Daily coronavirus hospitalizations are now higher than they were during a surge in the spring. In this photo from July, a critical care nurse, right, verifies medication for a COVID-19 patient in isolation on the ICU floor at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
In this photo from July, a critical care nurse, right, verifies medication for a COVID-19 patient in isolation on the ICU floor at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
Health

Washington coronavirus hospital admissions surge to highest level since pandemic began

The number of patients admitted daily with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, has exceeded levels from the spring, when cases first surged. Frontline health care workers face burnout — and getting sick themselves.

Suzanne Mayer, a veteran math teacher at Aki Kurose in Seattle, has a 3-screen setup in her garage she uses to get students engaged while everyone attends school from home throughout the pandemic. This setup allows her to watch students work and also view her own lessons in student mode to make sure it’s all working. Photographed on November 25, 2020. 215753
Education Lab

A 3-screen garage: How a Seattle math teacher makes remote learning work

The story of how Suzanne Mayer went from offering a lot of time in a shared physical space to an elaborate setup in her garage speaks to the difficulties of getting online teaching to resemble the instruction students were getting in person, if that’s even possible.

Performance Division dancer Lydia Wondwosen in the role of Snow Queen in Evergreen City Ballet’s “Nutcracker Suites”
Entertainment

The show must go online: COVID-19 forces Seattle-area performing arts groups to rethink tradition

Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto watches starting pitcher Marco Gonzales in the first inning against Texas, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. 214975
Mariners

Five new free agents the Mariners could be interested in, including slugger Kyle Schwarber

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An assortment of pot pies made by Logan Niles, the owner of Pot Pie Factory Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Seattle. 212776
Food & Drink

10 delicious Pacific Northwest-themed food gifts for happier pandemic holidays  VIEW

Washington Huskies quarterback Dylan Morris throws a 16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Cade Otton to win the game as the University of Washington Huskies take on the Utah Utes at Husky Stadium in Seattle Saturday November 28, 2020. 215768
Husky Football

Why QB Dylan Morris’ sneaky mobility is paying dividends for UW

Dick Stein, longtime host at KNKX.
Music

Longtime jazz DJ Dick Stein retires from KNKX after 30 years

Op-Ed

Repurpose Seattle’s Terminal 46 for fast passenger ferries and community use

Fund For The Needy

Sue Brangwin volunteers putting together food pickups at Hopelink, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 in Shoreline. 215739

This nonprofit works to meet the growing need for housing, food on the Eastside  VIEW

Chelsea Henrickson, an inventory coordinator at Treehouse in Seattle, packs a box of clothes to be mailed to a family in need on Thursday, October 19, 2020. Bags at lower left are filled with clothing and toys waiting to be picked up by local families. Treehouse has converted its store for foster youth into a packaging operation: the nonprofit packs up clothes and supplies and is sending them to youth statewide. 215686

Adapting to the pandemic, this agency helping foster youth built 'something that will be a lasting, new part of our program'  VIEW

Monday, November 16, 2020 FUND FOR THE NEEDY Leilani Chaco and her daughter Emilia are using zoom to talk with occupational therapist Lexie Baasch at Kindering. Today she was showing Emilia how to pull on socks, boots and her jacket. 215657

‘Life-altering for everyone’: Kindering bridges the virtual gap to help kids with special needs

Sadie (who declined to give her last name) holds onto a turkey for Thanksgiving, at top, while heading to her car after picking up food for her family at Hopelink, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 in Kirkland. Sadie said she is a single mom living in Kirkland with three teenagers who were at home busy with online learning. “I have everything (for Thanksgiving dinner). I am so happy,” she said before driving off. 215659 (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

COVID-19 ‘changed everything.’ Agencies adapt to meet huge demand as The Seattle Times kicks off Fund For The Needy campaign

Local News

The Washington State Convention Center is under construction, West of Boren Avenue. This is looking NW from the SE corner of Boren Ave abd Pine Street. Thursday, December 3, 2020 215814

King County to bail out Washington State Convention Center expansion with possible $100 million loan

Featured Columnist

It’s past time for the Donald Trump and Loren Culp election sideshows to go dark

Education Lab

Washington state shares little data about public schools and whether coronavirus is spreading, or not

Free remote learning support is out there, but some Seattle students still can’t get access

Washington state officials are considering loosening guidelines to reopen schools

A reminder from new report: Washington’s schools are far from equitable

Washington youth nonprofits, struggling to retain volunteers and funding, get $9.4 million in COVID-19 relief

Election & Politics

Authorities pass a border wall construction site, in Mission, Texas, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction. But he will confront a series of tough choices left behind by President Donald Trump, who’s ramped up construction in his final weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) PNA710 PNA710

Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall  VIEWUpdated

FILE – In this Feb. 4, 2014, photo, then U.S. Surgeon General appointee Dr. Vivek Murthy appears on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murthy has been named as co-chair by President-elect Joe Biden to his COVID-19 advisory board. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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FILE – In this Friday, Jan. 3 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, right, and Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, center, smile during a campaign rally at the University of Dubuque, in Dubuque, Iowa. President-elect Joe Biden is eyeing several Democrats who lost congressional reelection races last month for key positions in his administration. They include outgoing Reps. Abby Finkenauer of Iowa and Donna Shalala of Florida and Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WX106 WX106
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Business & Tech

A 737_MAX, built for Ryanair, sits across the street from the Boeing Delivery Center at Boeing Field in Seattle on December 2, 2020. Ryanair is an Irish airline. 215792

In a boost for Boeing, Ryanair orders 75 additional 737 MAX planes

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On a crowded agenda, Biden must make room for trade

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Nation & World

FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, motorists travel south along Interstates 90 and 94 in Chicago. Data from roadways and airports shows millions could not resist the urge to gather on Thanksgiving, even during a pandemic.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) NYAG606 NYAG606

Data shows Americans couldn’t resist Thanksgiving travel  VIEW

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Coronavirus

In this photo provided by the University of Vermont Health Network, IT staff help clinical providers set up new computers at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Vt., on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. After the Oct. 28 attack forced a shutdown of the hospital’s electronic medical records and other key systems, the IT department, with support from the Vermont National Guard’s cyber team, scanned thousands of computers for malware and replaced machines for hospital staff. (Ryan Mercer/University of Vermont Health Network via AP) RPWR204 RPWR204

As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom  VIEW

Food & Drink

La Medusa serves up a Dungeness crab spaghetti dish in saffron cream sauce as part of its three-course take-out special. Our food critic Tan Vinh called this seafood entrée the best pasta dish he had this season.

Seattle’s best mapo tofu and our food critic’s other takeout picks that will hold up well for a long drive home

Pacific NW Magazine

Tiffani Williams and her daughter Ava Sophia Williams, 5, prepare to skate at Roll Around Seatown. 215259

Creating community connections during a time of unprecedented separation

Editorials & Opinion

Too many women are leaving the workforce during the pandemic — time for men to lean in and help | Guest columnists

Featured Columnist

A cautionary tale of vaccine mistrust from South Korea

Horsey Cartoon

Farewell, al fresco?

Sports

Seattle Seahawks’ DK Metcalf catches a pass against Philadelphia Eagles’ Darius Slay during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) _CS14050 _CS14050

What to watch for when the Seahawks play the Giants on Sunday — plus Bob Condotta’s prediction

Featured Columnist

What to watch for when the Seahawks play the Giants on Sunday — plus Bob Condotta’s prediction

Arts & Life

Dick Stein, longtime host at KNKX.

Longtime jazz DJ Dick Stein retires from KNKX after 30 years

Why you’ll want to disappear into Sam Raimi’s haunting thriller ‘A Simple Plan’ | Movies with Moira

Fund For The Needy

Help local children, families, and seniors this holiday season.

Photography

Despite the restrictions on crowds at public events, downtown Seattle lit its Christmas Tree and unveiled its updated star atop the former Macy’s building Friday, November 27, 2020. Also, in place of the Holiday Carousel is a light display. 215773
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Downtown Seattle brightens up for the holidays  VIEW

A nearly full moon shines above Seattle on Saturday night. The moon was at it’s fullest early Monday morning. This photo was made with a 600 mm lens, using f4 at 1/2000 of a second, ISO 1000. 215768
Local News

Full moon over Seattle

With dad Ryan Wells close by, 2-year-old Paige Wells shreds at “Sunset Pump Park” for the first time on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 in Seattle. According to her father, the track was made encircling a vacant Ballard house by a neighbor who wanted to give kids nearby someplace to let off some energy. After several loops Paige appears a complete natural. 215763
Local News

Successful first ride at Ballard’s ‘Sunset Pump Park’  VIEW

Anna McAllister of Seattle walks her rescued retired racing grey hound Trevor along the Seattle Turkey Trot run route on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 in Seattle. The run was virtual this year and participants went on their own schedules. McAllister said she always runs the race but decided this year she would make a Trot donation, forgo the tee-shirt, sleep in and walk the route ending at Golden Gardens. 215763
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Seattle Turkey Trot participant dresses for the occasion