In Pierce County, the median home price of $568,575 is up 10% compared to June 2021. Shown here is an aerial view of Tacoma and Commencement Bay. (Travis Ness / The Seattle Times)
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Home prices fall as sellers come ‘back down to Earth’

After climbing all year, home prices in much of the Puget Sound area dipped in June. Now, more houses sit unsold and fewer people buy. See what's happening near you.

Politics

— EMBARGO: NO ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, WEB POSTING OR STREET SALES BEFORE 5:01 A.M. ET ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022. NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASONS — Rep. Mayra Flores (R-Texas) with lawmakers and her daughters at the steps of the Capitol in Washington, on June 21, 2022. Flores, the first Republican Latina Texas has ever sent to Congress, is one of three Republican Latinas vying to transform South Texas politics by shunning moderates and often embracing the extreme. (Shuran Huang/The New York Times) XNYT136 XNYT136

The rise of the far-right Latina VIEW

Opinion

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Local News

Three Seattle Public School students who have been chosen to be student board members, from left: Jia Li “Jenna” Yuan, Luna Crone-Baron and Nassira Hassan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022 outside SPL headquarters before each addressed the school board.

For the first time, 3 students will sit on Seattle School Board

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Mental Health

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Business & Tech

Constance Winstead poses for a portrait outside the skilled nursing facility where she works in Tacoma, WA on July 6, 2022.

Home prices fall as sellers come ‘back down to Earth’

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FILE – WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, July 1, 2022. Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court Thursday July 7, 2022, as calls increase for Washington to do more to secure her release. Griner was detained in February at a Moscow airport after vape canisters with cannabis oil allegedly were found in her luggage. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) LBJ504 LBJ504

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Emmy winners Benjamin Strickland, left, Richard McLean, Brent James Driscoll and Oliver Stellfox know how to collaborate and produce work that focuses on showcasing local artists through live-streaming and hybrid events. Sessions In Place: founders of Sessions in Place: Oliver Stellfox, Brent James Driscoll, Benjamin Strickland Thursday June 29, 2020 220840

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Photography

Fireworks erupt over Lake Union in Seattle, Wash., on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Amanda Ray / The Seattle Times)
Local News

Photos: Seattle celebrates the 4th of July VIEW

Jonathan La Plan of San Jose, Calif., makes quick repairs to his winning bot Crunch Time at Seattle Center Saturday. He competes in the 30-pound bot category and his is capable of 30-mph. The free event continues Sunday. LO Bot Battles competition at Seattle Center Armory House. Continues Sunday Saturday July 2, 2022 220894
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Danish artist Thomas Dambo’s “Nordic Swan” is guided onto a forklift during installation at the National Nordic Museum in Ballard. The sculpture Is made of hundreds of recycled plastic buckets and wood. It represents the country’s national bird. With a wingspan of about 13-feet, the sculpture weighs 200-pounds and will sit upon base at the entrance to the museum. On July 7, the Danish ambassador, her excellency Lone Dencker Wisborg, will visit the museum to celebrate the installation and do a presentation on sustainability and art. It’ll be on display until the end of the year. Dambo uses discarded and recycled materials in his art. Here’s a link to a video: https://thomasdambo.com/works/nordic-swan-2/ Ref to more photos online LO Linesonly Thursday June 30, 2022 220847
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