Steady streams of cars drive north and south on Interstate 5 in February. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
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Traffic Lab

Why new WA license plates are about to cost 5 times more

The price increase will help pay for a new $17 billion transportation package passed by the Legislature this year.

Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on the Ellipse on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, near the White House in Washington, D.C., shortly before his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) 51756030W 51756030W

Trump tried to strangle Secret Service agent in attempt to reach Capitol on Jan. 6, aide testifies

Opinion

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Local News

Fyroi Caballero CQ, 7, cools off in the water at the Georgetown Playfield spray park in Seattle Monday, June 27, 2022. Temperatures reached into the 90s in the Seattle-area Monday afternoon. 220816

Pacific Ocean breeze brings ‘natural air conditioning’ to Seattle area

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She was hit by a train in Seattle. If we had taken these simple steps, she might not have been

Times Watchdog

The King County Jail knew these bunks were a suicide risk. And still, more people died
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Business & Tech

Seattle-area travelers get creative to save money as summer airfares soar

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Nation & World

Body bags lie at the scene where a tractor trailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) TXEG107 TXEG107

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

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Arts & Life

KEXP has named Ethan Raup its new president and CEO. Raup has served as the station’s chief operating officer for the past six years.

KEXP names new leader at pivotal point for Seattle’s flagship radio station

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