There are 5,000 new legit words that SCRABBLE players can use without fear of a challenge. A sampling of those words: Chillax, Hashtag, Texter and, of course, Selfie. 

The Halloween Alley tradition in Magnolia has officially been cancelled, due to all the over-the-top decorations being stolen. MyNorthwest.com reports the couple who deks out the alley behind their home for the holiday every year realized their storage truck full of ghosts, gouls, tombstones and giant blowup decor had disappeared from their Polusbo farm. First we have pumpkin thieves, now Halloween decor bandits.

Gabby Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who was shot in 2011 while meeting with citizens at a Tucson grocery store, will be here in Seattle today to speak on gun control as part of a nine-state tour that focuses on laws to prevent domestic violence and protect women from stalkers.

The Tent City under I-5 in Ravenna is in danger of closing, so homeless protesters set up tents in Westlake Park Tuesday evening to create awareness for the shelter’s situation. The Ravenna encampment had been originally told to vacate by today, but Kiro 7 reports that deadline has been suspended as of now.