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Pacific Avenue slices through downtown Tacoma. The city has now overtaken Seattle as the hottest housing market in the country in several key measurements, according to Redfin. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times, 2014)

Real Estate

Tacoma’s housing market is now the hottest in U.S. — and Seattle knows why

Tacoma is now the hottest housing market in the nation, an unwelcome distinction that the city likely owes to its more expensive neighbor to the north.

Jay Inslee hits 65,000 donors for his presidential campaign, meeting requirement for first debate Updated 1:11 pm
The opioid crisis comes to the classroom as soaring numbers of children born in drug withdrawal reach school age
Navy plans extensive training in Pacific Northwest. Here’s how many animals could be hurt. WATCH Updated 1:08 pm
Here’s what to expect from Memorial Day weekend weather
Washington state Sen. Guy Palumbo announces retirement, takes a job with Amazon
Would you pay to drive in downtown Seattle? Study looks at the pros and cons of ‘congestion pricing’ Updated 1:05 pm
‘Welcome home’: New Vietnam War memorial park draws the Mattis family to Seattle

Orem’s Puka Nacua celebrates as he leaps over his teammates after clutching the state record for touchdowns with 26 against Dixie in the 4A high school championship game at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. UTSAC

UW Football | In-depth

He’s ‘completely different.’ But will Puka Nacua be a difference-maker in his freshman season at UW?

Puka Nacua's three older brothers each played Power Five college football, and one is currently in the NFL. The UW freshman wide receiver is out to prove he's the best of the bunch (and make his parents proud).

Local News

Ballard man says he’s haunted by his paranormal past

In 1962, Cleveland Tony Harmon says he found himself at the center of some inexplicable events straight out of a horror movie: Flying books, a levitating mattress, cups and saucers sailing by to crash and shatter. There are some who believe his story.

Tim (l) and Phil Hanseroth, Brandi Carlile’s longtime bandmates and songwriting partners, hang out in Phil’s Maple Valley home Thursday, May 9, 2019. The twins have played with Carlile since the beginning, and Phil lives on the same rural compound as she does. 210178 210178

Music

How the Hanseroth twins and Brandi Carlile became a Grammy-storming ‘misfit’ family

Since Phil and Tim Hanseroth met Brandi Carlile about 15 years ago, the three have become a literal family band, reaching milestones they once thought impossible, like headlining the Gorge Amphitheatre on June 1 for their Echoes Through the Canyon concert. Updated 1:21 pm