Rod Crawford, spider expert at the Burke Museum, blows on sifted leaf litter as he looks for spiders at South Fork Canyon Creek near the Mountain Loop Highway. Crawford says the leaf litter was a little on the chilly side that day, and that his warm breath could help give the spiders “a jump start” moving on the cloth. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
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Seattle’s ‘spider man’ chases dazzling diversity of arachnids

The Pacific Northwest’s varied landscapes offer countless niches where spiders can make a living; they thrive on rocky coasts and beaches and on Mount Rainier. Updated

Politics

Former President Donald Trump at a rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. After bubbling along largely out of public view for months, the Justice Department’s investigation into Trump’s handling of material he took with him from the White House has burst into the open in dramatic fashion. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times) XNYT188 XNYT188

Another Trump mystery: Why did he resist returning the government’s documents?

Opinion

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Local News

Sam, left, and Nancy Stone, right, watch as the sunset lights up the Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle on July 31, 2022. 221145

Seattle saw one of its warmest nights ever, and more heat is ahead

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Business & Tech

The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept is unveiled, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Pontiac, Mich. Thundering gas-powered muscle cars will be closing in on their final Saturday night cruises in the coming years as automakers begin replacing them with super-fast cars that run on batteries. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) otkco101

Gas-powered muscle cars drive into the sunset, turn electric VIEW

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Nation & World

In this photo provided by Ken Mauldin, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers load a roughly 400-pound bear into a truck bed after the animal broke into a home and was shot and killed by the homeowner in Steamboat Springs, Colo., Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Rachael Gonzalez said the bear flipped a lever handle door and found dog-food inside the home in the ski-resort town. (Ken Mauldin via AP) FX401 FX401

'There’s a bear in the house!' Homeowner empties pistol into 400-pound animal

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Food & Drink

The Wagyu beef from Enumclaw, WA with spring onions and a sauce made from pumpkin seeds at TOMO, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 in West Seattle’s White Center neighborhood. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Former Canlis chef Brady Williams’ restaurant, Tomo, will shatter your notions of how ingredients should taste

Pacific NW Magazine

A backstage pass to the creation of Heart, its evolution and the revival of its classic hits

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Arts & Life

Frye Art Museum – security guard Stephen Kelley – 080522 Security guard Stephen Kelley walks through the exhibit halls at the Frye Art Museum, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Seattle, Wash. 221177

A Frye Art Museum security guard takes us on a tour of his favorite pieces

Photography

Seattle’s Tina Charles and Washington’s Alysha Clark bump heads going after the loose ball under the Storm net in the first quarter Thursday. The Washington Mystics played the Seattle Storm in Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA Playoffs Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Climate Pledge Arena, in Seattle, WA. 221311
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Photos: Mystics at Storm – WNBA Playoffs – Round 1, Game 1 VIEW

Hai! Japantown – 081322 Kaoru Okumura flows through a Butoh performance during the Hai! Japantown summer festival Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Seattle, Wash. Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theater featuring, among other things, very slow, hyper-controlled movements. Hai! Japantown celebrates businesses in Historic Nihonmachi / Japantown and has events running through Aug. 20. See https://www.wingluke.org/haijapantown for a full list of events. 221271
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Photos: Celebrating at the Hai! Japantown festival

Seattle Sounders FC Defender Yéimar Gomez Andrade moves the ball during a game against Real Salt Lake in Seattle, WA on August 14, 2022.
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Photos: Sounders host Real Salt Lake VIEW

Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs – 081422 Slew’s Tiz Whiz with jockey Jose Zunino aboard comes home in first place during the Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Auburn, Wash. 221251
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Photos: The 2022 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs VIEW