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George Buckingham, who is homeless, lost his supportive device for his leg, his cane and everything else in a 30-minute tent removal last week when he was away washing his clothes. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

Project Homeless

When Seattle stores belongings taken during homeless cleanups, few get them back

Outreach workers are concerned that few people are able to retrieve medication, medical devices and IDs that go missing during encampment clean-ups. VIEW

SPD fires officer over profane social media posts critical of illegal immigration, attacking Clinton and Obama
What happened when Seattle district said school may start before Labor Day in 2020
The five priciest Seattle-area homes last year sold for a combined $113M. Four went to mystery buyers. VIEW New 6:01 am
Downtown Seattle Barnes & Noble store to close Saturday
Snohomish County elementary school teacher found dead from hypothermia
Here’s what you need to know about the UW Huskies’ 2020 football schedule
Seahawks’ 2019 report card: Bob Condotta grades Seattle’s playoff season by position group | Analysis New 6:00 am

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Traffic Lab

Sound Transit’s University Street Station is getting a new name. Here’s what’s proposed

The name change would coincide with a three-station extension to Northgate and increased train capacity, scheduled for September 2021.

A rendering of the exterior of the renovated KeyArena, including the new concourse sponsored by Alaska Airlines.

Hockey

Alaska Airlines becomes NHL Seattle founding partner, gains naming rights to KeyArena atrium

Alaska Airlines has agreed to become the official airline and founding partner of NHL Seattle. A key component of the deal will be naming rights to the 36,000-square-foot atrium being constructed as an entryway to a rebuilt KeyArena.

Amanda Rose, right, and Henry Rose cheers after picking up their non-alcoholic cocktails at a Sober Socializing Pop-Up party put on by DRY Soda and Sans Bar, an alcohol free bar from Austin, Texas, at Cathedral in Ballard on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Both of them don’t drink as much alcohol in recent years and thought the event sounded interesting. 212649

Food & Drink

100 years after Prohibition started, the ‘sober socializing’ movement is spreading, and it’s reached Seattle

A century after Prohibition tried to force sobriety upon a nation — as we know, it failed — a new kind of sobriety movement is on the rise, and this one is rethinking what it means to be sober. New 6:00 am

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Thursday, January 16, 2020. After announcing and speaking about the Microsoft Carbon Footprint reduction CFO Amy Hood, President Brad Smith and Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa leave the atrium. 212702

Microsoft

Microsoft makes big push to tackle climate change, vowing to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030 VIEW

FILE – In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch holds the championship trophy after Game 7 of baseball’s World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Los Angeles. Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for the entire season Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, and the team was fined $5 million for sign-stealing by the team in 2017 and 2018 season. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline and strongly hinted that current Boston manager Alex Cora â€” the Astros bench coach in 2017 â€” will face punishment later. Manfred said Cora developed the sign-stealing system used by the Astros. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) NY158 NY158

Larry Stone

Astros’ cheating, fallout compromise Major League Baseball’s credibility like steroids scandal once did VIEW

Monday, January 21, 2019. Two marchers pause at the top of E. Union Street to capture a photo as they make their way towards downtown Seattle during the Martin Luther King Jr. march.

Events

Where to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day around Seattle

This artwork by M. Ryder relates to unequal pay for men and women.

Editorial

New WNBA agreement is an equity milestone

Local News

During the AP Legislative Preview at the Capitol in Olympia, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee answers a question from a member of the media Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, . 212585

State Supreme Court limits Gov. Inslee’s rule cutting greenhouse-gas emissions

Education Lab

How equitable is gifted education in Washington state? And how can it improve?

Big Obama administration grants for Washington’s worst schools paid off, new study shows

What changes could come to Washington’s public schools in 2020? These bills offer a sneak peek

How Washington colleges are opening their doors to adults with intellectual disabilities

More students in Washington are taking college courses in high school, but cost keeps many low-income kids out

Business & Tech

PYLV Revocable Trust purchased car racer Pamela Lyford’s Medina property for $30 million.

The five priciest Seattle-area homes last year sold for a combined $113M. Four went to mystery buyers. VIEW

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Nation & World

In this Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 photo, U.S. Soldiers stand at the spot hit by Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base, in Anbar, Iraq. Ain al-Asad air base was struck by a barrage of Iranian missiles on Wednesday, in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra) OTK OTK

11 troops injured in missile strike on U.S. base in Iraq, reversing assurances of no injuries

Local Politics

During the AP Legislative Preview at the Capitol in Olympia, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee answers a question from a member of the media Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, . 212585

State Supreme Court limits Gov. Inslee’s rule cutting greenhouse-gas emissions

Food & Drink

Friday, January 10, 2020 The traditional Vietnamese Lunar New year dish Thit Kho prepared at Monsoon. 212600

Happy Lunar New Year! The owners of Seattle’s Monsoon share some traditions and a recipe for luck.

Pacific NW Magazine

THEN: Two tykes on foot at left eye the unusual gathering on Oct. 10, 1908, of 17 open-air autos loaded with 99 students and others in front of just-opened Holy Names Academy and Normal (teaching) School. In the distance at upper left is the fledgling Aloha Street.

Now & Then: Asahel Curtis could have taken this 1908 photo of 17 buggies and 99 Seattle students and chaperones on a Saturday drive

Editorials & Opinion

To stop sexual and domestic violence, start in the classroom | Op-Ed

Featured Columnist

Charles M. Blow

To beat Trump, put ideals before ideas

Horsey Cartoon

Safety was not the top concern in Boeing's corporate culture

Sports

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

New Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich gets pumped up – at basketball game

Featured Columnist

Seahawks’ 2019 report card: Bob Condotta grades Seattle’s playoff season by position group

Arts & Life

Students listen to music on LP records in the University Book Store’s Music Shop in 1940.

Happy 120th birthday, University Book Store! Here are some things you might not have known about it

Moira Macdonald

Downtown Seattle Barnes & Noble store to close Saturday

Photography

Highway 2 between Stevens Pass and Gold Bar has been closed several days due to the dangerous road conditions. Downed trees along the highway have turned several sections of the highway to one lane until crews are able to clear the roadway. Photographed on January 15, 2020. 212704

Local News

Photos: Snow arrives in Puget Sound VIEW

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin (26) and Seattle Seahawks outside linebacker Shaquem Griffin (49) embrace on the field after losing to Green Bay in a NFC Divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Sunday, January 12, 2020. 212658

Seahawks

Photos: Seahawks at Green Bay VIEW

Approximately 4.3 billion gallons of water is expected to pass through this section of the Snoqualmie River, over Snoqualmie falls today, according to a USGS flow report. 212607

Local News

Hear the roar at Snoqualmie Falls

Sarah DiPietro wants to know if she can dance in this dress she’s trying on at the 30th annual Seattle Wedding Show at the Washington State Convention Center on Saturday Jan 4, 2020. Her wedding is not until the summer of 2021 so she, her mother and mother-in-law to be continued to look.

Show organizers expect about 6,500 to attend the two-day event continuing Sunday. They estimate people are spending now about $30,000 for a wedding.

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Local News

Here comes the bride-to-be and oh so many dresses VIEW