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I-90, I-5, and the Alaskan Way Viaduct will all be impacted by lane closures this weekend
A new Seattle ordinance would make it easier for police to enforce noise violations from loud vehicles. The ordinance stems from complaints in the Alki area, seen here, but it would be a citywide law. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
A new Seattle ordinance would make it easier for police to enforce noise violations from loud vehicles. The ordinance stems from complaints in the Alki area, seen here, but it would be a citywide law. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
Local News

Seattle cracks down on loud vehicle exhausts, but not everyone is happy

Under the amendment, Seattle police could issue an infraction to the driver of a vehicle they can hear from 75 feet away.

Miami Heat guard Tyler Johnson, left, reacts with guard Dwyane Wade during the overtime period an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Washington. The Wizards won 117-113. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
NBA

Dwyane Wade wants to bring the Sonics back to Seattle

"I think Seattle is a great basketball town. I would love to be a part of that," Wade said in an interview with Bloomberg when asked about potentially being a part of an NBA ownership group one day. Updated

Fred Radke hangs on as he rises up through the hatch atop a World War II B-17 bomber flying over Seattle on Friday. The emergency hatch is removed for the flight to provide natural air conditioning inside the bomber and is over the radio operator’s compartment. (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
WWII aircraft tour

World War II aircraft soar into Seattle

The Wings of Freedom Tour, featuring four World War II bomber and fighter aircraft, landed at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Friday. They'll be available to explore through Sunday.  VIEW

Megan Rapinoe of Seattle Reign FC, left, and Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm are the new power couple of the Seattle sports world, each with a long list of national and international accolades to their name. Photographed Monday May 7, 2018 at Seattle Pacific University, where the Seattle Storm practice. 206128
Pride 2018

Meet Seattle sports’ newest power couple: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe

Since Sue Bird revealed that she's dating Megan Rapinoe, the two Seattle sports stars have become an iconic couple within the LGBTQ community. Here's a glimpse at what life is like for them.

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Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei (24) throws the ball during the second half of the Western Conference Championship second leg, against the Houston Dynamo, at CenturyLink Field on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. 204299
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‘We can’t be throwing away seasons’: Stefan Frei, Sounders veterans sense clock ticking

Project Homeless

I started living in my car 7 years ago, and here’s how I have persevered  WATCH

A portrait of Ella Higginson from the late 1800’s found at the Northwest Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives in Bellingham. Credit: Northwest Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives WWU professor Laura Laffrado teaches a course about long lost writer Ella Higginson, a Bellingham woman who was Washington’s first Poet Laureate and the Northwest’s first prominent literary author, during late 19th century and into the early 1900’s. Photographed on May 1, 2018
Pacific NW magazine

A Western Washington University professor works to ‘recover’ the legacy of Ella Rhoads Higginson  VIEW

This artwork by Jennifer Kohnke relates to the nationwide marches in support of immigrants' rights.
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Local News

Celia O’Connor-Weaver, Principal at Hawthorne Elementary School in Everett, stands in a row of teachers and staff giving high fives to graduating fifth graders at a ceremony at the school in June. Photographed on June 14, 2018. 205684

The nation’s opioid crisis is taking its toll on children across the Puget Sound region. Here’s how schools could offer hope

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After years of crisis, it turns out the kids in Seattle are more than all right

Education Lab

The nation’s opioid crisis is taking its toll on children across the Puget Sound region. Here’s how schools could offer hope

Principals in Washington can’t hire enough special-education teachers. Here’s one reason why.

Faith and finals: King County schools adapt to growing Muslim population

UW program helps disadvantaged students thrive in tough engineering college

Business & Tech

Larry and Kathryn Weddell outside their Bellevue home. They have a lot of home equity, not much savings and a cash-flow problem (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times) Photographed June 21, 2018

House-rich, savings-poor and eyeing retirement, Bellevue couple ponders options | Money Makeover

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GE’s fall illuminates bigger problems facing the American economy

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Perseverance toward no beneficial long-term aim becomes a liability when you make yourself or others miserable. (Lan Truong / The New York Times)
Careers

Sometimes you have to quit to get ahead

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Community

Special Olympics USA Games brings out Seattle’s true colors

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Outdoor essentials for your dog days of summer  VIEW

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7 ways to get out and play on the Seattle waterfront this summer

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Telling a home’s story through tiles

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Nation & World

Trump sabotages GOP plans in Congress. Again.  WATCH

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Photography

On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at NW Trek near Eatonville, six baby bison were born in May. The calves weigh under 100 pounds now but will rapidly grow to more than 500 pounds in ten months. A bison calve is sandwiched with adult Bisons. LO LO
Springtime stroll

At Northwest Trek, bison calves go out for a walk with the grown-ups  VIEW

Jabarie Lindsey, 10, dances to the music from Kyle McKinney and the band GoodyBagg at the Juneteenth Celebration Block Party on Spruce Street in the Central District neighborhood of Seattle Tuesday June 19, 2018. Juneteenth is celebration of emancipation and day of remembrance for the abolition of slavery. This community celebration was organized by the Sisters Who Care, a group of employees from the King County Youth Services Center, said Darlin Johnson, a juvenile probation officer. Johnson said they located the celebration just south of the facility, on Spruce Street, partly because youth incarceration and the building itself are such political issues. Some of the volunteers at the event had gone through the juvenile detention center themselves. “We are here to protect them. We are here to serve them,” she said.
Juneteenth celebration

Juneteenth celebrated in Seattle block party  VIEW

With the red and white spinnaker up for a little more speed, the boat “Eye Candy” sails along the Seattle skyline, on the way to the finish line, More than 60 sailboats came out for the first Elliott Bay Marina’s Downtown Sailing Series. The boats gather at Elliott Bay every Thursday at 7:00pm. The sailboat gathering started this year on June 14th and ends August 16. All sailboats are invited. LO LO 206583
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Set sail for Elliott Bay Marina’s Downtown Sailing Series  VIEW

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson encourages his teammates as the Seattle Seahawks hold minicamp at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Tuesday June 13, 2018. 206565
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Photos: Seahawks minicamp on Tuesday  VIEW

Entertainment

Benjamin Grosvenor (Decca/Sophie Wright)

Possibly ‘the most remarkable young pianist of our time’? Benjamin Grosvenor is back in Seattle

Editorials & Opinion

Celebrate Pride by joining fight for LGBTIQ rights globally | My Take

Melania’s frosty jacket inspires a we-really-do-care movement

David Horsey cartoons

Still the apple of their eyes?

Sports

Megan Rapinoe of Seattle Reign FC, left, and Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm are the new power couple of the Seattle sports world, each with a long list of national and international accolades to their name. Photographed Monday May 7, 2018 at Seattle Pacific University, where the Seattle Storm practice. 206128

Meet Seattle sports’ newest power couple: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe

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Who will win Seattle's most intriguing position battle — wide receiver?

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Life

Brother Joe, a new coffeehouse in Georgetown, also does weekend brunch. A New Mexican-inspired breakfast with pork braised with Hatch chile peppers and tomatoes over roasted potatoes. Served with tortillas.

How about some fried eggs with your latte? Coffeehouses now do lunch and brunch

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‘Nice guy schmuck’ Chris Messina brings HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’ to Seattle

Pacific NW Magazine

A portrait of Ella Higginson from the late 1800’s found at the Northwest Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives in Bellingham. Credit: Northwest Regional Branch of the Washington State Archives WWU professor Laura Laffrado teaches a course about long lost writer Ella Higginson, a Bellingham woman who was Washington’s first Poet Laureate and the Northwest’s first prominent literary author, during late 19th century and into the early 1900’s. Photographed on May 1, 2018

A Western Washington University professor works to ‘recover’ the legacy of Ella Rhoads Higginson

Travel

Participants search through the rack of Columbia jackets offered to them for free for their participation in the event.

‘My impression is that you don’t want me as a customer’: REI to improve their offerings for plus-sized women

The Seattle Times Presents

The Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist has joined The Seattle Times as a guest commentator.