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Birkha, with his wife and two daughters, was the last of his family to resettle in the U.S. after 25 years in a refugee camp in Nepal. For years, he wasn’t sure if they’d ever be reunited. (Lauren Frohne & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

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Hamilton, a rural town of 300 people along the Skagit River, has regularly flooded since its founding. Now, with the help of Seattle-based nonprofit Forterra, the mayor hopes to relocate the town to higher ground. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

"We've got to get out of the floodplain" (5:54)

Tina Russell has spent a decade searching for her niece, Alyssa McLemore. She recently found renewed determination and a support network through the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women movement. (Lauren Frohne & Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Ten years searching for Alyssa McLemore (3:39)

Thousands of people died in Seattle at the height of the AIDS crisis during the 1990s. Now a memorial is being built to pass down the lessons learned. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

'We want people to know': Building the AIDS Memorial Pathway (5:09)

Scientists take to the sea to understand what is limiting the survival of killer whales, and the salmon they feed on. (Ramon Dompor & Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

Hostile Waters: The search for answers (4:44)

The Destination took a lot from Dylan Hatfield when it sank in the Bering Sea two years ago — his brother, his best friend, and his mentor. "Everything has changed. It's a whole different job now," he says. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

No Return: "How much is a life worth?" (6:51)

In the Rose Adagio, a ballerina stays on pointe during a sequence of balances. PNB's Leta Biasucci demonstrates the dance and talks about its place in the story of 'Sleeping Beauty'. (Ramon Dompor & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Sleeping Beauty's Rose Adagio (3:18)

The National Archives at Seattle house 50,000 case files from the Chinese Exclusion Act. Files created to discriminate against Chinese laborers now hold value for descendants seeking detailed family information. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

'It's like reading someone's life': Seattle's Chinese Exclusion... (5:23)

Puget Sound’s orcas were shot and reviled, then caught and sold to aquariums around the world. But an orca capture in Budd Inlet was a turning point, leading to the end of an era.
(Lauren Frohne, Steve Ringman & Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Hostile Waters: To Catch an Orca (6:41)

Seattle News Video

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said he hopes neighborhood, religious and other groups will spend time on Jan. 20 trying to improve the life of the city.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray discusses Trump's inauguration (0:30)

Vice President Biden declines Washington state Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal's challenge during the joint session of Congress to verify Electoral College votes for president and vice president of the United States. (CSPAN)

Rep. Jayapal attempts to challenge Electoral College... (0:57)

A drone crashed into the Space Needle while pyro technicians were setting up fireworks for the annual New Year's Eve fireworks display. (Video courtesy Space Needle)

Drone crashes into Space Needle during New Year's Eve fireworks... (0:47)

Firefighters jumped into icy water at Sarg Hubbard park in Yakima Wednesday morning to practice their ice rescue skills.

Yakima firefighters brave icy water for rescue training (0:53)

Marshawn Lynch crushes a car, proceeds to do donuts on top of it... (1:37)

Tim Kuncl of Puyallup is a former Coast Guard officer who in 2015 had his led amputated by a private surgeon after enduring several unsuccessful surgeries at the VA Hospital in Seattle. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

An amputee discusses his VA experience (2:04)

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the President-elect Donald Trump's rhetoric is a threat to the city's workers.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray discusses Trump and city's economy (0:18)

Jon Meis, who was working as a Seattle Pacific University student-safety monitor in 2014, describes in court how he disarmed and wrestled to the ground Aaron Ybarra after Ybarra shot a student in Otto Miller Hall. (Courtesy of Q13)

Jon Meis describes how he disarmed SPU shooter (3:50)

Short Docs

After Juan Lopez arrived in the United States, he wasn’t thinking about the future. Now he has a wife and children. “To see them crying… it just hurts me now.” (Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

'It's going to be hard to leave': The Lopez family's tough... (8:41)

For indigenous women, for city workers to be free of harassment, for opportunities for fellow refugees and immigrants — three women share their stories and reasons for marching. (Corinne Chin, Lauren Frohne, Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Three women marching (5:20)

As she was dying, 42-year-old Seattle artist Briar Bates directed a silly, joyful water ballet — performed in the kiddie pool at Volunteer Park after her death and starring all of her friends. (Lauren Frohne & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Beautiful, mad art until the end (7:18)

After doctors told her she might never be able to have children, Gloria Chueca Puerto-Mendoza made a plan to try, despite the odds. But her journey did not unfold as she expected. (Lauren Frohne & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

The long road to Lola: One woman's journey to motherhood (7:05)

Linc's Tackle has been the heart and soul of Seattle’s urban fishing culture for generations. But that legacy almost didn't exist when the Beppus, shop owners since the 1930s, were interned during World War II. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

The legacy of Linc's Tackle (5:08)

On the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which interned Japanese-Americans during World War II, Tosh and Toshi Okamoto share their story and speak out about today's attitude toward Muslims. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

"As Americans, we have to speak up" (4:31)

Retiree Kerry Taniguchi volunteers his time to keep Seattle’s Chinatown-International District safe in emergencies. This Christmas, he volunteered to play a different type of hero for the community – Santa Claus. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Chinatown volunteer becomes Santa (4:24)

The Hollingsworths are a family of former athletes, retired executives and history-making trailblazers from Seattle. Now, in rural Mason County, they've begun a new chapter as cannabis farmers. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Growing closer by growing cannabis (5:23)

Videos of the Year

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Under Our Skin (1:25)

The Hollingsworths are a family of former athletes, retired executives and history-making trailblazers from Seattle. Now, in rural Mason County, they've begun a new chapter as cannabis farmers. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Growing closer by growing cannabis (5:23)

A year after he was severely burned in a wildfire that killed three of his fellow firefighters, Daniel Lyon Jr. is working hard to heal. Therapy, he said, is “like a regular 9-to-5 job.” (Ken Lambert & Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

'I'm able to start living life': Burned firefighter on his slow... (3:17)

Northwest Tap Connection is a race and social justice-oriented studio. Hip hop dance instructor Shakiah Danielson and her student Talaya Logan discover themselves – and each other – through dance. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

The Groovement: Dancing for social justice (4:58)

Carson Pickett, a first-round draft pick for Seattle's Reign FC, is a rising star in women's professional soccer. The rookie discusses the obstacles she's overcome on her unique journey to the NWSL. (Bettina Hansen & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

For Seattle Reign rookie Carson Pickett first glance may be... (1:59)

Birkha, with his wife and two daughters, was the last of his family to resettle in the U.S. after 25 years in a refugee camp in Nepal. For years, he wasn't sure if they’d ever be reunited. (Lauren Frohne & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

30 DAYS Chapter 1: Lost & Found (4:41)

Tod Steward and Ernie Lou's friendship has been put to the test during this divisive election season as the two support opposing presidential candidates. (Corinne Chin & Katie G. Cotterill / The Seattle Times)

Friends feud during divisive election season (3:40)

Nkosi’s Haven, a nonprofit in Johannesburg, provides housing and care for mothers with HIV and their kids, along with orphans who lost parents to AIDS. Hear Puleng and Lindiwe share their stories. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

'Not a death sentence': HIV-positive women find acceptance (4:31)

Boeing Centennial Video

Boeing highlights its 100-year history as well as its planned future in a exhibition are at the Farnborough Air Show. (Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times)

Touring Boeing's Centennial exhibition at Farnborough Air Show (2:14)

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its inaugural flight on Dec. 15, 2009, taking off from Paine Field and landing at Boeing Field.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner first flight (1:38)

Boeing instructor pilot Gregg Pointon demonstrates the new Dreamliner flight simulator. The simulator will be used to train new pilots to fly the 787.

Inside the 787 flight simulator (1:49)

Boeing began initial test flights of the 747-8 Intercontinental, Boeing's largest passenger plane, at Paine Field on Sunday, March 20, 2011. The freighter version of the 747-8 had its first flight in February 2010.

First flight of Boeing's 747-8 Intercontinental (1:10)

(Note: This historical footage does not contain audio.) On August 7, 1955, Tex Johnston flew a Boeing 707 prototype over Lake Washington – and executed two barrel rolls in one of the company's first commercial jets. (Video courtesy of Boeing)

1955 barrel roll in a Boeing 707 (1:08)

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 took to the skies for the first time on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Video courtesy of Boeing)

Boeing 737 MAX 8 test flight (4:22)

Boeing and All Nippon Airways today released a video demonstrating the 2016 787-9 Dreamliner. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the second member of the 787 family of "super-efficient" airplanes. (Courtesy of Boeing)

Boeing demonstrates new 787-9 Dreamliner (2:11)

Luella Armstrong reflects on her time at the University of Washington and what it was like being the only woman in her engineering classes. Armstrong went on to a lengthy career as a Boeing engineer. (Katie G. Cotterill / The Seattle Times)

Luella Armstrong, one of the first female UW engineer graduates (1:23)

Food & Drink Videos

Sabrina Lueck, Oscar Galvan and Andrew Januik are just some of the young, talented vintners who are evolving Washington’s wine industry. (Johnny Andrews & Katie G. Cotterill / The Seattle Times)

Young faces emerge in local wine industry (5:33)

Renee Erickson, owner of Seattle restaurants including The Walrus and The Carpenter, reflects on how her Pacific Northwest roots have influenced her food philosophy as she pulls up Dungeness crab from Shilshole Bay. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Chef Renee Erickson of The Walrus and The Carpenter (2:44)

Mutsuko Soma makes fresh soba noodles at her Wallingford restaurant Miyabi 45th. Watch the chef knead, roll and slice the buckwheat dough like clay. (John Lok and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Handmade buckwheat soba noodles at Miyabi 45th (2:09)

Seattle food writer Leora Bloom demonstrates how to make pakora, an Indian fried snack food. Bloom explains that, by using a lighter batter, you can make pakora better than what you can order at a restaurant. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Making pakora at home (2:03)

Four pounds of noodles. Four pounds of meat. Four liters of broth. Can four challengers beat the Dong Thap Noodles Pho Super Bowl Challenge in 90 minutes? (Ken Lambert and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Dong Thap's Super Bowl Pho Challenge (2:30)

Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi still cook in the open kitchens of their restaurants Joule, Trove and Revel. Many cultures are reflected and, Yang says, "as a cook, what's more fun than to do something like that?" (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Making kimchi with chefs Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi (3:14)

Paolo Campbell of Trove Noodle makes the restaurant's popular rice cake and lamb curry. The secret to making it at home? “We love butter. We love butter,” Campbell says. (John Lok / The Seattle Times)

Two-minute recipe: Trove Noodle's rice cakes (2:10)

At Seattle restaurant Aqua by El Gaucho, etiquette classes taught by Cortney Anderson-Sanford offer a refresher in table manners and politeness while fine dining. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Bringing etiquette back to the table (2:10)

Music & Performance Videos

Seattle band The Fabulous Downey Brothers perform their song "Bus" on a King County Metro Bus. (Lauren Frohne, Corinne Chin, Danny Gawlowski & Tyler Sipe / The Seattle Times)

"Bus" on a Metro bus: The Fabulous Downey Brothers (2:06)

Surf-rock band La Luz perform an acoustic version of "What Good Am I?" in a gondola on The Great Wheel on Seattle's waterfront.

Music on the Move: "What Good Am I?" performed by La Luz (4:14)

Danny Newcomb & the Sugarmakers perform the song ”Sundays” from the album “Masterwish.” Newcomb’s band opened for his old band, Goodness, in October. (Lauren Frohne, Corinne Chin & Danny Gawlowski / The Seattle Times)

"Sundays" by Danny Newcomb & the Sugarmakers (5:35)

WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. Rappers Gifted Gab and Nacho Picasso perform "Pay Me" in a BMW car while driving along Alki Beach in West Seattle.

Music on the Move: "Pay Me" by Gifted Gab and Nacho Picasso (2:17)

Synth-pop trio The Flavr Blue, along with Maggie Tweedy on violin, perform an acoustic rendition of "Supply" aboard The Winifred on Lake Union.

Music on the Move: "Supply" performed by The Flavr Blue (4:19)

Paul Wittman-Todd, Sacha Maxim and Jon Salzman – the members of Seattle band Posse – don't care about fame or money. They just want to make music. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

A conversation with Posse, a band that plays to its own tune (2:57)

Seattle band Posse plays their song "Afraid" in concert at the Vera Project on December 19, 2014. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Posse live in concert: "Afraid" (3:13)

Now in its 73rd season, the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra is the largest program of its kind in the United States. This fall's concert at Benaroya Hall includes Brahms' Fourth Symphony. (Lauren Frohne and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Region's best student musicians perform in Seattle Youth... (2:35)

Mariners Interviews

Mariners manager Scott Servais discusses his team's 11-10 win... (3:10)

Servais also discusses the situation with closer Hunter Strickland

Mariners manager Scott Servais discusses his team's 7-6 loss to... (4:40)

Mariners manager Scott Servais discusses his team's 12-4 win... (5:59)

Marco Gonzales and Tim Beckham discuss the Mariners win over the... (6:40)

(Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times)

Ichiro meets American media in Japan to announce his retirement... (8:48)

(Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times)

Ichiro meets American media in Japan after announcing retirement (1:15)

Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager discusses his injured left... (4:06)

Marco Gonzales discusses being named the Mariners' opening day... (4:46)

Sports Video

"It was our life," says Roy Lumm, who started as a jockey at the age of 16. Roy and his wife Zola spent their life together in the world of horse racing. At 79 years old, he still trains horses. (Bettina Hansen & Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

"It keeps you living:" A life at Emerald Downs (2:38)

Edwin Diaz enters the 2017 season as the Mariners' opening day closer and has put the baseball world on notice thanks to his triple-digit fastball. (Ken Lambert & Katie G. Cotterill / The Seattle Times)

Mariners closer Edwin Diaz: the art of a 100 mph fastball (2:18)

Inspired by the health challenges Seahawks player Tyler Lockett has overcome, the Schwerdt family named their second son after the athlete once they learned of their own son’s health challenges. (Lindsey Wasson & Katie G. Cotterill/The Seattle Times)

Seahawks fans find inspiration, strength in Baby Lockett's... (3:52)

Vanessa Rojas may not look like a boxer, but she feels like one. She is training as an amateur boxer at White Center PAL Boxing Gym just south of Seattle. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Defying expectations in the boxing ring (3:45)

Star Times winners reflect on the personal items or rituals that help them play their best game. (Katie G. Cotterill / The Seattle Times)

Star Times: What's your lucky charm? (3:15)

Ken Griffey Jr. fans reflect on their favorite moments as The Kid heads into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. (Katie G. Cotterill / The Seattle Times)

Griffey fans reflect on the specialness of The Kid (2:34)

Seattle Times sports columnist Larry Stone and Mariners beat writer Ryan Divish discuss their favorite Griffey Jr. moments and what it was like to cover The Kid. (Katie G. Cotterill / The Seattle Times)

Larry Stone, Ryan Divish on covering Ken Griffey Jr.'s career (5:50)

A behind the scenes look at the making of Ken Griffey Jr.’s Hall of Fame plaque. Sculptor Tom Tsuchiya talks about the process. (Video by: Matt Freed for The Seattle Times)

The making of Ken Griffey Jr.'s Hall of Fame plaque (1:51)