PRIMARY ELECTION
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Dondre Marshall, left, and Taylor Whitmire dump ballots for sorting Tuesday at King County Elections headquarters in Renton. The ballots were being brought in from drop boxes. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
Dondre Marshall, left, and Taylor Whitmire dump ballots for sorting at King County Elections headquarters in Renton on Tuesday. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
Local Politics

LiveAug. 3 primary election 2021: Live updates on Seattle mayor’s race and more

United States midfielder Cristian Roldan (10) attempt to score during a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against Martinique in Kansas City, Kan., Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley) OTK201 OTK201
Sounders

Cristian Roldan rested and ready to return to Sounders after helping U.S. men win Gold Cup Updated

Wed. July 14, 2021. Cliff Mass photographed at his home in North Seattle is sparking controversy as he comes up hugely at odds with climate scientists over the climate change link to the big heat wave. 217645
Local News

Seattle meteorologist Cliff Mass sparks controversy by diving into heat wave climate science

Farmer Fernando Enriquez, Sr. looks at one of the stunted, blistered red sweet onion in one of his Walla Walla fields, Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Agriculture

‘There was nothing we could save’: Heat wave cooked Walla Walla sweet onions to mush

Politics

A worker processes mailed-in ballots from Tuesday’s primary election, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at the King County Elections headquarters in Renton, Wash., south of Seattle. Washington state has offered voting by mail since 2011. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW102 WATW102

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Supporters of Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., camp with her outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, as anger and frustration has mounted in Congress after a nationwide eviction moratorium expired at midnight Saturday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) DCJL145 DCJL145
CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3 VIEW Updated
FILE – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York’s Yankee Stadium, Monday, July 26, 2021. An investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has found that he sexually assaulted multiple current and former state government employees. State Attorney General Letitia James announced the findings Tuesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) NYJJ104 NYJJ104
Cuomo urged to resign after probe finds he harassed 11 women WATCH Updated
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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) stands in the crease during the second period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) OTKSCIII246 OTKSCIII246
Kraken

‘I thought we were for sure headed to Seattle’: Kraken rumors got attention of Carey and Angela Price

FILE – This March 14, 2019 file photo shows Garth Brooks performing at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles. Brooks is holding a concert in Nashville,Tenn., that will be played at 300 drive-in theaters across the country. Tickets will cost $100 per passenger car or truck. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Music

Garth Brooks’ tour halts Lumen Field ticket sales over COVID concerns

Seattle Mariners’ Ty France scores after his solo home run off Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Chris Mazza during the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) SPD120 SPD120
Mariners

With his wrist feeling better, Mariners’ Ty France back to ‘just playing baseball’

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Editorial board endorsements

Seattle Times editorial board endorsements: Aug. 3 primary election

Local News

Jason Williams fishes for chinook salmon in West Seattle Monday, August 2, 2021. Smoke from the wildfires in Oregon and California is expected to be in the atmosphere in Seattle this week. 217801

Smoke has reached Seattle — and rain is on the way

Education Lab

Language schools, a link to home for Seattle-area Asian American families, struggled during the pandemic

Most Washington state community colleges will require students to get COVID vaccines this fall

Summer school in Seattle: ‘It’s hard for us to know if he is truly accessing education’

Upbeat image of massive Best Starts for Kids levy doesn’t tell King County voters full story

What we learned from examining King County’s Best Starts for Kids levy

Business & Tech

A rendering of how the Universal Hydrogen modular fuel capsules would be loaded into a Dash-8 turboprop through a retrofitted cargo door.

Hydrogen-powered aviation will be tested on turboprops at new Moses Lake venture

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Nation & World

Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand waves after a failed lift in women’s +87kg weightlifting at Tokyo International Forum during the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2021. Laurel Hubbard became the first openly transgender woman to participate in the Olympics. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) XNYT44 XNYT44

Hubbard shy about making history as a transgender Olympian VIEW

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Coronavirus

Jniya Tallie, a graduate assistant with the Jackson State women’s basketball team, fiddles with her vaccination card after receiving her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine at an open COVID-19 vaccination site sponsored by the university and the Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

You’re going to be asked to prove your vaccination status. Here’s how to do it.

Food & Drink

Salmon en papillote (“salmon in parchment”) showcases the magnificent Pacific Northwest salmon, pairing it with simple, fresh ingredients for a quick, easy dinner. You can make the compound butter ahead of time and keep a log of it in the freezer!

Salmon en papillote makes a perfect, easy weeknight date-night meal

Pacific NW Magazine

Anthony Ray (Sir-Mix-A-Lot) had the 1988 hit “Posse On Broadway” and is pictured at the Dick’s Drive-In on Broadway in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle Sunday June 20, 2021.

Seattle’s hip history, from Jackson Street jazz clubs to Sir Mix-A-Lot … and even Lake Union houseboats

Editorials & Opinion

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Featured Columnist

‘Freedom,’ Florida and the delta-variant disaster

Horsey Cartoon

Impasse at the intersection of compassion and civic duty

Sports

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) stands in the crease during the second period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) OTKSCIII246 OTKSCIII246

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Featured Columnist

Seahawks defense ‘really confident’ heading into 2021 season following second-half turnaround

Arts & Life

MAGNUSON PARK – SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK – LO-LINES ONLY- 072521 Actors perform during a Midsummer Nightís Dream Shakespeare in the Park performance on Sunday,July 25, 2021 at Magnuson Park Amphitheater.

Enjoy Shakespeare at his funniest with these Seattle-area park performances VIEW

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Photography

Beyond! Teen Summer Musical’s production of “Story of an Off-Brand Band” at Jefferson Park in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle Thursday July 29, 2021. Longtime directors of Teen Summer Musical Michelle Lang-Raymond and Isiah Anderson recently co-founded a new nonprofit theatre organization called Acts on Stage, which produced Beyond! Teen Summer Musical with support from Seattle Parks and Recreation. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ActsOnStageInc for the full schedule, including outdoor shows in the parks and a few pop-ups and indoor shows as well.
Local News

Seattle’s Teen Summer Musical ‘feels like community’ VIEW

WESTLAKE PARK – HALLOWEEN IN JULY – LO-LINES ONLY- 072521 Vernie Stoneberg, 8, has his picture taken during a Halloween in July event on July 25, 2021 at Westlake Park. The event was part of the Welcome Back Weeks initiative and featured costume contests, trick-or-treating and thriller dance classes and live music performances.
Local News

Seattle trying variety of tricks and treats to lure people back downtown

Dylan Moore of the Mariners gets the first of three liquid baths after the M’s beat the Astros on Moore’s grand slam Monday, July 26, 2021 in Seattle. Getting out of the way at right is Jen Mueller who was interviewing Moore for Root Sports. 217746
Sports

Photos: Grandma, get out the rye and mustard! VIEW

Kari Kussmann leads the way as she and friend Dave Levine head down the ramp at Constellation Park in West Seattle to paddle board in the Sound. The boards are light and Levine estimated them to weigh 15-pounds. They’re using inflatable boards that pack up into carrying bags. Inflated to 12-PSI. REF To MORE online LO Linesonly Sunday July 25, 2021 217738
Local News

With portable boards, you have to pump before you can paddle