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The Hunts Point mansion that once housed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art has sold for $37.5 million. The home was designed by architect Jim Olson to accommodate the epic art collection of Barney Ebsworth. (Michael Walmsley) — A mansion on Lake Washington has sold for a record $37.5 million. The home was designed by architect Jim Olson to accommodate the epic art collection of Barney Ebsworth. (Michael Walmsley)

Hunts Point mansion, famous for huge art collection, sells for record $37.5 million

A sprawling waterfront estate that served as an art collector’s paradise has sold in Hunts Point for $37.5 million, smashing the record for the most expensive home sale in the Seattle area. WATCH

Washington Democrats call for GOP state Rep. Matt Shea to be expelled after latest allegations
Seattle City Council appoints Abel Pacheco Jr. to succeed Rob Johnson
Boeing’s quarterly report will give first look at financial impact of MAX crisis
Durkan withdraws pick to lead Seattle's homelessness response, citing council inaction
Lyft driver charged with sexual assaults in Bellevue and SeaTac; under investigation for rapes in Seattle and Kirkland
$219M Seattle library levy headed to August ballot
Man with 8th DUI arrest appears in court as Washington weighs how to protect the public from extreme offenders WATCH

Members of the Seattle area’s Sri Lankan community at a Thanksgiving celebration in 2017.

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For Seattle area’s Sri Lankan community, news of Easter bombings hits ‘close to heart’

Community members estimate there are about 700 Sri Lankans in the Puget Sound region, with many living in Seattle and on the Eastside.

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Eastside

Miska, Bellevue’s most persecuted tabby cat, seeks her day in court

Miska's owner, Anna Danieli, has filed a lawsuit against Regional Animal Services of King County, alleging the agency has unfairly targeted the 10-year-old cat as a “vicious,” trespassing animal.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider give a press conference on the 2019 NFL Draft at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center Monday April 22, 2019. 209992

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Seahawks GM John Schneider: ‘Very challenging’ to keep Frank Clark, Bobby Wagner and Jarran Reed

The future of Clark remains the biggest area of intrigue as the draft nears. WATCH

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Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, quarterback Russell Wilson and General Manager John Schneider give a press conference at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Earlier this week, Wilson and the Seahawks agreed to a four-year, $140 million contract extension and $65 million signing bonus. The deal keeps him with the Seahawks through the 2023 season and makes him the highest-paid player in the history of the NFL.
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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson gifts his offensive linemen $12,000 each in Amazon stock

Sen. Maureen Walsh, R-College Place, pauses during an interview, Monday, April 22, 2019, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Walsh angered nurses by commenting in a speech last week that some nurses may spend a lot of time playing cards in rural hospitals, as she debated a Senate bill that would require uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for nurses. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW107 WATW107

Local Politics

Washington state lawmaker apologizes for nursing comments

FILE–In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference in Seattle, Wash. Washington state’s top lawyer stopped President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order by filing a lawsuit and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is strategizing how to fight back if the federal government tries to withhold funds to force compliance with conservative policies, like on abortion. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

FILE–In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference in Seattle, Wash. Washington state’s top lawyer stopped President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order by filing a lawsuit and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is strategizing how to fight back if the federal government tries to withhold funds to force compliance with conservative policies, like on abortion. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

FILE–In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference in Seattle, Wash. Washington state’s top lawyer stopped President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order by filing a lawsuit and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is strategizing how to fight back if the federal government tries to withhold funds to force compliance with conservative policies, like on abortion. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

FILE–In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a news conference in Seattle, Wash. Washington state’s top lawyer stopped President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order by filing a lawsuit and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is strategizing how to fight back if the federal government tries to withhold funds to force compliance with conservative policies, like on abortion. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

Local News

Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $9.9 million to settle Washington pelvic mesh lawsuit

Editorial

Readers respond to editorials on Seattle’s persistent crime

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The FV Destination was loaded with crab pots and stocking up on bait in Dutch Harbor, its final port of call before it left on Feb. 9 on route to the Pribilof Islands. On Feb. 11, off the Pribilof Island of St. George, the Seattle based crab boat sank, killing six crew.

(Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard)

Place: Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Time: Feb., 2017

Seattle-based Destination crab boat sank 7 years after Congress mandated training for skippers. Why isn’t it enforced? WATCH

Featured Columnist

Empathy’s not dead, it just looks different. Feel me?

Education Lab

What if teachers in Seattle visited students where it mattered most — at home?

Vote: Which education question do you want us to answer?

Recess can be isolating and chaotic for children with autism. UW researchers say it doesn’t have to be.

Washington lawmakers want to guarantee you can get college credit for IB classes

It’s college-level math, but it’s taught differently — and it’s helping more Washington students graduate

Business & Tech

About a dozen painted and undelivered Boeing 737 MAX planes sit along an unused runway at Paine Field in Everett after being grounded last month pending further testing. The Boeing KC-46 tanker, built on the frame of a Boeing 767 are seen at far right.
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Boeing’s quarterly report will give first look at financial impact of MAX crisis

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Downtown congestion tolling — Seattle needs to go with eyes wide open

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How do I get the boss to stop talking about her personal life?

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Your guide to a spring getaway in Whistler VIEW

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Home Improvement

Narrow kitchen island needs just the right sink

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Finance

How to make your tax refund or pay raise work for you

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Plants & Garden

We ordered 3 houseplants online and this is what we got

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Nation & World

Elusive red sprites, like glowing jellyfish in the night sky, photographed in Oklahoma

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Photos from the final day of Seattle’s Sakura-Con 2019 VIEW

Jockey Patrick Henry, Jr. crosses the finish line in first place of the first race on Opening Day at Emerald Downs aboard Tumac Mountain.

He later won another race (and there are more to come)

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Burlesque performer Just Ducky, far right, tries on sunglasses with her best friend Alexis Green during Seattle designer Jamie Von Stratton’s spring sale at her studio in Seattle Saturday, April 13, 2019. The sale offered ready-to-wear designs, costumes, bathing suits and accessories. Von Stratton says she creates “whimsical fashion” for burlesque and drag performers and has “worked with everyone from Microsoft to Macklemore.” For more information on Von Stratton’s designs and sale, visit: https://www.jvonstratton.com/

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Check out this ‘whimsical fashion’ sale in Seattle VIEW

The Sounders celebrate Cristian Roldan’s goal coming in the 68th minute against Toronto.

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Photos: Sounders beat Toronto 3-2 VIEW

Entertainment

Jeff Tweedy of Wilco performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Friday, May 5, 2017, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) LARP107

Sasquatch founder's new THING music and arts festival announces deftly curated lineup

Editorials & Opinion

This artwork by Donna Grethen relates to increased concern for the newly homeless during the holidays.

Real solutions to homelessness, addiction and crime require a balanced approach | Op-Ed

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Michelle Goldberg

Why aren’t we on the road to impeachment?

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In uproar over Mueller report, Russian election sabotage gets forgotten

Sports

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider give a press conference on the 2019 NFL Draft at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center Monday April 22, 2019. 209992

Seahawks GM John Schneider: ‘Very challenging’ to keep Frank Clark, Bobby Wagner and Jarran Reed WATCH

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Seahawks GM John Schneider: ‘Very challenging’ to keep Frank Clark, Bobby Wagner and Jarran Reed

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Tina Russell has spent a decade searching for her niece, Alyssa McLemore. She recently found renewed determination and a support network through the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women movement. (Lauren Frohne & Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Ten years searching for Alyssa McLemore (3:39)

Thousands of people died in Seattle at the height of the AIDS crisis during the 1990s. Now a memorial is being built to pass down the lessons learned. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

'We want people to know': Building the AIDS Memorial Pathway (5:09)

Scientists take to the sea to understand what is limiting the survival of killer whales, and the salmon they feed on. (Ramon Dompor & Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

Hostile Waters: The search for answers (4:44)

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)

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)

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)

Life

Lauren Donelson, yoga therapist and milieu therapist at Opal Food and Body Wisdom, sits in one of the studios at their Seattle location Tuesday, April 16, 2019. She is teaching a class of yoga for the body you have. It is a program that offers yoga as a part of eating disorder recovery.

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Yoga for the body you have: A Seattle program is changing the way we talk about yoga, health and eating-disorder recovery

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Stacey Abrams on her new book, new fame and rumors about a presidential ticket

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King County sheriff Matt Starwich destroying confiscated bottles of liquor. (from the book “Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners & Graft in the Queen City by Brad Holden (Arcadia Publishing 2019).”

Liquor flows and blood spills in ‘Seattle Prohibition: Bootleggers, Rumrunners & Graft in the Queen City’

Travel

(Jennifer Luxton / The Seattle Times)

Carbon offsetting while you travel isn’t perfect — but it’s possible