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The FV Destination blasts through waves in the Bering Sea during the annual winter crab season.

February 15, 2019 at 1:21 pm

Podcast: Reporter Hal Bernton on the final, tragic voyage of Seattle-based crab boat, the Destination

Reporter Hal Bernton has covered the Alaska fishing industry for decades. He describes the final voyage of the Destination, and the stories of its lost...

A health care worker prepares syringes, including a vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), for a child’s inoculations at the International Community Health Services Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Seattle. A recent measles outbreak has sickened more than 50 people in the Pacific Northwest, most in Washington state and, of those, most are concentrated in Clark County, just north of Portland, Oregon. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency over the outbreak last month. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

February 15, 2019 at 1:19 pm

Amid measles outbreak, state House panel moves to ban personal vaccine exemptions

The outbreak is centered in Clark County, where nonmedical vaccine objections are more than triple the national rate. Updated 2:49 pm

Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, standing center, watches with Sen. Jaime Pedersen D-Seattle, seated center, as votes are tallied Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, on the Senate floor following debate in Olympia, Wash., on a measure that would repeal the death penalty in Washington state. The Senate on Friday approved the measure, which was sponsored by Carlyle and will now head to the House, just months after the state’s Supreme Court unanimously struck down capital punishment as arbitrary and racially biased. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW102 WATW102

February 15, 2019 at 11:15 am

Washington Senate passes death penalty repeal bill VIEW

The moves comes months after the state's Supreme Court struck down capital punishment as arbitrary and racially biased. The bill now heads to the House... Updated 3:19 pm

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Total raised: $88,081Total spent: $48,366$2,000Credit Union Legislative Action Fund, Delta Dental, Trucking Action Committee, Washington Bankers Association, Washington Affordable Housing Council, Washington Association of Realtors, Washington Multi-Family Housing Association, Washington State Dental Association, Washington Health Care Association, Washington State Hospital Association$1,950Boeing, Express Scripts, National Rifle Association$1,900Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America$1,800Premera Blue Cross$1,700Altria Client Services$1,6005th District Republicans Political Committee$1,500Cambia Health Solutions, Novartis, George Rowley Jr., Sabey Corporation$1,450Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Physical Therapy Association of Washington$1,000Altria Client Services, Association of General Contractors of Washington, BNSF Railway, Building Owners and Managers Association, Council of Po

Total raised: $18,900Total spent: $4,607$1,900: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America$1,000: Novartis$950: Altria Client Services, Caremark RX, Delta Dental, Express Scripts, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Puget Sound Energy, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, The Boeing Co. PAC, WashBank PAC, Washington Physical Therapy PAC, Washington Health Care Association PAC$500: Comcast, Justice For All PAC, Premera Blue Cross, Property Casual Insurers PAC, RAI Services, Sabey Corp., Sanofi-Aventis US, Washington Consumer Finance Education and PAC, Washington State Auto Dealers PAC.

District: 5th Legislative District serving Issaquah, Snoqualmie, North Bend, Black Diamond, Maple Valley, Carnation and parts of Enumclaw and RentonMissed Votes: 22

Total raised: $18,900Total spent: $4,607$1,900: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America$1,000: Novartis$950: Altria Client Services, Caremark RX, Delta Dental, Express Scripts, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Puget Sound Energy, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, The Boeing Co. PAC, WashBank PAC, Washington Physical Therapy PAC, Washington Hea

February 15, 2019 at 6:00 am

Former Eastside lawmaker arrested after drinking with underage relative, police say

Snoqualmie police officers on Sunday arrested former state Rep. Jay Rodne, who according to a police report, said, "you guys are making a huge mistake."...

Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. A Metro bus is jackknifed as it tried to go up NE 55th Street on the slick road with compressed snow. 209226 209226

February 15, 2019 at 6:00 am

‘B’ grades all around? Assessing the response to February’s historic Seattle-area snowstorms

Most people who responded to a Seattle Times poll about the city's and Metro's responses to snowfall awarded top grades. But others said there was...

Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, right, listens to testimony during a Senate hearing at the Capitol Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. Fain is reintroducing a bill that would protect student journalists’ free speech in school-sponsored media at public schools and colleges in response to a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave administrators control over what gets published in school media. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

February 14, 2019 at 5:15 pm

Former state Sen. Joe Fain to lead Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

Fain, who served in the Legislature for eight years, lost his bid for re-election in November as lawmakers agreed to launch an investigation into an...

The Amazon Spheres rest beneath Day One, the dominant building owned by the company downtown, on Thursday, August 17, 2017 in downtown.

February 14, 2019 at 11:42 am

Amazon: Canceled New York jobs likely to go elsewhere; company will ‘continue to evaluate’ growth in Seattle

After dropping its plan for an incentive-packed expansion with 25,000 employees in New York City, Amazon also said it has no current plans for further...

February 13, 2019 at 6:29 pm

Washington state lawmaker, open-government advocates spar in hearing over the Legislature’s transparency

Wednesday's clash comes as lawmakers continued to wrestle with last year's court ruling that legislative leaders violated state law for withholding documents under the exemption...

February 13, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Despite reinstatement of officer who punched handcuffed woman, Seattle police haven’t violated reform pact, federal attorneys say

Federal attorneys say an arbitrator's reinstatement of a fired officer and the city of Seattle's recent contract with the Seattle Police Officers Guild doesn't conflict...

Ben Darrett, left, and Joe Steele, right, maintenance laborers for the Seattle Department of Transportation, shovel and salt the walkway on the Dr. Jose P. Rizal Bridge as snow falls in Seattle Monday February 11, 2019. 209301

February 13, 2019 at 4:11 pm

How would you grade the response to Seattle region’s February snowstorms?

Many a political career has been buried by the fluffy white stuff and complaints from constituents who expect leaders to clear their streets and keep...