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1 person shot in Bellevue, suspect flees scene; police advise people to avoid area and stay indoors

The street down 3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle near the Space Needle where the streets are quieter and less packed with cars, buses and people.

On Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times) — The street down 3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle near the Space Needle where the streets are quieter and less packed with cars, buses and people photographed March 12, 2020. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Jon Talton

Seattle’s new tax pushes us to a tipping point

Adding an income tax during an economic crisis puts the city at a disadvantage to the suburbs. Columnist Jon Talton explains why.

LiveCoronavirus daily news updates, July 10: What to know today about COVID-19
4 days of double-digit coronavirus deaths in Washington state: How to interpret the data
Majority of Seattle council pledges to support Police Department defunding plan laid out by advocates
Growing chorus pushes for renewed coronavirus shutdown orders
Inslee: Trump threats on reopening schools ‘hogwash’
‘The safest restaurant in the country’? Seattle’s Canlis announces its new Crab Shack plan
Coronavirus concerns and budget woes leave Seattle swimming beaches closed, without lifeguards

Jon Talton

Seattle’s new tax pushes us to a tipping point

Adding an income tax during an economic crisis puts the city at a disadvantage to the suburbs. Columnist Jon Talton explains why.

Local Politics

Majority of Seattle council pledges to support Police Department defunding plan laid out by advocates

Multiple Seattle City Council members joined community advocates for a news conference hosted by Decriminalize Seattle and King County Equity Now.

A woman with a face mask gets a pedicure at a nail shop as plexiglass dividers are installed to protect customers and employees from COVID-19 Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. Four months, 3 million confirmed infections and over 130,000 deaths into the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., Americans confronted with a resurgence of the scourge are facing long lines at testing sites in the summer heat or are getting turned away. Others are going a week or more without receiving a diagnosis. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) CAJH101 CAJH101

Growing chorus pushes for renewed coronavirus shutdown orders

Inslee: Trump threats on reopening schools ‘hogwash’

‘The safest restaurant in the country’? Seattle’s Canlis announces its new Crab Shack plan

Coronavirus concerns and budget woes leave Seattle swimming beaches closed, without lifeguards

Science

‘Spectacular,’ newly discovered comet should be visible from Seattle Friday night Updated 9:07 am

You'll have to stay up very late to see it, or get up very early, but a newly discovered comet could make a "spectacular" appearance after midnight tonight, visible even from light-polluted urban areas like Seattle. Updated 9:07 am

Dwight Harris of Seattle walks with his dogs, Pan (l) and Rio, around Green Lake Monday, July 6, 2020. Lots of people were on the 2.8 mile-long Green Lake path and most were not wearing masks but were practicing social distancing. 214419

Fitness

Yes, you can wear a mask while exercising. Here’s how 3 options stack up

Skateboarders at the Jefferson Park skatepark are silhouetted as the sun sets behind the Olympic Mountains Thursday June 18, 2020. 214295

Life

What’s there to do on what will likely be a cool, rainy-ish Seattle weekend?

Don't Miss

Husky football coach Chris Petersen talks to supporters and the media about his decision to step down as head coach during a press conference at Husky Stadium on Tuesday morning.
Photographed on Tuesday December 3, 2019. 212279

Larry Stone

UW’s Chris Petersen has no regrets — and he’s laser-focused on molding Seattle’s future business leaders

This photo shows a sign at the headquarters for Washington state’s Employment Security Department Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington state’s rush to get unemployment benefits to residents who lost jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak left it vulnerable to criminals who made off with hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent claims. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW102

Economy

Washington’s jobless claims fall, but state’s unemployed may soon lose $600 benefit

FILE – In this Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Chris Jones talks to the media after a workout in Kansas City, Mo. Chris Jones tried to keep a straight face, answer the reporter’s question in a serious manner. But standing behind him on a chair was defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, all 330 pounds of him, flexing and jiggling and gyrating. The Chiefs defensive tackle finally cracked. This is life in the Kansas City locker room.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) NY176

Seahawks

Seahawks mailbag: Could a trade for Chris Jones be in Seattle’s future?

Op-Ed

Safety for students, staff and teachers key to reopen schools

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