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Boats are docked at the Carl E. Moses Boat Harbor on Jan. 13 in Dutch Harbor. The Port of Dutch Harbor is one of the country’s largest fishing ports by volume. (Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News) — (Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News)

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With their seasons canceled, crabbers want to know what’s going on in the Bering Sea

After snow and king crab seasons were scuttled because of low population surveys, some crabbers are urging further regulation of other fishing fleets.

First-ever recorded moose sighting in Mount Rainier National Park Updated 7:20 am
Seattle weather forecast: Rain, wind and mountain snow — then a break Updated 7:14 am
Fire delays Sound Transit Express bus routes, S Line trains at Kent Updated 7:18 am
Seattle Archdiocese pays $2.3 million to settle five claims of sexual abuse New 6:00 am
WA among top 10 states with highest concentration of same-sex couples | FYI Guy Updated 6:37 am
Could WA follow NYC’s footsteps and force people into mental health treatment? New 6:00 am

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King County Medical Examiner’s autopsy room at Harborview Medical Center.

Local News

National forensic pathologist shortage slows autopsies in WA

Allen Harris poses for a portrait with his parents, Rod and Dee Harris, after receiving an award for outstanding academic achievement.

Law & Justice

WA student died at football practice; now the school district will pay his family $5M

Tacoma Police Department Det. Chad Lawless diagrams the scene where he and his partner, officer Corey Ventura, showed up to where Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer had a confrontation with a newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer on Jan. 27, 2021, during his testimony in Pierce County Superior Court on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Tacoma, Wash.

Law & Justice

Key witness against Troyer faces aggressive cross-examination VIEW

Former Seahawk Doug Baldwin has long been active in social justice issues and criminal justice reform. He’s recently been appointed to the state Clemency Board, which makes recommendations to the governor on whether or not incarcerated individuals should receive pardons or clemency.
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Photographed at Vault89 in Renton on Nov. 15, 2022.

Law & Justice

Six lives hang in the balance. Former Seahawk Doug Baldwin will help make the decision

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Transportation

Fire delays Sound Transit Express bus routes, S Line trains at Kent

An emergency response near the Kent Station transit hub is causing delays and cancellations Friday morning. Here's what to know.

Photography

Luke Botzheim, left, 46, and Allan Carandang, 37, of Seattle, walk down the grand staircase outside Seattle City Hall after being married on Sunday, December 9, 2012.

Over 140 couples will be married inside Seattle City Hall Sunday December 9, 2012 for the “Get Married at City Hall” event following the passage of Referendum 74, which approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state of Washington.

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Local News

Dec. 9, 2012: A look back at the state’s first same-sex weddings VIEW

Hundreds of Boeing employees line the fence to witness the final Boeing 747 aircraft as it rollouts out of its hangar at the Everett factory, Tuesday night, Dec. 6, 2022. The 747-8 freighter, which is the model of this aircraft, can hold approximately 19 million ping-pong balls or golf balls. 222295

Business

Boeing rolls out final 747, ending an era that transformed aviation VIEW

Tyler Slater tosses a crab pot into the water off the Edmonds Fishing Pier on a chilly evening Edmonds on December 3, 2022. Slater is hoping to catch red rock crab or dungeness crab using chicken, squid and herring for bait. The recreational crab fishing season is open in this area until December 31st.

Local News

Crab: A tasty holiday season harvest

Geno Smith warms up for Sunday’s game against the Rams. 222344

Seahawks

Photos Seahawks beat the Rams VIEW

Education

University of Idaho settles Christian students’ free speech lawsuit

The University of Idaho will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit from Christian law students and a professor who claimed their freedom of speech was violated.