https://www.seattletimes.com Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:08:45 -0700 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/former-kamiak-high-coach-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-misconduct-with-student/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/former-kamiak-high-coach-arrested-for-alleged-sexual-misconduct-with-student/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=16309395
The 33-year-old Lake Stevens man was placed on leave in April and fired in May after police opened an investigation into the allegations.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/seeking-saltwater-try-8-beach-hikes-around-puget-sound-this-summer/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/seeking-saltwater-try-8-beach-hikes-around-puget-sound-this-summer/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=16256096
Washington has many great beach hikes. From Whidbey Island to the Olympic Peninsula, here are a handful of Western Washington routes to check out this summer.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/uk-mortgage-rates-spike-to-highest-level-since-truss-tax-plan-spooked-markets/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/uk-mortgage-rates-spike-to-highest-level-since-truss-tax-plan-spooked-markets/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:49:05 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/uk-mortgage-rates-spike-to-highest-level-since-truss-tax-plan-spooked-markets/
Homeowners and renters in the U.K. are facing further grim news as mortgage rates hit levels not seen since unfunded tax cuts announced by the government last fall spooked investors.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/suspicious-powder-found-at-the-white-house-when-biden-was-gone-was-cocaine-ap-sources-say/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/suspicious-powder-found-at-the-white-house-when-biden-was-gone-was-cocaine-ap-sources-say/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:42:07 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/suspicious-powder-found-at-the-white-house-when-biden-was-gone-was-cocaine-ap-sources-say/
A preliminary test has shown that a suspicious substance found at the White House on Sunday was cocaine. The Bidens were at Camp David at the time.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-dead-after-mountlake-terrace-condo-fire/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-dead-after-mountlake-terrace-condo-fire/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:39:07 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=16310954
Fire broke out at a Mountlake Terrace condo building on Monday night, and two residents died. The cause of the fire is unknown. ]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/miki-sudo-successfully-defends-hot-dog-eating-title-stormy-weather-delays-mens-contest/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/miki-sudo-successfully-defends-hot-dog-eating-title-stormy-weather-delays-mens-contest/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:36:05 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/miki-sudo-successfully-defends-hot-dog-eating-title-stormy-weather-delays-mens-contest/
Defending champion Miki Sudo forced down 39 1/2 hot dogs and buns to claim a ninth women's title in Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/arizona-governor-asked-to-rescind-executive-order-limiting-prosecution-of-abortion-related-cases/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/arizona-governor-asked-to-rescind-executive-order-limiting-prosecution-of-abortion-related-cases/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:29:04 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/arizona-governor-asked-to-rescind-executive-order-limiting-prosecution-of-abortion-related-cases/
Twelve of Arizona’s 15 county attorneys are calling for Gov. Katie Hobbs to rescind her recent executive order that limits them from prosecuting abortion-related cases.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/princess-kate-takes-her-seat-in-royal-box-at-wimbledon-right-next-to-roger-federer/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/princess-kate-takes-her-seat-in-royal-box-at-wimbledon-right-next-to-roger-federer/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:28:33 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/princess-kate-takes-her-seat-in-royal-box-at-wimbledon-right-next-to-roger-federer/
The Princess of Wales had the best seat in the house on Centre Court at Wimbledon.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/uae-announces-plans-to-invest-54b-in-energy-and-triple-renewable-sources/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/uae-announces-plans-to-invest-54b-in-energy-and-triple-renewable-sources/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:24:18 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/uae-announces-plans-to-invest-54b-in-energy-and-triple-renewable-sources/
The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/yan-mingfu-communist-party-envoy-to-protesters-in-chinas-tiananmen-square-in-1989-dies-at-age-91/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/yan-mingfu-communist-party-envoy-to-protesters-in-chinas-tiananmen-square-in-1989-dies-at-age-91/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:10:05 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/yan-mingfu-communist-party-envoy-to-protesters-in-chinas-tiananmen-square-in-1989-dies-at-age-91/
Yan Mingfu, a former top Communist Party figure who acted as an envoy to pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 and was forced out after the protests were violently crushed, has died at age 91.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/facebook-faces-legal-setback-in-eu-court-decision-on-data-privacy-and-ads/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/facebook-faces-legal-setback-in-eu-court-decision-on-data-privacy-and-ads/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:07:23 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/facebook-faces-legal-setback-in-eu-court-decision-on-data-privacy-and-ads/
Facebook has lost a legal challenge at the European Union’s top court over a groundbreaking German antitrust decision that limited the way the company uses data for advertising.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/metas-twitter-killer-app-is-coming/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/metas-twitter-killer-app-is-coming/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 09:00:02 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=16309843
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, teased a new app called Threads that is set to take on Twitter for real-time digital conversations.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-his-impeachment-trial-attorney-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-his-impeachment-trial-attorney-says/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:45:08 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-will-not-testify-at-his-impeachment-trial-attorney-says/
A lawyer for embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the Republican will not testify in his upcoming impeachment trial.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/olympics/indonesia-pulls-out-of-hosting-beach-games-3-months-after-losing-u20-world-cup-over-israel-issue/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/olympics/indonesia-pulls-out-of-hosting-beach-games-3-months-after-losing-u20-world-cup-over-israel-issue/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:36:15 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/indonesia-pulls-out-of-hosting-beach-games-3-months-after-losing-u20-world-cup-over-israel-issue/
Indonesia has pulled out of hosting another global sports event at short notice, three months after refusing to welcome Israel’s team for soccer’s Under-20 World Cup.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/man-killed-in-capitol-hill-stabbing/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/man-killed-in-capitol-hill-stabbing/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:23:54 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=16310902
A man died early Tuesday morning after being stabbed multiple times in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/french-court-upholds-freezing-of-assets-of-lebanons-embattled-central-bank-chief/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/french-court-upholds-freezing-of-assets-of-lebanons-embattled-central-bank-chief/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:02:22 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/french-court-upholds-freezing-of-assets-of-lebanons-embattled-central-bank-chief/
A French court has upheld the freezing of assets of Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor rejecting his appeal to have them released.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/made-in-america-pitch-wins-more-customers-for-a-t-shirt-maker-this-fourth-of-july/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/made-in-america-pitch-wins-more-customers-for-a-t-shirt-maker-this-fourth-of-july/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:00:03 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=16305680
Flag-themed apparel and other Americana are always July Fourth favorites, but it now may matter more where those stars and stripes were stitched.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/using-blue-and-green-decor-adds-serenity-to-a-space/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/at-home/using-blue-and-green-decor-adds-serenity-to-a-space/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:00:02 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=16264499
Let this winning color combination usher in a timeless sense of style and serenity.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/water-safety-tips-for-hot-seattle-area-days/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/water-safety-tips-for-hot-seattle-area-days/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=16310007
12 people have drowned in King County this year. As summer heats up, experts are urging people to take precautions when cooling off in Washington's waters.]]>