Participants perform during the Seattle Theatre Group AileyCamp, which combines dance training, personal development and other art instruction for youth. The nonprofit is one of hundreds across King County that will be eligible to receive funding from the new “Doors Open” program. (Christopher Nelson / Seattle Theatre Group)
(Christopher Nelson / Seattle Theatre Group)
Entertainment

King County OKs sales tax increase

The Metropolitan King County Council unanimously approved a temporary new levy that will provide hundreds of millions in funding to arts, heritage, science and historical preservation nonprofits.

Politics

FILE – President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a wind turbine manufacturing operation in Pueblo, Colo., on Nov. 29, 2023. At a campaign fundraiser on Dec. 5, Biden said his decision to run for re-election was driven largely by his determination to prevent Donald Trump from returning to power. “If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” he told donors. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT0453 XNYT0453

Biden says ‘I’m not sure I’d be running’ if not for Trump VIEW

Opinion

Embrace new ideas to triage WA's fentanyl epidemic | Editorial
WA lawmakers will play a part in the next big shift in college sports | Op-Ed
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Israel-Hamas war

LiveLive updates | Netanyahu says Israel must retain control of security in Gaza after the war VIEW
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Israel vowed to destroy Hamas, yet the group remains largely intact
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Local News

Naomi Wintry, 14, and Hannah Will, 14, paint a mural on a previously vandalized wall Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at Temple di Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. The mural was vandalized in April and Rabi Daniel Weiner says the mural’s uplifting message is especially needed amid the tension brought by the Israel Hamas war.

Vandals painted hate on a Seattle synagogue wall. Young artists responded with beauty

Featured Columnist

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Education Lab

How George Clooney’s ‘Boys in the Boat’ puts UW in spotlight
Student Voices: Follow four students as they prepare for their futures
Redmond teens launch friendly competitions to help kids get ahead
In WA schools, an "A" might not mean what you think

Business & Tech

FILE – In this Monday, April 4, 2016, file photo, Alaska Airlines planes with the company’s new livery and tail logo, left, and the old livery used to promote service to Hawaii, right, are shown parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Alaska Airlines slipped past rival Hawaiian Airlines to post the best on-time rating for U.S. carriers in July 2016, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday, Sept. 13. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

How Alaska came to court Hawaiian for its airline family

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Nation & World

Workers install solar panels on the roof of a home in Granada Hills, California, in January 2020. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/TNS) 68583538W

The surprisingly simple way to convince people to go green

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Health

Patient works with a physical therapist s in St. Louis, Mo., on March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)

Back pain? Bum knee? Be prepared to wait for a physical therapist

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