, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="gas prices" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/01/crude-oil-costs-explain-convert-gas-prices" data-vars-content-id="4c756662-a3ee-441c-87ab-3464aef19b57" data-vars-headline="Why Seattle gas could hit $10 a gallon" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/01/crude-oil-costs-explain-convert-gas-prices" target="_self">gas prices</a> here could climb as high as $10 a gallon.Why it matters: Washington drivers already pay among the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="highest gas prices" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/06/27/washington-gas-tax-increase-july-1" data-vars-content-id="4c756662-a3ee-441c-87ab-3464aef19b57" data-vars-headline="Why Seattle gas could hit $10 a gallon" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/06/27/washington-gas-tax-increase-july-1" target="_self">highest gas prices</a> in the country — so when prices rise, the pain hits harder.

Seattle Mariners open 2026 with World Series buzz

With Raleigh, Rodríguez, Naylor and elite pitching, Seattle enters 2026 focused on winning it all.

After arguably the best season in franchise history, the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mariners" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/09/25/seattle-mariners-winning-streak-baseball-playoffs-world-series" data-vars-content-id="cef1cf67-ab5b-4581-a88d-23270cb35f7e" data-vars-headline="Seattle Mariners open 2026 with World Series buzz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/09/25/seattle-mariners-winning-streak-baseball-playoffs-world-series" target="_self">Mariners</a> enter 2026 with something they&#x27;ve never really had before: a legitimate World Series run expectation.Why it matters: This isn&#x27;t just a young team with promise anymore. The M&#x27;s are building on a 90-win season, an AL West title and a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Game 7 ALCS run" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/21/seattle-mariners-lose-game-7-blue-jays-world-series" data-vars-content-id="cef1cf67-ab5b-4581-a88d-23270cb35f7e" data-vars-headline="Seattle Mariners open 2026 with World Series buzz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/21/seattle-mariners-lose-game-7-blue-jays-world-series" target="_self">Game 7 ALCS run</a>, with some national analysts calling the Mariners to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="win it all" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/seattle-mariners/news/mariners-receive-bold-prediction-follows-seahawks-footsteps/7e480716526386d9640a06e6" data-vars-content-id="cef1cf67-ab5b-4581-a88d-23270cb35f7e" data-vars-headline="Seattle Mariners open 2026 with World Series buzz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/seattle-mariners/news/mariners-receive-bold-prediction-follows-seahawks-footsteps/7e480716526386d9640a06e6" target="_blank">win it all</a>.

NBA votes to explore adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas

The NBA's latest move advances Seattle's bid to land a team for the first time since 2008.

Business

The NBA&#x27;s Board of Governors voted Wednesday to explore potentially adding professional basketball teams in Las Vegas and Seattle.Why it matters: Seattle has been without an NBA team since the SuperSonics left in 2008 — and Vegas has never had an NBA franchise.

Seattle behind Rams in national power rankings

Despite the Hawks' Super Bowl win, new ranking favors a reloaded Rams roster.

Even fresh off a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Super Bowl win" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-results-seahawks-patriots" data-vars-content-id="54d58f81-5158-43a3-8ddf-187ad30d871c" data-vars-headline="Seattle behind Rams in national power rankings" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-results-seahawks-patriots" target="_self">Super Bowl win</a>, the Seahawks still aren&#x27;t getting the respect they deserve. State of play: A new NFL power ranking from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Pro Football Focus" data-vars-click-url="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-post-free-agency-power-rankings-rams-seahawks-2026" data-vars-content-id="54d58f81-5158-43a3-8ddf-187ad30d871c" data-vars-headline="Seattle behind Rams in national power rankings" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-post-free-agency-power-rankings-rams-seahawks-2026" target="_blank">Pro Football Focus</a> slots Seattle at No. 2 — behind the despised Los Angeles Rams — even though the Hawks beat L.A. twice last season, including in the NFC Championship.

Seattle Children's nurse returns to Paralympics

Erin Martin, one of 68 U.S. athletes, will compete in three para-Nordic skiing events in Milan.

Sports

<figure><img alt="Erin Martin sits in a knit hat, white jacket and USA flag sweater in front of a sign that says &quot;US Paralympic Team.&quot; " height="3514" id="7077dd0d-d3fa-4477-9801-77afe28b474c" src="https://images.axios.com/AQ1LCXjr3MDd5X71_sy3gX60aOI=/2026/03/05/1772737055594.jpeg" width="5022"/><figcaption>Para Nordic athlete Erin Martin at a welcome event this week for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympics. Photo: Elsa/Getty Images</figcaption></figure>Seattle Children&#x27;s nurse Erin Martin is headed to her second <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Winter Paralympics" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/team-usa-paralympians-to-watch-milan-2026" data-vars-content-id="120ab4e5-0c82-4a82-b4ba-f07d990a7b9e" data-vars-headline="Seattle Children&#x27;s nurse returns to Paralympics" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/04/team-usa-paralympians-to-watch-milan-2026" target="_self">Winter Paralympics</a> in para-Nordic skiing — just seven years after first trying the sport.The big picture: The 2026 Winter Paralympics begin Friday in Milan-Cortina, where Martin will compete among 68 U.S. athletes on the world&#x27;s biggest stage for winter para-sports.

War casts doubts on Iran's World Cup matches

Iranian officials say tensions make playing in the U.S. unlikely, but FIFA has not confirmed a change.

Iran&#x27;s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup — including a scheduled match in Seattle — is in doubt amid escalating geopolitical tensions.Why it matters: Iran&#x27;s potential withdrawal adds <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new complications" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/kansas-city/2026/02/11/ice-will-be-at-the-world-cup" data-vars-content-id="94860232-2c76-4b64-ab6a-f605242c4fb6" data-vars-headline="War casts doubts on Iran&#x27;s World Cup matches" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/kansas-city/2026/02/11/ice-will-be-at-the-world-cup" target="_self">new complications</a> to Seattle&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="yearslong" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/06/12/seattle-center-unveils-world-cup-countdown-clock" data-vars-content-id="94860232-2c76-4b64-ab6a-f605242c4fb6" data-vars-headline="War casts doubts on Iran&#x27;s World Cup matches" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/06/12/seattle-center-unveils-world-cup-countdown-clock" target="_self">yearslong</a> World Cup preparations.

Seattle Mariners fans head to Arizona spring training

For many Seattle fans, the season begins not at T-Mobile Park, but under the Arizona sun.

Baseball fans from Seattle and across the country are flocking to the desert as the Cactus League season kicks off throughout the Phoenix area.The big picture: This year marks the 79th season of the Cactus League — Major League Baseball&#x27;s Arizona spring training circuit — with 15 teams playing at 10 stadiums just miles apart.

Hilary Knight sets 2 Olympic records in U.S. gold win

The Seattle Torrent captain's 15th Olympic goal tied the game and helped lift the U.S. past Canada.

Seattle Torrent captain <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Hilary Knight" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/10/washington-olympians-milan-cortina-seattle-hockey-speed-skating" data-vars-content-id="b57894ec-23bb-4e1b-b035-30873f5515dd" data-vars-headline="Hilary Knight sets 2 Olympic records in U.S. gold win" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/10/washington-olympians-milan-cortina-seattle-hockey-speed-skating" target="_self">Hilary Knight</a> set two U.S. Olympic records Thursday while leading the U.S. women&#x27;s hockey team to a gold medal win over Canada.Zoom in: Knight, Team USA&#x27;s captain, scored a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="late tying goal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/19/hilary-knight-us-record-olympics-womens-hockey-goals/88584567007/" data-vars-content-id="b57894ec-23bb-4e1b-b035-30873f5515dd" data-vars-headline="Hilary Knight sets 2 Olympic records in U.S. gold win" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/19/hilary-knight-us-record-olympics-womens-hockey-goals/88584567007/" target="_blank">late tying goal</a> that sent the championship game into overtime and helped lift the U.S. to a 2-1 victory.

The Seattle Seahawks are being put up for sale

The sale aligns with late owner Paul Allen's directive to sell his sports holdings, the team says.

Fresh off a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Super Bowl victory" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-results-seahawks-patriots" data-vars-content-id="8fc35250-0034-455e-ba4c-7eb4c4c3dd0b" data-vars-headline="The Seattle Seahawks are being put up for sale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-results-seahawks-patriots" target="_self">Super Bowl victory</a>, the Seattle Seahawks are being put up for sale, the team <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced Wednesday." data-vars-click-url="https://www.seahawks.com/news/estate-of-paul-g-allen-begins-sale-process-for-seattle-seahawks" data-vars-content-id="8fc35250-0034-455e-ba4c-7eb4c4c3dd0b" data-vars-headline="The Seattle Seahawks are being put up for sale" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.seahawks.com/news/estate-of-paul-g-allen-begins-sale-process-for-seattle-seahawks" target="_blank">announced Wednesday.</a>The big picture: Selling the team aligns with directions laid out by late Seahawks owner Paul Allen, whose estate continues to own the team, the Seahawks said in Wednesday&#x27;s announcement.

Washington state athletes to watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Washington and Seattle-area athletes are competing at the Winter Olympics through Feb. 22.

Washington state has already made its mark at the 2026 <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Winter Olympics" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/2026-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-ratings" data-vars-content-id="9dea1ba0-c785-46a0-8705-d91df6172f72" data-vars-headline="Washington state athletes to watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/2026-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony-ratings" target="_self">Winter Olympics</a>, with Western Washington University alum Breezy Johnson <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="winning gold" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/milan-olympics-lindsey-vonn-ilia-malinin" data-vars-content-id="9dea1ba0-c785-46a0-8705-d91df6172f72" data-vars-headline="Washington state athletes to watch at the 2026 Winter Olympics" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/09/milan-olympics-lindsey-vonn-ilia-malinin" target="_self">winning gold</a> Sunday in women&#x27;s downhill skiing.<ul><li>But she&#x27;s not the only Olympic athlete to watch this year with ties to Washington.</li></ul>The big picture: Johnson&#x27;s win brought the U.S. its first Olympic medal this year — and there&#x27;s much more to come as the competition continues through Feb. 22.

Seattle's Super Bowl parade could draw a million fans

Up to 1 million fans are expected along Fourth Avenue as the Hawks celebrate downtown on Wednesday.

Up to 1 million people are expected to line Fourth Avenue on Wednesday as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Seahawks fans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-street-celebration-pioneer-square" data-vars-content-id="cbc392a4-4783-481e-af7a-0a08d35fa1c8" data-vars-headline="Seattle&#x27;s Super Bowl parade could draw a million fans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-street-celebration-pioneer-square" target="_self">Seahawks fans</a> flock to celebrate the team&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Super Bowl championship" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-results-seahawks-patriots" data-vars-content-id="cbc392a4-4783-481e-af7a-0a08d35fa1c8" data-vars-headline="Seattle&#x27;s Super Bowl parade could draw a million fans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-results-seahawks-patriots" target="_self">Super Bowl championship</a> with a parade running through the core of the city.Driving the news: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="parade" data-vars-click-url="https://www.seahawks.com/super-bowl-lx/parade/" data-vars-content-id="cbc392a4-4783-481e-af7a-0a08d35fa1c8" data-vars-headline="Seattle&#x27;s Super Bowl parade could draw a million fans" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.seahawks.com/super-bowl-lx/parade/" target="_blank">parade</a> begins at 11am, starting near Lumen Field, traveling north up Fourth Avenue and ending near the Seattle Center.

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