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A Boeing 737 MAX, one of 192 stored in November at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake.
(Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times) — A Boeing 737 MAX, one of 192 stored in November at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Boeing & Aerospace

Boeing finds debris in wing fuel tanks of undelivered 737 MAXs, orders inspections

Boeing has ordered inspections of all the undelivered 737 MAXs after it discovered debris that mechanics left inside the wing fuel tanks of several of the aircraft.

Feared return of ‘The Blob’ fizzles as storms churn, chill Pacific Ocean
Where Seattle ranks among Washington’s safest and least safe cities Updated 9:07 am
Seattle City Council passes ordinance that would allow up to 40 tiny house villages, encampments or parking lot camps
Mayor Jenny Durkan announces plan to curb gang violence in her third State of the City address VIEW Updated 8:03 am
Resignation of 2 Seattle area Catholic-school teachers stirs protests over church stance on same-sex relationships VIEW
Sorry treatment of gay teachers suggests Rush Limbaugh was, sadly, right | Danny Westneat

From the archives

Day of Remembrance today: How Bainbridge Island's Japanese residents were forced from their homes

The 227 Bainbridge Islanders were the first to be removed from their homes on the West Coast after President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order on Feb. 19, 1942. VIEW

Summit Foods corner store on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 in Seattle will soon have its sugared sodas taxed. 204690

Local Politics

Sweetened-beverage sales in Seattle dropped 30% after soda tax, new study says

The study’s results are the first to measure the impact of Seattle’s tax on beverage sales in the city.

Seattle Dragons defensive end Marcell Frazier enters CenturyLink Field at the start of the first home XFL game against Tampa Bay Vipers on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. 212992

Larry Stone

Marcell Frazier has ‘something to prove’. He’s seizing that chance in the XFL with the Dragons.

Marcel Frazier's journey to the Dragons has been filled with twists and turns, triumphs and setbacks. The 26-year-old still has dreams of returning to the NFL, but is relishing his XFL spotlight in Seattle. Updated 9:15 am