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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, speaks May 19, 2018, at the University of Notre Dame’s Law School commencement ceremony in South Bend, Ind. Barrett has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot-button legal issues from abortion to gun control. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
President Donald Trump is expected to announce Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
Nation

Trump expected to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump is expected to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic conservative stamp on the high court just weeks before the election.  VIEW Updated

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, speaks May 19, 2018, at the University of Notre Dame’s Law School commencement ceremony in South Bend, Ind. Barrett has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot-button legal issues from abortion to gun control. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
President Donald Trump is expected to announce Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP, File)
Nation

Trump expected to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump is expected to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic conservative stamp on the high court just weeks before the election.  VIEW Updated

Local News

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

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
Wed., December 7, 2016. Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood.

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

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.

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

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

Self-inflicted wounds make Seattle’s business losses worse | Jon Talton Updated

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 Updated

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. Updated

Seabeck’s Becky Rogers made an attempt to challenge the existing record for an unsupported trek on the Pacific Crest Trail this summer. 13137697
Outdoors

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

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is tackled by Seattle Seahawks safety Ugo Amadi, left, as linebacker Jordyn Brooks, second from right, and cornerback Tre Flowers, right, look on during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seahawks

What to watch for when the Seahawks play the Cowboys in Week 3 — plus Bob Condotta’s prediction Updated

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WATCHING THE BALL – Tom Gorman of the United States keens his eye on the ball after returning a serve of Rod Laver during action Friday night in the 1973 Davis Cup World Finals hemp played in Cleveland, Ohio.
Other Sports

Catching up with Tom Gorman, Seattle’s greatest tennis player who beat Bjorn Borg and coached John McEnroe  VIEW

Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney in the 1998 Steven Soderbergh movie “Out of Sight.”
Movies

Why you should watch Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney sizzle in ‘Out of Sight’ | Movies with Moira  WATCH

Joggers cruise down the Burke-Gilman Trail near the U. W. Campus in Seattle Thursday, July 2, 2020. The 27-mile-long trail is a recreational trail for walkers, runners, cyclists, skaters and commuters. 214411
FAQ Friday

How to reduce your risk of coronavirus exposure while out for a run or walk

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. 208401
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

Featured Columnist

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

Education Lab

Why Washington state’s guidelines to open schools are more cautious than others

Seattle-area families of color are talking about improving remote education. Here are some of their ideas.

Hoping to attract more students, SPU drops tuition price by 25% for next year

How an unprecedented, indefinite crisis forced education leaders to change the ways school districts operate

First week of online school in Seattle area: tears and hiccups

Election & Politics

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

Business & Tech

Bellevue, Wa – 11/20/13 – gg – 134289 – The North entrance to the Hyatt Regency Bellevue.

Amid surge in jobless claims, Washington’s hospitality and travel sectors struggle

Featured Columnist

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.

Food & Drink

Ivar’s Salmon House on north Lake Union has reopened at reduced capacity due to the coronavirus, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in Seattle. The deck is reopened at 50% capacity, while inside seating is open allowing 25%; the restaurant now has a capacity of 90 instead of the normal 369. 214195

Seafood institution Ivar’s temporarily closes Seattle restaurants due to COVID-19

Pacific NW Magazine

Bill Schilling, right, returns the pickleball during a recent game with doubles partner George Gallant at Battle Point Park on Bainbridge Island. Pickleball is a racquet sport played on a court and created on Bainbridge Island during the mid-1960s. Pickleball is one of America’s fastest growing sports. Photographed on August 13, 2020. 214706

Pickleball began on Bainbridge Island in 1965 as a summertime diversion for bored kids and since has ballooned into a full-fledged sport for all ages

Editorials & Opinion

Wildfire smoke brings clarity on climate | Op-Ed

Featured Columnist

I built a time machine to the 1960s

Horsey Cartoon

Mourning a warrior for justice

Sports

Huskies Defensive Coordinator Jimmy Lake watches over warmups as the University of Washington Huskies take on the California Golden Bears at Husky Stadium in Seattle Saturday September 7, 2019. 211426

Analysis: Pac-12 football is back. Now what’s the next step for Jimmy Lake and the UW Huskies?

Featured Columnist

Seahawks’ Jordyn Brooks ‘can’t wait’ to get first start against Cowboys, his favorite team as a child

Arts & Life

Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney in the 1998 Steven Soderbergh movie “Out of Sight.”

Why you should watch Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney sizzle in ‘Out of Sight’ | Movies with Moira  WATCH

Washington State Book Awards 2020 winners announced

An anniversary message from our Publisher

124 years of local journalism – and the road ahead

Photography

Les Schnick is building a hidden internal structure along with Ric Brenden (CQ) to keep the skull, jaw bones and neck bones together. The skull is 8-feet, 3-inches long and weighs 500-pounds and is in Schnick’s workshop in Port Townsend. REF to more photos online (Schnick and Brenden are friends of Stefanie Worwag and Mario Rivera who own the skeleton. They live near Port Hadlock) REF to more photos online (The coil of safety rope on the skull is where the eye would be) Northwest Wanderings The skeleton of a 42-foot whale with skull at the workshop pf Les Schnick in Port Townsend, and the rest of the skeleton at the home of Mario Rivera and Stefanie Worwag. Also includes Ric Brenden Wednesday September 2, 2020 214930
Local News

A gray whale’s massive, bone-dry remains have a home in a Washington yard. The owners named him ‘Gunther.’  VIEW

A dragonfly flies over a patch of Lily pads at Martha Lake in Lynnwood on August 11, 2020. The dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera. Adult dragonflies, a sure sign of summer, have large, multifaceted eyes and two pairs of wings. Their huge compound eyes allow near-360-degree vision. Their wings with muscles in the thorax that can work each wing independently. LO LO LO 214751
Photography

So long! Look back at Seattle summer fun as season ends  VIEW

Quarterbacks coach Austin Davis, defensive end L.J. Collier and safety Jamal Adams celebrate stopping the Patriots at the goal line, securing their 35-30 home opener win, as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday September 20, 2020. 215067 215067
Seahawks

Photos: Seattle Seahawks beat New England Patriots 35-30  VIEW

People visit the observation area of the Space Needle after smoke and rains gave way to perfect weather, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 in Seattle. In the background is Lake Union. 215129
Local News

Seattle, remember blue sky? It’s back.