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October 13, 2019 at 6:00 am

‘The Water Dancer’ is the nation’s top fiction bestseller

BESTSELLERSAs reported by Publishers WeeklyHardcover fiction 1. The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates 2. The Institute, Stephen King 3. Bloody Genius, John Sandford 4. The Dutch...

October 12, 2019 at 10:23 pm

Reign plays at top-seeded North Carolina in playoffs

Reign FC draws with Orlando 2-2 to end regular season, plays at top-seeded North Carolina in playoffs next Sunday.

October 12, 2019 at 5:00 am

Motley Fool: What’s the difference between mergers and acquisitions?

Ask the Fool Q: What’s the difference between mergers and acquisitions? A: In general, a merger is when two companies (often of roughly similar size)...

Business

October 11, 2019 at 6:27 pm

Backtalk: Times readers sound off on Mariners’ step-back, Huskies losing at Stanford and Seahawks

Backtalk: Letters to the Sports Editor

Sports

Will Smith stars in “Gemini Man.”
(Courtesy of Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films)

October 11, 2019 at 6:00 am

7 movies, including Will Smith’s ‘Gemini Man,’ open Oct. 11 in the Seattle area; our reviewers weigh in

Here are snapshots of what our reviewers thought of the movies opening this week.

October 10, 2019 at 9:40 pm

Cougars QB Gordon added to Maxwell Award watch list

Gordon entered the week leading the country in passing yards (2,146), passing yards per game (429.7) and second in touchdown passes (22).

Ronald Clayton

A fugitive alert has been issued for a Level III sex offender who was expected to be in Tacoma but cut off his GPS tracker on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019.

October 10, 2019 at 11:42 am

Fugitive sex offender who cut off GPS tracker arrested in Enumclaw

A sex offender who was the subject of a fugitive alert after he cut off his GPS tracker Monday was found and arrested in Enumclaw...

October 10, 2019 at 10:17 am

Deputies investigating after man shot in Lynnwood, suffers life-threatening injuries

The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with what the Sheriff's Office described as life-threatening wounds.

October 9, 2019 at 6:33 pm

Man who tried to kidnap ex-girlfriend in Bellevue leads officers on high-speed chase, police say

After beating and trying to kidnap his ex-girlfriend in Bellevue, a 24-year-old man led police on a high-speed chase through Renton and into Seattle and...

October 9, 2019 at 6:00 am

Seattle City Council debate roundup: Watch candidates go head-to-head

All seven of the Seattle City Council’s district seats are up for grabs this year. The two candidates in each district with the most votes in August’s...