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Seabeck’s Becky Rogers made an attempt to challenge the existing record for an unsupported trek on the Pacific Crest Trail this summer. 13137697 — Seabeck’s Becky Rogers recently attempted to set a speed record for 500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail between the Canadian border and the state line between Oregon and Washington. (Ariel Madden)

Outdoors

Kitsap County woman set sights on a speed record on Pacific Crest Trail — then starvation set in

Becky Rogers, from Seabeck in Kitsap County, set out on Aug. 20 with a 40-pound pack and the dream of doing something no woman had ever done before: traversing the Washington chunk of the PCT entirely unsupported.

Trump expected to announce conservative Barrett for court VIEW Updated 9:15 pm
Protester accused of repeatedly kicking Seattle police sergeant in the face charged with assault
LiveCoronavirus daily news updates, Sept. 25: What to know today about COVID-19 Updated 8:24 pm
The coronavirus may affect how you vote — if you’re a woman | Danny Westneat
Amazon apologizes for missing driver tips and pledges to make payments, but trust is wearing thin
Self-inflicted wounds make Seattle’s business losses worse | Jon Talton

New Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich speaks during a news conference after being officially introduced as the head coach on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, in Pullman, Wash. (Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP) IDLEW203 IDLEW203

Cougars

Five things Washington State coach Nick Rolovich said after Pac-12’s vote to return to play

Less than two hours after the Pac-12 voted to resume a seven-game football season, first-year Washington State coach Nick Rolovich joined a radio show in Pullman. Here are five notable things he said.

Traffic Lab

See how Seattle-area commutes have changed over the years — including the impact of COVID-19

Wed., December 7, 2016. Seattleâ€™s Ballard neighborhood.

Data

Seattle’s median household income soars past $100,000 — but wealth doesn’t reach all

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Protesters in Jimi Hendrix Park listen to attorneys representing them in a multi-plaintiff suit against the city of Seattle for actions taken against them during by police.

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Local News

Lawsuit alleges city, state failed to protect Seattle protesters from drivers who could hurt or kill them VIEW

Another new birth has been confirmed to J Pod. Mother J41 was seen with a new baby Thursday. Photos courtesy of Talia Goodyear/Orca Spirit Adventures/Pacific Whale Watch Association and Leah Vanderwiel/Orca Spirit Adventures/Pacific Whale Watch Association. All photos were taken with telephoto lenses and are cropped for detail.

Environment

Another baby orca born to J pod — the second this month

Police pepper spray protesters Saturday, July 25, 2020, near Seattle Central Community College in Seattle. A large group of protesters were marching Saturday in Seattle in support of Black Lives Matter and against police brutality and racial injustice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW114

Local News

Crowd-control weapons at Seattle protests have caused injuries, heightened tensions with police VIEW

Councilmember M. Lorena Gonzalez, with Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best behind her, speaks during a press conference at the West Precinct to address the city’s tentative new contract with the Seattle Police Officers Guild Monday November 5, 2018.
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Editorial

Seattle’s path forward

Local News

Mamieyah Konneh, 5, a kindergartner at the Birch Creek Youth Center, colors during one of her classes at the center Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

She is attending a learning hub set up by the King County Housing Authority to help kids enrolled in online school as a group.

This is the same idea as a pandemic pod — well-off families setting up learning groups in their homes — but it’s run by a service agency and is for kids whose families can’t afford a private tutor. 215073

How some Washington nonprofits are trying to make pandemic ‘learning pods’ accessible for all

Danny Westneat

The coronavirus may affect how you vote — if you’re a woman

Project Homeless

Proposed King County budget includes new sales tax for housing, 450 job losses

For a month after notices were first served at Everspring Inn, residents clung to their rooms for fear of being boarded out

The number of fires in Seattle homeless camps has soared this year amid COVID-19 pandemic

Hyatt hoax was meant to get Seattle hotel to put up homeless, organizers say

COVID-19 testing in King County homeless shelters shows need to create safer conditions in crowded settings

Election & Politics

At Pentagon, fears grow that Trump will pull military into election unrest

Business & Tech

For the third time this year, an apparent glitch in Amazon’s system has deprived perhaps tens of thousands of workers of the majority of their income from delivering groceries for the commerce giant. (Dreamstime/TNS) 1778680 1778680

Amazon apologizes for missing driver tips and pledges to make payments, but trust is wearing thin

Jon Talton

Self-inflicted wounds make Seattle’s business losses worse

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Nation & World

Women members of Congress stand on the steps of the U.S. Capitol during the departure ceremony of the casket of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington on September 25, 2020. Justice Ginsburg became the first woman lied in state in the U.S. Capitol. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS) 1779069 1779069

With U.S. Capitol honors, Justice Ginsburg makes history one last time VIEW

Coronavirus

The coronavirus may affect how you vote — if you’re a woman | Danny Westneat

Recent political polls show a wide "empathy gap," based on whether you know someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The pandemic appears to be polarizing the electorate even more than usual along gender lines.