Find out what the numbers tell us about Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Times' FYI Guy, Gene Balk, and other contributors comb data sets to look at the numbers behind news topics -- especially those that offer insight into the quality of life and cost of living in the Seattle area.
Will the 2020s be the decade of suburban revival? New data shows that Seattle isn't growing faster than surrounding King County anymore. The pandemic may...
Under Monday's legislation, records officers in the mayor's office, legislative department and law department will have "civil service" status, which comes with protections against political...
We're tracking wildfires, drought conditions and air quality in the Pacific Northwest. With extreme heat and significant drought across the Western U.S., wildfire season has...
A review by the Office of Police Accountability found a Seattle police officer worked more than 90 hours a week on 15 occasions in 2019...
Seattle's population grew at a significant rate through the pandemic. It might be a modest increase compared to the boom times of the 2010s, but...
As homelessness is more visible than ever, see how the greater Seattle region's homelessness crisis stacks up to other parts of the country and dive...
This month's heat wave probably has a lot of Seattle-area residents thinking, "Should I get air-conditioning?" It turns out many more people have answered yes...
More than 70% of King County residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But gaps in vaccinations are large across the county. In one community,...
This guide is based on answers candidates provided to a Seattle Times questionnaire in late May. The eight candidates featured in the guide are the...
A recent analysis of 6.3 million online job descriptions found that Washington state is the country's worst offender when it comes to overusing jargon, a...
