Smoky haze envelopes the Bremerton ferry Walla Walla, left. The boat was arriving in Seattle on Tuesday as the ferry Wenatchee, right, departed for Bainbridge Island. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
Smoky haze envelopes the Bremerton ferry Walla Walla, left. The boat was arriving in Seattle on Tuesday as the ferry Wenatchee, right, departed for Bainbridge Island. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
Air quality

Smoky Seattle summers: Expect more of them, scientists say

It’s too early to call the smoke blanketing the Seattle area a trend, but a few hazy weeks in the coming years could be more likely, experts say.  VIEW

Defensive Back Kyler Gordon during practice at Husky Stadium, August 13, 2018. 207400
UW Football

Here’s why Jimmy Lake is gushing over the newest additions to UW’s vaunted defensive secondary

Defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake on freshmen Dominique Hampton, Kyler Gordon and Julius Irvin: "We know athletically those guys can play right now."

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Real Estate

Washington state no longer has the nation’s fastest-climbing home prices

The major metro areas where the housing market is cooling include Seattle, Bellingham, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Bremerton-Silverdale and Kennewick-Richland.

Richard Russell
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‘Video games’? Pilots wonder how plane thief learned to do aerial acrobatics

Aviation instructors, pilots and safety experts suspect that Richard Russell had some sort of training, whether from a flight-simulator game or some form of lessons. Updated

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Robinson Cano tosses his helmet after flying out to deep center field with runners on at the corners to end the 5th. The Minnesota Twins played the Seattle Mariners Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Safeco Field in Seattle. 202159
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An oversized copy of a 200 Turkish lira banknote, featuring a photo of modern turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk decorates a currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Turkey’s central bank announced a series of measures on Monday to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis. The Turkish lira has nosedived over the past week and tumbled another 7 percent on Monday as the central bank’s measures failed to restore investor confidence. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) AXLP107 AXLP107
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Turkey’s trouble is only the tip of a spear aimed at the economy

J50 on Aug. 12, 2018 (Photo: Katy Foster/NOAA Fisheries, under permit 18786)
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Scientists attempt to feed live chinook to ailing orca J50, but did she eat?  WATCH

Op-Ed

A lesson for today in Tacoma’s fall and Seattle’s rise in the 1890s

Local News

Courtney Gregoire, Port of Seattle Commissioner and Commission President

Sea-Tac Airport’s security challenge: 12,600 people have access to aircraft  WATCH

Featured Columnist

Let’s listen to Seattle’s ‘real-estate rainmaker’ when he says $800M Safeco Field deal is terrible

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STEM majors way up, humanities down, among Washington college students, new data show

Guest essay: Teaching For Black Lives book presents ideas for empowering marginalized students

Watch with us: Tomorrow, state officials may approve a second for-profit private school in King County

Blaming state lawmakers, Seattle school officials forecast years of financial doom and gloom

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aerial photograph of Kirkland with the waterfront at the top, 2018

Washington state no longer has the nation’s fastest-climbing home prices

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Turkey’s trouble is only the tip of a spear aimed at the economy

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Ways to eat well in the summer heat (no stove required)  VIEW

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Feel at Home

5 tips for the downsizing process

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Celebrity Homes

The amenities in this home will get tails wagging

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Children's Health

It’s time to think about back-to-school vaccinations

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Nation & World

Italian bridge collapse sends cars plunging, killing 26  WATCH

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Angelica Walker, 7, center, and dancers from the Kalahi dance group of the Filipino Community of Seattle take the stage at the Rainier Valley Heritage and Othello International Festival Sunday at Othello Park August 12, 2018. 207369
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Sunday at the Rainier Valley Heritage and Othello International Festival  VIEW

Finishing with a flourish and a joy-filled embrace on stage, Jo Passed’s bassist Megan-Magdalena (CQ), in red, and guitarist Bella Bebe opened Sub-Pop’s 30th anniversary party at Alki in West Seattle with a hard rocking’ set on the Harsh Realm stage. The four member band is from Vancouver, B.C. please ref: more photos online on Saturday, August 11, 2018
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Seattle’s Sub Pop knows how to throw a party  VIEW

Pearl Jam played the first of its “Home Shows” Wednesday August 8, 2018 at Safeco Field in Seattle, WA. 207295 (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times)
Music

Review: Pearl Jam, Seattle fall in love all over again at joyous Home Shows on Night One at Safeco Field  VIEW

Junko Akagi participates in the annual lantern-floating ceremony ?From Hiroshima to Hope? at Green Lake park in Seattle Monday, August 6, 2018. The event honors the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, as well as people harmed by violence around the world. Junko Akagi says her grandfather was killed in the Hiroshima bombing 73 years ago, and she was ?happy to see? the commemoration in the United States. Her grandfather’s name is written on her lantern. The event, run by group of volunteers, focuses on non-violent conflict resolution and nuclear disarmament through speakers, music and the lantern-floating ceremony. For more information, visit: http://fromhiroshimatohope.org/
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Hundreds of lanterns float on Green Lake in From Hiroshima to Hope  VIEW

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‘Puzzle’: Kelly Macdonald glows in gentle drama about competitive jigsaw puzzling  WATCH

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Orca extinction is not an option | Op-Ed

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White House ethics, Space Force and Trump's red wave

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Defensive Back Kyler Gordon during practice at Husky Stadium, August 13, 2018. 207400

Here’s why Jimmy Lake is gushing over the newest additions to UW’s vaunted defensive secondary

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Victoria sponge cake is photographed at Coyle’s Bake Shop in Greenwood Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

Long live the Victoria Sponge Cake — or, at least through summer’s super-fresh fruit season | Taste

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In King County, more women are waiting to have kids. So what’s driving the trend?

Pacific NW Magazine

The Hat Island marina is the hub and main access to the Island. The south tip of Camano Island (Camano Head) is seen at top, center. Hat Island, a private island 4 miles west of Everett, sits between Everett and the southern tip of Whidbey Island. There is no public transportation to or from it, only a private ferry that operates part time. Photographed on July 3, 2018.

The waves meet the land on tiny Hat Island

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A nightmare drive down the Pacific Coast Highway conjures childhood memories | Bad Travelers  VIEW

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Your first step is, admittedly, a daunting one. But the rest of your retirement planning depends on it. Before anything else, you need to see where you stand financially. (Brenna Thummler / The New York Times)
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Countdown to retirement: A 5-year plan

The key things to concentrate on each year so the prospect of leaving the workforce isn’t as terrifying.

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Get your morning protein shake — from Starbucks

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Tips for navigating Seattle’s hot rental market

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Slow-closing toilet seats are ideal for kids

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Hiking and splashing into summer

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Air conditioning offered as August buyer incentive

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