Geno Smith leads the Seahawks out against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card game Saturday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
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A concrete panel popped up by 3 inches on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 forcing emergency repairs that caused long driving delays.

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Education Lab

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Amazon Prime Air is preparing for its first commercial drone deliveries in the U.S.

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Whistler Blackcomb is the crown jewel of Pacific Northwest skiing.

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Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker couldn’t break through for any gains on the first two possessions as the Seattle Seahawks play the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card Game Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Levi Stadium, in Santa Clara, CA. 222781
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Washington’s Keion Brooks Jr. puts up the fadeaway jumper on Stanford’s Harrison Ingram in the second half Thursday. 222764
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Emili Kobayashi, 14, of Sultanov Ballet Academy, waits to perform during the second day of the Youth America Grand Prix semi-finals, an international ballet competition, at Edmonds Center for the Arts in Edmonds, Wash. Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Hundreds of dancers – between the ages of nine to 19 – will take workshops, classes and audition for finals in Tampa, Florida where dancers will perform and audition for scholarships. “The most promising dancers in the world will converge in Tampa, Florida for the finals,” says Sergey Gordeev, founding director of external affairs. “It’s the largest student ballet scholarship competition in the world.” The Youth America Grand Prix semi-finals are held in 30 locations in the United States, 15 international locations and is open to the public in Edmonds, Wash. until Jan 8. For more information, visit: www.yagp.org. LO 222725
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Ballet dancers bring scholarship dreams to Edmonds competition VIEW