The Seahawks secondary take to an empty field for warmups before the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday September 20, 2020. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
The Seahawks secondary take to an empty field for warmups before the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)
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Manuel Ellis' death in an encounter with police on March 3 was ruled a homicide amid the national reckoning over police misconduct. But the investigation was riddled with flaws, conflicts of interest and irregularities, undermining public confidence.  WATCH

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the top ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, speaks to reporters about her blueprint for U.S. energy policy, titled “Energy 20/20,” at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp in Republic, Wash. Culp is the police chief of Republic and running against Gov. Jay Inslee. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 215006
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PALMETTO, FL – SEPTEMBER 4: Natasha Howard #6, Epiphanny Prince #11, Sami Whitcomb #33, Sue Bird #10, and Breanna Stewart #30 of the Seattle Storm looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on September 4, 2020 at Feld Entertainment Center in Palmetto, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) 775540690
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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
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A northern resident orca calf gets belly rubs from its mother as they swim. Mothers and calves stay together for life in orca families and affection and touch and play are a big part of every day, researchers are learning.

Researchers attach cameras to Pacific Northwest orcas, revealing a marvelous underwater world  WATCH

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Amy Fenning is training to be a teacher, but is currently working at Target because she doesn’t know what the job market will look like in the near future. Fenning works on some paperwork for the kindergarten class she is a student teacher at. Photographed on September 4, 2020. 214971

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Freshly dug graves expand across a section of La Bermeja General Cemetery to meet the demands of the increase in deaths related to the new coronavirus, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. For months, the strictest measures confronting the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America seemed to keep infections in check in El Salvador, but a gradual reopening combined with a political stalemate has seen infections increase nearly fourfold. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

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Freshly dug graves expand across a section of La Bermeja General Cemetery to meet the demands of the increase in deaths related to the new coronavirus, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. For months, the strictest measures confronting the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America seemed to keep infections in check in El Salvador, but a gradual reopening combined with a political stalemate has seen infections increase nearly fourfold. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

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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

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PALMETTO, FL – SEPTEMBER 4: Natasha Howard #6, Epiphanny Prince #11, Sami Whitcomb #33, Sue Bird #10, and Breanna Stewart #30 of the Seattle Storm looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Sparks on September 4, 2020 at Feld Entertainment Center in Palmetto, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) 775540690

WNBA postpones Game 1 of semifinals between Storm and Minnesota Lynx due to inconclusive COVID-19 tests

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Report: Seahawks would like to extend coach Pete Carroll’s contract ‘sooner rather than later’

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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson warms up as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field in Seattle Sunday September 20, 2020. 215067
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A visitor to the Burke Museum during a members preview on Saturday checks out a triceratops exhibit. The museum opens to the general public on Tuesday. Masks are required for entry along with social distancing. The museum is limiting the entry number to 50 or less per hour, which is below 25% capacity. Ref to more photos online. (She’s okay with image usage but no name, please) LO Linesonly The Burke Museum reopens with a members preview on Saturday Sept 19, 2020. It reopens to the general public on Tuesday. Masks required for entry. 215127
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A photographer tries to capture of view of Seattle’s famed skyline from the always picturesque Kerry Park. What made it picturesque however was all the wrong reasons. Seattle’s air quality fell to the unhealthy for all groups Monday, September 14, 2020. Linesonly 215025
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Objects conservator (CQ) Liz Brown climbs the scaffold to a higher level around Alexander Calder’s “Eagle” sculpture at Olympic Sculpture Park. The signature piece has been repainted, with non-original coatings and primers removed, surfaces prepared to receive the sculptor’s “Calder Red.” Brown leads the work which began in July. The paint has to cure and repainting had to be done in summer. “Eagle,” a gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, originally sited at the Seattle Asian Art Museum and moved here in 2006. A grant from Bank of America paid for the repainting (undisclosed amount). The painted steel piece weighs about six tons and is 38.75-feet tall. Ref to more photos online LO Linesonly Thursday Sept 10, 2020 215023
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Alexander Calder’s ‘Eagle’ sculpture gets a repainting