People in Seattle’s Gas Works Park watch wildfire smoke settling over Lake Union on Sunday. (Luke Johnson / The Seattle Times)
(Luke Johnson / The Seattle Times)
Weather

As 6 large WA wildfires burn, here’s when Seattle-area smoke could clear

Cleansing ocean winds are expected to begin to filter out the pool of smoke that has settled across the region. Plus, rain may be on the way.

Wildfires and smoke

200 evacuees camp at high school as Elk fire rages in Spokane County
Track wildfires and air pollution in Washington, Oregon and Idaho
Firefighters report more progress against Canadian wildfires and wait for rain WATCH
After the blaze, coping with ‘fire brain’

Politics

FILE – The Milwaukee Art Museum and skyline are seen Wednesday, May 31, 2023 in Milwaukee. When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee, the spotlight will not only be on them, but Wisconsin’s role as one of a shrinking handful of genuine battleground states. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) WX202 WX202

GOP presidential debate puts spotlight on one of the few remaining swing states VIEW

Opinion

An effective scorecard for political accountability | Opinion
Order to redraw discriminatory WA district map is the right call | Editorial
Cancer in kids is too high a price for cheap gas | Mark Gongloff
David Horsey
Mourning the loss of Lahaina | Horsey cartoon

Local News

Instructors from Sunshine for Polynesia lead a hula lesson Saturday afternoon during the Lynnwood Luau at the Lynnwood Event Center in Lynnwood, Washington on August 19, 2023.

Lynnwood luau celebrates Hawaiian culture, gathers donations for relief

Featured Columnist

After devastating Maui fires, let’s center people, not tourism

Times Watchdog

Students sue Sumner school district over ex-coach’s alleged sex abuse
Far-right Patriot Front members sue Seattle-area man for allegedly leaking their identities
Under pressure from Seattle Times, SPD agrees to improve public disclosure
Family secrets revealed in Northern State Hospital death records

Business & Tech

FILE – Co-founder and retired CEO of Adobe Systems Inc. John Warnock stands next to a window of color panes that represent the color swatches in their program PhotoShop at Adobe headquarters in San Jose, Calif., May 9, 2001. Warnock, the inventor of the PDF and Adobe Systems co-founder died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, the software company said. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) NYAB102 NYAB102

John Warnock, who invented the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at age 82

Featured Columnist

Phoenix northwest? Climate change migrants could be headed our way

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Nation & World

Linda Vitto serves cold drinks to customers at Grab-N-Go, a convenience store in New Iberia, La., on Aug. 5, 2023. It’s not just the heat, as Southerners have explained for generations. It’s the moist, soupy, suffocating humidity. And this year the punishing conditions have been relentless. (Emily Kask/The New York Times) XNYT0182 XNYT0182

The South knows a hot, sticky summer. But this? ‘It’s hell.’

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Food & Drink

Ricotta pasta alla vodka. The exact origin story of vodka sauce is uncertain, but its legacy is bold, spicy and ubiquitous. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (James Ransom/The New York Times) XNYT0937 XNYT0937

What makes penne alla vodka so delicious? It’s all in the sauce

Pacific NW Magazine

Cows for conservation: How some Washington ranchers are improving biodiversity

This Thurston County farm helps restore prairies with native seeds

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Arts & Life

FILE – Travelers walk through LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in New York. United CEO Scott Kirby said Wednesday, April 19, 2023, that business-travel bookings dropped immediately after Silicon Valley Bank failed last month. Kirby says bookings remained depressed for about two weeks but have since recovered. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File) NYBZ315

What to avoid while planning fall travel

Photography

Seattle Sounders FC defender Jackson Ragen and Atlanta United FC defender Brooks Lennon go up for a header on a corner kick during the first half. 224757
Sounders

Photos: Sounders host Atlanta United VIEW

Geno Smith gets the start for Seattle against Dallas. 224752
Seahawks

Photos: Seahawks greet Cowboys in preseason VIEW

Ezi Magbegor scores beating Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier on the breakaway to make the game 39-34 Minnesota as the Storm chips away at a 10-point deficit in the second quarter. 224763
Storm

Photos: Storm lose to Lynx, 78-70 VIEW

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and First Gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive at Boeing Field in Seattle on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. She is expected to deliver remarks later in the day about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) being signed into law.
Local News

Photos: VP Kamala Harris visits Seattle VIEW