Natasha Pabon, of Olympia, was evicted and then charged thousands of dollars for damages and other fees. She also lost her security deposit. (Dan DeLong / InvestigateWest)
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Real Estate

More WA renters are overcharged for damages, advocates say, and there’s little tenants can do

Tenant advocates argue Washington’s law doesn’t adequately protect tenants from being billed for unreasonable damage charges.

Politics

**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m. ET SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Gov. Brian Kemp at a campaign stop in Greensboro, Ga. on May 19, 2022. Kemp, the incumbent governor, is at the top of the former president’s enemies list but to many Georgia Republicans, he is ‘one of us.’ (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)

Perdue had Trump. In Georgia, Kemp had everything else

Opinion

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Local News

Trish Karn holds a portrait of her grandmother and grandfather in her Kent home on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Karn’s grandmother, Florence Mewes died from an illegal abortion during the Depression.

People recall illegal abortions before Roe v. Wade VIEW

Featured Columnist

From ‘MAGA Republicans’ to a $30 minimum wage, the political parties seem headed for a crackup

Project Homeless

Dramatically different plan to house Seattle's poorest residents draws opposition
Scott Morrow, longtime organizer and godfather to Seattle’s tiny-home villages, dies
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Homelessness, behavioral health take precedence in ‘historic’ WA spending plan

Business & Tech

Food is distributed in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 6, 2022. The economy is drowning in debt and the country’s people are suffering from an unsustainable cost of living. (Saiyna Bashir/The New York Times)

Poor countries face a mounting catastrophe fueled by inflation and debt VIEW

Featured Columnist

Downtown is in trouble and it'll take more than redoing Pacific Place to save it

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Nation & World

Back surgery patient Lisa French is photographed outside of her house on June 20, 2018 in Thornton, Colo. Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of French who expected to pay about $1,300 for back surgery but was charged more than $300,000 by a suburban Denver hospital. This week’s ruling follows efforts by many U.S. states and the federal government to require transparency in hospital pricing and eliminate so-called “surprise billing.” (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP) CODEN101 CODEN101

She was told surgery would cost about $1,300. Then the bill came: $229,000

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Food & Drink

Reverse-seared steak in Santa Barbara, Calif., May 2, 2022. Reverse-searing allows thick cuts of steak, such as tri-tip, top round and porterhouse, to cook to an even doneness and develop a charred crust. Food styled by Carrie Purcell. (Andrew Purcell/The New York Times)

How to Grill the Perfect Steak

Pacific NW Magazine

Local squeezebox company Petosa weathers a century of accordion ups and downs

Here’s how to squeeze a little more accordion into your life

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Arts & Life

Your guide to all things summer in Seattle 2022

Photography

Coach Heather Tarr sends Jadelyn Allchin home after her 3-run blast opened up the game for Washington in the 5th. The 13th-seeded Washington Huskies played the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks in NCAA Regional Softball Friday, May 20, 2022 at Husky Softball Stadium, in Seattle, WA. 220420
Sports

Photos: UW win NCAA softball regional opener against Lehigh VIEW

Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle Storm vs. Los Angeles Sparks – 052022 Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd passes between Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes and forward Nneka Ogwumike during the second quarter Friday, May 20, 2022, in Seattle, Wash.
Sports

Photos: LA Sparks at Storm VIEW

Under extremely windy conditions on Lake Washington, Alan Allegret bolts onto the water with his windfoil during weekly windsurf races off New Castle Beach Park in Bellevue, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Bellevue. According to City League Series race organizer Greg Mejlaender, the winds were anywhere between 20 to 40 miles per hour. “If anyone gets to the buoy and back we’ll crown them champion and the rest of us are in survival mode,” joked Mejlaender.
Local News

Windsurfing race in Bellevue a battle

Museum of Flight – Boeing Field – B-29 bomber flight – 051722 Meg Godlewski’s bomber jacket with all of its patches accents the nose of Doc, one of only two World War II B-29 bombers still flying, as it soars over the Seattle area Tuesday, May 17, 2022. The visit is part of the “B-29 Doc History Restored Tour.” After the plane’s arrival at the Museum, it will remain on-site for routine maintenance and crew changes until May 19, when public tours and flights begin. Public ground and cockpit tours will be available May 19-20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on May 21- 22, from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rides in the plane will be during the mornings of May 21-22, and are sold out as of this writing, but additional flights might be added–for updates check www.b29doc.com/rides For details and prices about B-29 Doc Flight Experience, visit www.b29doc.com/rides. 220403
Local News

‘Doc,’ the Boeing B-29 bomber, lands at Museum of Flight VIEW