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Wenyi Zhang holds her 1-year-old son, Abel Zhang, who has just received inoculations, including a vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), at International Community Health Services in Seattle last week. Abel appears interested in a book being given to him by Dr. Lauren Lawler, right, as his grandmother Ding Hong helps with his clothes. (Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press) — Wenyi Zhang holds her 1-year-old son, Abel Zhang, who received a vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, at International Community Health Services in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / AP)

Measles outbreak tops $1M and it is expected to climb

Clark County, where the measles outbreak is centered, has dedicated 40 to 50 public-health employees to the response while the state Department of Health has assigned 166 staffers.

Fired Amazon employee with Crohn’s disease files lawsuit over lack of bathroom access
$738 million King County levy aimed at renovating, expanding parks and trails
Inslee Watch: New climate super PAC says it will support Gov. Jay Inslee if he runs for president
Father of man fatally shot by Seattle police on New Year’s Eve sues in federal court
Rich Barton returning as Zillow CEO as Spencer Rascoff steps down
Tim Eyman, accused of stealing office chair, films himself bringing it back WATCH
Alaska and United are cleared for departure out of Everett's Paine Field in March

Braden Bishop heads to the batting cage Tuesday at the Mariners Spring Training Complex in Peoria, AZ.

The Seattle Mariners were in Spring Training Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona. 209354

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Former Husky Braden Bishop moving up in the world at Mariners spring training

With the Mariners' plan of a stepback in 2019 and a focus on building a young core of players for 2020 and 2021, the former UW standout has become a factor in that plan. “This is a different spring for him," manager Scott Servais said.

Transit riders board a Metro Route No. 36 bus on Monday, March 21, 2016 in downtown Seattle. Bus ridership in Seattle is the fastest-growing segment of all major commuting modes; and among the nation’s 50 largest cities, Seattle has recorded the largest increase in bus ridership.

Traffic Lab

If you rely on a bus through downtown, prepare for big changes

Instead of traveling beneath downtown in the bus tunnel, 830 bus trips each weekday will shift to already congested surface streets next month to allow Sound Transit to run more light-rail trains through the tunnel.

Cadet Moore breaks focus to peer at his sergeant instructing them to stare forward until told otherwise during the first day of lunch. Moore was called out for not doing.

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Pacific NW Magazine

Students learn the hard way at the Washington Youth Academy in Bremerton

A photo journey through 22 weeks of tough military-style training for high-school dropouts and at-risk students. VIEW

Don't Miss

FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, Oscar statuettes appear backstage at the Oscars in Los Angeles. Responding to widespread backlash to the fact that four Oscars will be presented during commercial breaks at the 91st Academy Awards, the film academy has issued a statement reiterating that all Academy Award winners will still be included in the broadcast on Feb. 24, just not all live. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) NYET401 NYET401

Movies

Oscars 2019 poll: Our critic shares her predictions, what are yours?

Work on the southbound lanes near Pine St. (below viaduct) is being done Thursday, February 21, 2019. Shot from Victor Streinbrueck Park in Seattle. Demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct began recently and is expected to take six months to complete. 209400

Photo Gallery

Another day of demolition on the Alaskan Way Viaduct

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Sheriffs stick to their guns

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Business

Doug Bowser to take over Nintendo’s U.S. division in Redmond from Reggie Fils-Aime

Local News

FILE – In this Feb. 7, 2019 file photo, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Schultz has acknowledged the manager of one of the companyâ€™s shops in Philadelphia where two black men were arrested last year might not have called authorities if the two men had been white. The acknowledgement came Wednesday night, Feb. 13 at an event in the city where Schultz was confronted by the person who first shared the video of two black men getting arrested at the shop. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) NYCD301 NYCD301

Howard Schultz didn’t vote on latest Seattle school levies

Featured Columnist

3 Oscar-nominated films focus on past racial injustices that feel like the present day

Education Lab

Testing the waters: Lead exceeds acceptable levels in water at many Seattle schools

Making the grade: Parents, here’s how to find — and decipher — Washington’s new school report cards

‘I’ve never had a black teacher’: Seattle-area students share how educators’ lack of diversity affects them

Seattle schools levies pass in second-day returns, low turnout likely due to snow

Join us at the Ignite Education Lab storytelling event on March 11

Business & Tech

A commuter on her cellphone at Penn Station. (Joshua Bright/The New York Times, 2018) data

Is your phone always low on battery and chewing through data? ‘DrainerBot’ could be to blame, Oracle says.

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Socialism is gaining in popularity, and today’s capitalism is to blame

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Education

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Home Improvement

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Feeling Good

High-tech treatments reshape patient options for body contouring

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Home Décor

Fun lamps to brighten the darkest winter days VIEW

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Nation & World

FILE – This July 6, 1967 file photo shows, from left, Peter Tork, Mike Nesmith, David Jones and Micky Dolenz of the musical group The Monkees at a news conference at the Warwick Hotel in New York. Tork, who rocketed to teen idol fame in 1965 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, of complications related to cancer, according to his son Ivan Iannoli. He was 77. (AP Photo/Ray Howard, File) NYET402 NYET402

Peter Tork, endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees, dies at 77 VIEW

White House ends California talks on mileage dispute Updated 3:51 am
N. Carolina board declares a new election in tainted U.S. House race VIEW Updated 3:20 am
Case against Jussie Smollett resembles detailed movie script WATCH Updated 3:37 am
Trump ally Stone gets gag order after ‘crosshairs’ post WATCH Updated 3:20 am
Rare snow dusts Vegas strip, sticks to LA-area foothills VIEW
Mueller seems to be wrapping up two-year investigation

Photography

Fans at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona, try to cover up as rain settles in and ends up canceling the game after 1-1/2 innings Thursday.

The Seattle Mariners played the Oakland Athletics in the first spring training game of the season Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona. 209383

Mariners

Photos: M’s spring training opener rained out in 2nd VIEW

Radhika walks with Kristie McCollum, physical therapist and therapy supervisor for Seattle Children’s South Clinic towards the end of her appointment. Three weeks after getting her new prosthetic, she’s up and walking.

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Photography

After a devastating injury, a 4-year-old is learning to walk VIEW

Pitcher Jack Anderson goes to work throwing live batting practice Tuesday at the Mariners Spring Training Complex in Peoria, AZ.

Mariners

Sights and sounds from Mariners spring training on Tuesday VIEW

Joel Pratt, an owner of Nature Perfect Landscapes, puts finishing touches on a Chinese garden at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. The festival runs Feb. 20-24. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Gardening

Northwest Flower & Garden Festival springing into bloom VIEW

Entertainment

The Academy tried messing with its Oscars formula, but couldn't get away with it

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A closer look at three National Book Critics Circle finalists

Editorials & Opinion

Legislature right to kill bad records bill | Editorial

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Only full disclosure of Mueller’s findings will do

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Sheriffs stick to their guns

Sports

Huskies forward Dominic Green takes the ball away from Utes center Brandon Morley in the second half as the University of Washington Huskies take on the Utah Utes at Alaska Airlines Arena Wednesday February 20, 2019. 209377

Impressions from UW’s win over Utah: Defense peaking as Huskies close in on Pac-12 crown WATCH

Featured Columnist

Analysis: Ranking the Seahawks’ positions of needs as the NFL combine nears

Featured Video Stories

The Destination took a lot from Dylan Hatfield when it sank in the Bering Sea two years ago — his brother, his best friend, and his mentor. "Everything has changed. It's a whole different job now," he says. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

No Return: "How much is a life worth?" (6:51)

Sledding, snowshoeing, shoveling, biking, cross-country skiing and.... kayaking? Puget Sound residents are coping with and enjoying the half foot of snow or more that accumulated on February 9, 2019. (Seattle Times Staff)

Saturday snow day in and around Seattle (2:23)

In the Rose Adagio, a ballerina stays on pointe during a sequence of balances. PNB's Leta Biasucci demonstrates the dance and talks about its place in the story of 'Sleeping Beauty'. (Ramon Dompor & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Sleeping Beauty's Rose Adagio (3:18)

The National Archives at Seattle house 50,000 case files from the Chinese Exclusion Act. Files created to discriminate against Chinese laborers now hold value for descendants seeking detailed family information. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

'It's like reading someone's life': Seattle's Chinese Exclusion... (5:23)

Scenes captured by our staff in and around Seattle as snow began falling around noon on February 8, 2019. This is the second snowstorm in the Puget Sound region in less than a week. (Seattle Times Staff)

Scenes from the snowstorm in Seattle on Friday (2:49)

Puget Sound’s orcas were shot and reviled, then caught and sold to aquariums around the world. But an orca capture in Budd Inlet was a turning point, leading to the end of an era.
(Lauren Frohne, Steve Ringman & Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Hostile Waters: To Catch an Orca (6:41)

Rosenda Strong was last seen on Oct. 2, heading to the Legends Casino in Toppenish. The 31-year-old mother of four is the latest case of a missing indigenous woman on or near the Yakama Nation Reservation. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

"We want answers, we want justice": March for a missing woman in... (4:05)

Bounty hunter Scott Gribble recorded video on May 20, 2016, as he attempted to capture Toni Schartow’s son for jumping bail. During the encounter, Gribble shot her in the face with a rubber bullet. (Ellen Banner & Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

"He just started shooting me" (3:48)

Life

FILE– Actor Stanley Tucci spiced up his new movie, Big Night, with a little meat, a little cheese, a little pasta. Tucci is shown in a scene from the movie which opened Sept. 20, 1996. ‘Big Night’ is about two brothers who rely on one big dinner to save their Italian restaurant in the 1950s. One of the stars is timpano, a dish of meat, cheese and pasta specific to the Tucci family s hometown of Calabria. I just wanted to make a movie that tells a simple story, that takes its time and that doesn t rely on violence and sex to sell tickets, said Tucci. (AP Photo/John Clifford, Rysher Entertainment)

In honor of the Oscars, we asked Seattle chefs to name their all-time favorite food films VIEW

Featured Columnist

Jill Abramson is dealing with every journalist’s biggest nightmare

Pacific NW Magazine

Cadet Moore breaks focus to peer at his sergeant instructing them to stare forward until told otherwise during the first day of lunch. Moore was called out for not doing.

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Students learn the hard way at the Washington Youth Academy in Bremerton

Travel

The Sweet Life Cakery in Kinsgton was inspired by the movie Chocolat.

Day Tripper: Hop on the fast ferry from downtown Seattle for a midweek winter getaway to Kingston