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Multiple roads closed in Belltown due to fire on Second Avenue.
Police caution tape cordons off an area at a homeless encampment in West Seattle where a man was fatally shot last week. (Kori Suzuki / The Seattle Times)
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Project Homeless

Shootings in Seattle are increasing. Shootings connected to homelessness are increasing faster

Three people were killed in homeless encampments within one week as people say encampment removals and effects from the pandemic have increased violence. Police declined to comment on the shootings and have open investigations. VIEW Updated

Politics

FILE – Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, poses for a portrait, Feb., 18, 2022, at the court in Washington. The first Black woman confirmed for the Supreme Court, Jackson, is officially becoming a justice. Jackson will be sworn as the court’s 116th justice at midday Thursday, June 30, just as the man she is replacing, Justice Stephen Breyer, retires. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) WX153 WX153

Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires from Supreme Court VIEW

Opinion

Awash in cash, state leaders owe Washingtonians tax relief | Op-Ed
The Times recommends: Chris Vance for Senate, District 31 | Editorial
David Horsey
Whose rights matter? | Horsey cartoon
Investigative journalism matters more than most Americans realize | Op-Ed

Local News

A steady stream of cars drive north and south on Interstate 5 around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. Traffic has almost reached its previous aggravating volumes since before the pandemic started. *Do not use, photo for covid anniversary*

Best and worst times to travel in WA over the Fourth of July weekend

Featured Columnist

The myth at the heart of the praying Bremerton coach case

Mental Health

Suicide attempts rise sharply among young children in NW
Stop conflating mass shootings with mental illness | Mental Health Perspectives
Fairfax Behavioral Health in Kirkland closes youth unit, shortly after state cites safety violation
Eastern State Hospital, in Medical Lake, risks losing accreditation and funds

Business & Tech

A massive apartment project goes up with First Hill in the background, as high-density housing construction continues in Seattle, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. The view is from Beacon Hill. 219487

Have rising rents changed the way you live? Tell us about it

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Nation & World

FILE — Proud Boys members and other Trump supporters rally outside a Democratic presidential primary debate in Miami, June 26, 2019. A concerted effort by the far-right nationalist Proud Boys group to join the leadership of the party — and, in some cases, run for local office — has destabilized and dramatically reshaped the Miami-Dade Republican Party. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)

New Zealand designates Proud Boys a terrorist organization

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Food & Drink

The great hot-dog taste test: Which wiener is the very best? L – R Bar S Classic Jumbo Frank, made with pretty much everything Bob’s Quality Meats beef hot dog, made by Hempler’s Fletcher’s Seattle Mariners Beef Frank Hebrew National Bun Length Beef Frank Rain Shadow Meats house-made pork, ham and beef-fat hot dog 220745

The great Seattle hot dog taste test: Which wiener is the very best?

Pacific NW Magazine

Crime and community define one of downtown Seattle’s most complex areas

Solving The Blade’s problems likely will require looking far beyond a few downtown blocks

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Arts & Life

Manisha Mathur from India takes the oath of citizenship at the 36th Naturalization Ceremony at Seattle Center Friday. Sixty new citizens from 26 countries from Australia to Vietnam participated. The pandemic led to the cancellation of the event last year at Seattle Center. Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez administered the oath. Ref to more photos online Friday July 2, 2021 217545

A summer cooking class, vintage car show and more fun around Seattle

Photography

Downtown Seattle – Seattle Pride Parade – 062622 A performer with Entre Hermanos looks up into the sun with rose shaped sunglasses during the Pride Parade Sunday, June 26, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. 220748
Local News

Photos: 2022 Seattle Pride Parade VIEW

Women’s rights supporters, from left, Lacy Nadeau, Carolyn Nadeau, Rebecca Rutzick and Joe Ward, all of Olympia, Wash., rally on the Capitol Campus in Olympia, Wash., Friday, June 24, 2022, following the morning’s announcement of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade. (Tony Overman/The News Tribune via AP) WATAC103 WATAC103
Local News

See how WA residents are reacting to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade VIEW

Warren G. Magnuson Park – model airplanes LO – Lines Only – 062022 Taking advantage of calm winds and nice weather, Gene Stubbs launches his Moth model airplane into the sky at Warren G. Magnuson Park Monday, June 20, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. The Moth was developed in the 1930s by de Havilland and Stubbs version is a “free flight” model airplane meaning it is powered only by a rubber band propeller. 220753
Local News

Great day to take to the air at Seattle’s Magnuson Park

Merrie Lee Soules and Lonn Holiday tango their way down NW 36th Street at the head of the Fremont Solstice Parade. Ref to more photos online LO Fremont Solstice Parade Saturday June 18, 2022 220743
Local News

Naked cyclists are back as Fremont’s Solstice Parade makes a freaky, funky, festive return VIEW