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Nash, a French bulldog, goes for a walk in West Seattle Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. A dusting of snow was visible in areas of the neighborhood during the morning.
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Weather

LiveSeattle-area weather updates: Freezing temps, icy roads and school delays, closures

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7th coldest Seattle November on record
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Thousands still without power
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I-90 West reopens after brief closure

Western WA in for freezing temps, lowland snow and more wintry weather Updated 9:54 am
Restaurant on WA island was named a top U.S. eatery — but here's what our critic thinks
To address wealth gap, WA to consider $4,000 ‘baby bonds’
Was one of the University of Idaho victims targeted? Officials give confusing accounts Updated 11:33 am
Tech firms ‘facilitated’ COVID aid fraud, collecting billions, report finds Updated 11:04 am
Here’s what College Football Playoff expansion to 12 teams means for Pac-12 after USC, UCLA depart Updated 10:21 am
Verdict in Trump trial could come down to three little words
WA Supreme Court clears way for state to collect capital-gains tax

Wild tales of Seattle snowstorms past: sliding buses, scorched Santas and sweet strangers VIEW Updated 10:42 am

Why it’s so hard to get the snow forecast right in the Seattle area

The Summit at Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass will open Friday

Seattle-area school delays, closures as wintry weather continues Thursday Updated 10:41 am

Politics

FILE — Former President Donald Trump during his election night party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. on Nov. 8, 2022. Despite all the talk of ritzy apartments, free Mercedes-Benzes and extra cash at Christmastime, the criminal tax fraud trial of Donald Trump’s family business could come down to three mundane words: “in behalf of.” (Josh Ritchie/The New York Times)
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Verdict in Trump trial could come down to three little words

Tech firms ‘facilitated’ COVID aid fraud, collecting billions, report finds Updated 11:04 am
Gaetz friend gets 11 years for sex crime, other counts Updated 11:36 am
Biden says climate law has ‘glitches’ after Macron criticism VIEW Updated 11:43 am
Biden: Nevada site sacred to tribes to be national monument WATCH
AG: Penalize doctor who spoke of Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
Obama heads to Ga. as Warnock seeks big early vote advantage Updated 11:37 am

Opinion

Seniors deserve all the protection available in fight against COVID | Editorial

Brier Dudley

Big changes coming to The Daily Herald of Everett | Brier Dudley

Substance use is a health issue, not a legal one | Op-Ed

David Horsey

Send in the GOP majority | Horsey cartoon

Local News

Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer talks with his lawyer Anne Bremner prior to jury selection resuming on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at Pierce County District Court in Tacoma, Wash.

Criminal trial begins in Sheriff Ed Troyer’s false-reporting case VIEW

Featured Columnist

Seattle’s zombie downtown shows signs of life

Mental Health

A first-in-the-nation 988 line for Native people goes live in WA

Give thanks to veterans by supporting mental health care

Snohomish County community grapples with proposed mental health care facility

DSHS racks up $98M in fines from fed-up WA judges

Business & Tech

Laquetta Little, left, and Alexis Smallwood-Foote, organizers of a community garden in Edgemere, a neighborhood on the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, Oct. 18, 2022. A new program to reuse architectural mock-ups in community gardens is gaining interest as a way to keep them out of the landfill. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)

Destined for the dump, construction waste gets new life in the garden

Nation & World

FILE – Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William, Prince of Wales, leave the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after taking part in an event with Coach Core, in London, Oct. 13, 2022. Prince William and the Princess of Wales will make their first trip to the U.S. in eight years this week, hoping to focus attention on his Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) LON501 LON501

Racism uproar at home threatens to eclipse royal visit to US

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Food & Drink

Seabird’s storefront on Bainbridge Island on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.

Restaurant on WA island was named a top U.S. eatery — but here's what our critic thinks

Pacific NW Magazine

The expanding orbit of Seattle science fiction writer Octavia Butler

An Octavia Butler story 10 years in the making — and even more relevant now

Make a difference this holiday season!

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Arts & Life

Rising indie rocker Bartees Strange performs Dec. 9 at Neumos.

The best cozy-season club shows coming to Seattle this month

Photography

Ben Schurko, with Fleming’s Holiday Lighting, wraps a tree with green and blue Seahawk lights along the North plaza at Lumen Field. There’s 51 lights to a bundle. Each tree takes about 35 bundles, more than 1750 lights. Fleming’s Holiday Lighting specializes in commercial holiday lighting in King County.. 222304

Local News

Lumen Field plaza lights up for the holidays VIEW

A dog pops his head out of the car window as it snows on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

Weather

Photos: Scenes from a snowy Seattle-area Tuesday VIEW

Washington Huskies guard Keyon Menifield steals the ball between Seattle Redhawks guard Riley Grigsby, left, and forward Brandton Chatfield during the first half. 222280

College Basketball

Photos: Huskies beat the Redhawks, 77-66 VIEW

Las Vegas Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah gets called for unsportsmanlike conduct after scoring on a 18-yard touchdown during the first quarter. 222269

Seahawks

Photos: Seahawks return home to face old rival Raiders VIEW