Homes on Queen Anne are seen from Magnolia. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
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Real Estate

Soaring interest rates make home buying harder in Seattle

Even as the Seattle-area housing market cools, securing a home is still difficult for first-time buyers, leaving some feeling "hopeless."

Mariners postseason

Analysis: Breaking down the Mariners’ wild-card series vs. the Blue Jays
Matt Brash, Abraham Toro expect emotional homecoming in Canada with Mariners
Mariners’ Jerry Dipoto ‘so proud’ of Jarred Kelenic’s breakthrough entering playoffs
Dan Wilson raises Mariners flag atop Space Needle on eve of playoffs

Politics

FILE – A mature marijuana plant begins to bloom under artificial lights at Loving Kindness Farms in Gardena, Calif., May 20, 2019. The main group working to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has a half-million dollars to press its case, far more than the shoe-leather effort they relied on four years ago. Meanwhile, a major oil industry group that funded opposition last time around says it will sit on the sidelines this time. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

No big changes from Gov. Inslee following Biden’s call for marijuana pardons

Opinion

The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: April Berg for the 44th Legislative District, Position 2 | Endorsement
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Local News

People enjoy the start of Labor Day Weekend at Gas Works Park on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.

Seattle to score another warm, sunny weekend before change arrives

Featured Columnist

Will the GOP send migrant buses to Seattle next? I vote yes

Education Lab

WA community colleges helping solve teacher shortage by dramatically cutting cost of a degree
Seattle Colleges names interim chancellor to oversee campuses through 2023
Seattle-area teachers tell us what ‘Abbott Elementary’ gets right
FAFSA season starts: What you need to know for financial aid

Business & Tech

US futures mixed ahead of US employment update

Wall Street shifted between small gains as losses early Friday ahead of U.S. employment data investors hope will show the economy is weakening and persuade the Federal Reserve to ease off plans for more interest rate hikes. VIEW

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Nation & World

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Food & Drink

Red Vines, with their inimitable red flavor and thankfully non-viny texture, also made the Value menu roster.

Where to get cheap beers and snacks at the Mariners playoff watch parties at T-Mobile Park

Pacific NW Magazine

Seattle loves the Mariners, but our container ship trade goes mostly unnoticed

Seattle longshore workers keep the containership industry afloat

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Arts & Life

Barbara Travers, left, and Team Survivor NW team leader Abbe Jacobson celebrate upon reaching the summit of Mount St. Helens Aug. 10, 2022. (Courtesy of Team Survivor Northwest Photo)

Cancer survivors summit Mount St. Helens as a team, raising nearly $50K

Photography

Mariners Hall of Famer Dan Wilson, left, who was a catcher and participated in 4 past, way in the past, playoff runs for the M’s raises the Mariners “cap logo” flag, a brand new flag sent on its maiden voyage atop the Space Needle, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022 in Seattle, done in anticipation of Friday’s Mariners wildcard playoff run.
Mariners

Dan Wilson raises Mariners flag atop Space Needle on eve of playoffs

Cindy Tobeck climbs her great pumpkin after squashing competitors in the Carpinito Brothers Farm inaugural “weigh-off,” Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 in Kent. Tobeck, who teaches third graders in Olympia, “schooled” the competition with a winning weight of 1989.5 pounds. Tobeck also grows awarding-winning squash, tomatoes, long gourds and zucchinis in Olympia.
Local News

See the 1,989-pound pumpkin that squashed competitors at Kent farm VIEW

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Marco Gonzales celebrates in the locker room after a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics and their first post season in 21 years. 221659
Sports

Thrilling win, wild celebration in photos VIEW

Dan Kelleher, from Kirkland laughs after Pamela Girres, from Bellevue spotted a Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper through her telescope from a spot on the 520 bridge overlooking marshes near Foster Island in Union Bay by the University of Washington in Seattle, WA on September 28, 2022. Bird enthusiasts were drawn there after receiving an ebird-alert from ebird.org that the Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper had been spotted. Many sightings have occurred over the past few days. 221715
Local News

Birders flock to 520 bridge to catch glimpse of rare visitor VIEW