A blanket of overnight snow creates a fresh winter wonderland in Seattle’s University District on Dec. 30, 2021. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)
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Weather

Third La Niña winter might be headed for Seattle

It may be hard to imagine right now, but with a rare third consecutive La Niña winter forecast, we could be in for a colder winter than usual. Here's what to know.

Politics

FILE – Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska smiles as she leaves the Senate chamber, at the Capitol in Washington, April 5, 2022. Murkowski is seeking reelection to a seat she has held for nearly 20 years. She faces 18 opponents, the most prominent of which is Republican Kelly Tshibaka, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) WX212 WX212

Murkowski advances in Alaska Senate race, Palin in House VIEW

Opinion

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Jean Guerrero
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Local News

Response vessels with vaccuum trucks on board off San Juan Island. Washington Dept. of Ecology, U.S. Coast Guard, San Juan Office of Emergency Management and Swinomish Tribe have formed a Unified Command to collectively respond to a sunken 49-foot fishing vessel, the Aleutian Isle, on the west side of San Juan Island near Sunset Point. This incident started as a search and rescue, and all persons on board were rescued safely. The vessel sank soon after.

Sunken vessel near San Juan Island sinks deeper, complicating cleanup WATCH

Featured Columnist

'Black and Missing': How the media privileges white women

Education Lab

As pandemic learning gaps loom, schools rethink summer school to keep kids engaged
Why a Seattle School Board member plans to appeal harassment case that’s cost taxpayers thousands
Some WA families will have to pay again for school meals. Here’s how much
WA high school students will soon earn credit for after-school jobs

Business & Tech

Demetrus Dugar, a security guard at Pioneer Square’s Broderick Building in Seattle, thinks for a moment during an interview with the Times on July 26, 2022. 221062

Why a Pioneer Square security guard hopes you’ll return to the office VIEW

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Nation & World

Smoke rises over the site of explosion at an ammunition storage of Russian army near the village of Mayskoye, Crimea, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. (AP Photo)

Blasts hit Russian ammunition depot in Crimea

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Food & Drink

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This smoked salmon toast with pickled summer squash combines the familiar to make something new

Pacific NW Magazine

A backstage pass to the creation of Heart, its evolution and the revival of its classic hits

The signature sounds of Heart beat through the heat of two summers 45 years apart

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Arts & Life

Seattle resident Patrick McMurchie goes from submerged to upright while practicing the kayak roll – a useful skill for sea kayaking — during a lesson on Lake Sammamish in July 2022.

What you need to know to take a sea kayak on Puget Sound (namely, to get out of the frigid water)

Photography

Hai! Japantown – 081322 Kaoru Okumura flows through a Butoh performance during the Hai! Japantown summer festival Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Seattle, Wash. Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theater featuring, among other things, very slow, hyper-controlled movements. Hai! Japantown celebrates businesses in Historic Nihonmachi / Japantown and has events running through Aug. 20. See https://www.wingluke.org/haijapantown for a full list of events. 221271
Local News

Photos: Celebrating at the Hai! Japantown festival

Seattle Sounders FC Defender Yéimar Gomez Andrade moves the ball during a game against Real Salt Lake in Seattle, WA on August 14, 2022.
Sounders

Photos: Sounders host Real Salt Lake VIEW

Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs – 081422 Slew’s Tiz Whiz with jockey Jose Zunino aboard comes home in first place during the Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Auburn, Wash. 221251
Horse Racing

Photos: The 2022 Longacres Mile at Emerald Downs VIEW

T-Mobile Park – Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees – 080922 Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford celebrates as he runs into the dugout after getting the final out of the top of the second inning, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Seattle, Wash. 221221
Sports

Photos: Mariners beat Yanks in extra inning battle VIEW