Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is stopped at the goal line on a last-second drive, securing the Seahawks’ 35-30 win over the New England Patriots for their home opener at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday September 20, 2020. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is stopped at the goal line on a last-second drive, securing the Seahawks’ 35-30 win over the New England Patriots for their home opener. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
Seahawks

Unlikely savior: L.J. Collier stops Cam Newton short of goal line for wild Seahawks win vs. Patriots

The loudest roar from the Seahawks sideline was saved for the last play Sunday vs. the Patriots, as L.J. Collier and Lano Hill combined to stop a Cam Newton run from the 1-yard line that saved the win Updated

A memorial for Manuel Ellis is seen at S. 96th St. and Ainsworth Ave. S in Tacoma Friday, July 24, 2020. 214467 214467
Times Watchdog

Investigation into Manuel Ellis’ killing by Tacoma police flawed from the start

Manuel Ellis' death in an encounter with police on March 3 was ruled a homicide amid the national reckoning over police misconduct. But the investigation was riddled with flaws, conflicts of interest and irregularities, undermining public confidence.  WATCH

People visit the International Fountain at Seattle Center after smoke and rains gave way to perfect weather, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Seattle. 215129
Local News

Air quality returns to normal in nearly every corner of Washington state

Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp in Republic, Wash. Culp is the police chief of Republic and running against Gov. Jay Inslee. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 215006
Local Politics

Meet Loren Culp, the Republican gubernatorial candidate who wants to unseat Jay Inslee

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People visit the observation area of the Space Needle after smoke and rains gave way to perfect weather, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Seattle. In the background is Lake Union. 215129
Local News

Seattle, remember blue sky? It’s back.

Sunday’s national telecast came from Seattle where there were no fans in the stands. The New England Patriots played the Seattle Seahawks in NFL action Sunday, September 20, 2020 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA. 215114
Seahawks

‘This is the worst thing ever’: Fans, business owners bemoan a Seahawks home game without its usual atmosphere

Editorial

Seattle must prioritize bridge maintenance and basic infrastructure

Crime

Victim in stable condition after Pioneer Square shooting

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Two cars and the home belonging to Maria Carranza Perez (cq) and her nephew Javier Pascacio Pacheco burned down from the Pearl hill fires in Bridgeport, Wash. Three homes burned in Orchard View mobile park burned down, the rest were saved. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 215036

‘We lost everything’: Latino labor and civil-rights groups urge Washington officials to send aid in aftermath of wildfires

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Too much jail time, or not enough? All the ways Seattle tried to deal with Travis Berge

Education Lab

How an unprecedented, indefinite crisis forced education leaders to change the ways school districts operate

First week of online school in Seattle area: tears and hiccups

‘Once school starts, I am not going to be OK’: Remote learning during COVID-19 has Seattle-area parents learning their own limits

Follow the bell or learn when you can? Washington parents grapple with kids’ remote learning schedules

Washington students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists; Interlake High School tops list

Business & Tech

Amy Fenning is training to be a teacher, but is currently working at Target because she doesn’t know what the job market will look like in the near future. Fenning works on some paperwork for the kindergarten class she is a student teacher at. Photographed on September 4, 2020. 214971

Despite deep unemployment, some employers still can’t hire fast enough

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Freshly dug graves expand across a section of La Bermeja General Cemetery to meet the demands of the increase in deaths related to the new coronavirus, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. For months, the strictest measures confronting the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America seemed to keep infections in check in El Salvador, but a gradual reopening combined with a political stalemate has seen infections increase nearly fourfold. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

‘We may be surprised again’: An unpredictable pandemic takes a terrible toll

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Freshly dug graves expand across a section of La Bermeja General Cemetery to meet the demands of the increase in deaths related to the new coronavirus, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. For months, the strictest measures confronting the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America seemed to keep infections in check in El Salvador, but a gradual reopening combined with a political stalemate has seen infections increase nearly fourfold. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

‘We may be surprised again’: An unpredictable pandemic takes a terrible toll

Food & Drink

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The pandemic has made ghost kitchens one of restaurant industry’s few growth areas

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Bill Schilling, right, returns the pickleball during a recent game with doubles partner George Gallant at Battle Point Park on Bainbridge Island. Pickleball is a racquet sport played on a court and created on Bainbridge Island during the mid-1960s. Pickleball is one of America’s fastest growing sports. Photographed on August 13, 2020. 214706

How 5 Seattle women elevated the regional and national profile of Northwest Modern design

Editorials & Opinion

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Sports

Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf catches a touchdown pass against Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore in the second quarter as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday September 20, 2020. 215067

In a battle of ‘warriors,’ Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf makes a statement vs. Patriots’ Stephon Gilmore

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Report card: Bob Condotta grades the Seahawks’ huge Week 2 win vs. the Patriots

Arts & Life

FILE – In this Jan. 17, 2014, file photo, director Lynn Shelton poses at the premiere of the film “Laggies” during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah. Shelton, an independent filmmaker who directed “Humpday” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” has died at age 54. Shelton’s publicist, Adam Kersh, said in a statement Saturday, May 16, 2020, that she died Friday in Los Angeles from an unidentified blood disorder. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, File)

Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton did not win an Emmy Award, but her parents say she would have been ‘honored to have been there’

Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton did not win an Emmy Award, but her parents say she would have been ‘honored to have been there’

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Quarterbacks coach Austin Davis, defensive end L.J. Collier and safety Jamal Adams celebrate stopping the Patriots at the goal line, securing their 35-30 home opener win, as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday September 20, 2020. 215067 215067
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Photos: Seattle Seahawks vs New England Patriots  VIEW

People visit the observation area of the Space Needle after smoke and rains gave way to perfect weather, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Seattle. In the background is Lake Union. 215129
Local News

Seattle, remember blue sky? It’s back.

A visitor to the Burke Museum during a members preview on Saturday checks out a triceratops exhibit. The museum opens to the general public on Tuesday. Masks are required for entry along with social distancing. The museum is limiting the entry number to 50 or less per hour, which is below 25% capacity. Ref to more photos online. (She’s okay with image usage but no name, please) LO Linesonly The Burke Museum reopens with a members preview on Saturday Sept 19, 2020. It reopens to the general public on Tuesday. Masks required for entry. 215127
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Dinosaurs and more: Burke Museum gives members a peek before it reopens to the public  VIEW

A photographer tries to capture of view of Seattle’s famed skyline from the always picturesque Kerry Park. What made it picturesque however was all the wrong reasons. Seattle’s air quality fell to the unhealthy for all groups Monday, September 14, 2020. Linesonly 215025
Photo & Video

Shrouded in smoke  VIEW