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May 18, 2018 at 4:13 pm

Jury awards $25 million for negligence in Harborview stroke case

A jury has determined that Harborview and two doctors were negligent in the case of a woman who was treated at the Seattle hospital's stroke...

Mobile homes sit on the Clayton Homes lot Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, in Gallup, N.M. (Photo by Donovan Quintero) 0435677449

May 18, 2018 at 12:29 pm

Federal officials investigating practices of Warren Buffett’s mobile-home business

The federal government is investigating Clayton Homes, the mobile-home business in Warren Buffett’s empire that was the subject of a news investigation into its lending...

March 29, 2018 at 6:07 pm

In wake of deaths, Seattle-area pain doctor agrees to face a lifetime of restrictions

Under an agreement with state officials, Dr. Frank Li will be suspended from practicing medicine for at least another year and will subsequently face a...

March 1, 2018 at 6:00 am

‘The fast-fast-fast-track’: Lawmakers rushed secrecy plan to beat deadlines

Some lawmakers were alarmed by the process and how quickly the legislation advanced. Staff in the Legislature and the governor’s office were also taken aback....

Jeff Goldenberg and Naomi Kirtner, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Seattle, are the parents of Talia Goldenberg, the woman featured in some of The Seattle Times’ Swedish coverage last year. They have launched a new nonprofit focused on patient safety. 204919

February 10, 2018 at 8:00 am

After Talia’s death at Swedish in Seattle, her parents seek overhaul of hospital cultures

After the death of Talia Goldenberg, her parents have launched a new nonprofit: Talia’s Voice: Projects for Patient Safety. “If I can have an impact...

Pedestrians cross 6th Avenue at Pine St. in downtown Seattle Wednesday afternoon, October 18, 2017, between heavy rain showers. Winds and rain are expected to kick up later this afternoon.

January 1, 2018 at 11:00 am

Congrats? Seattle completes wettest four-year stretch in recorded history

We've lived through a four-year stretch unlike any other in the past 120 years. Let's get T-shirts made.

The engine from an Amtrak train crash onto Interstate 5 on Monday, is checked by workers before being transported away from the scene, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. Federal investigators in the deadly train wreck want to know whether the engineer was distracted by a second person in his cab as his train hurtled into a curve at more than twice the speed limit. The train took a 30 mph curve at 80 mph and plunged off an overpass, sending rail cars plummeting onto a busy highway south of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) WAET101 WAET101

December 23, 2017 at 3:24 pm

Amtrak crews express concerns about training on new route where train derailed | Times Watchdog

Amtrak workers have said they had inadequate trips to familiarize themselves with the Point Defiance Bypass route, according to a Seattle Times source.

People work at the curve leading to the railroad bridge where an Amtrak train derailed onto Interstate 5 two days earlier Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in DuPont, Wash. The Amtrak train that careened off the overpass south of Seattle, killing at least three people, was hurtling 50 mph over the speed limit when it jumped the track, federal investigators say, when it derailed along a curve, spilling railcars onto the highway below. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) WAET113 WAET113

December 21, 2017 at 3:40 pm

Washington state: No passenger trains on Amtrak derailment route until safety systems are in place

Washington state transportation officials say they won't restart passenger service along the rail line where an Amtrak train derailed Monday until "positive train control" safety...

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In this photo provided by Daniella Fenelon, first responders work at the scene of an Amtrak train that derailed in DuPont, south of Seattle on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. The Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass south of Seattle and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing some people, injuring dozens and crushing a few vehicles, authorities said. Fenelon was a passenger of the train. (Daniella Fenelon via AP) NYHK205 NYHK205

December 19, 2017 at 7:53 pm

Train derailment near Olympia: Officials pushed ‘aggressive’ timeline before safety technology was ready | Times Watchdog

Monday’s deadly derailment came just months before critical safety technology known as positive train control is scheduled to launch on the route.

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An Amtrak train derailed and fell off of a bridge and onto Interstate 5 near Mounts Road between Lakewood and Olympia Washington Monday December 18, 2017. 204596

December 18, 2017 at 3:04 pm

Amtrak train that derailed onto I-5 was reportedly going 80 in a 30-mph zone, officials say WATCH

The Amtrak train that derailed Monday morning on its inaugural trip through a faster railway route was supposed to slow dramatically, to 30 mph, before...