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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)

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Hydrophones beneath the surface of Puget Sound reveal disturbances to sea-life that otherwise go unnoticed. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Hostile Waters: The sound of noise (5:21)

Debbie and Damian Monda build trust and relationships in homeless encampments across Seattle. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Conversation and compassion: Homeless outreach (4:41)

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)

Short Docs

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)

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)

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 years, Barbara Barnett didn't confront the sexual assault she experienced in the military. Now, she uses painting as an emotional outlet and donates the sales to ArtLifting to support other disabled artists. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Amnesia / Denial (4:47)

Recent Chief Sealth graduate Juan Old Chief Betancourt has learned a lot from his great grandmother. He wanted to honor her the best way he knew how, by taking her to his high school prom. (Lauren Frohne & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Family always comes first: A prom story (5:07)

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)

Videos of the Year 2018

Chisato DuBose, 54, and her daughter Sachie DuBose, 18, are world-champion power lifters and competitive bodybuilding athletes. As the women train and compete together, they build each other up. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Mother-daughter powerlifters 'don't care what people have to say' (5:12)

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 years, Barbara Barnett didn't confront the sexual assault she experienced in the military. Now, she uses painting as an emotional outlet and donates the sales to ArtLifting to support other disabled artists. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Amnesia / Denial (4:47)

Vishavjit Singh, dressed as Sikh Captain America, uses his superhero alter ego to initiate conversations he would not normally have with others while wearing his civilian clothes. (Ramon Dompor & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

A Sikh man dresses as a superhero to challenge what it means to... (3:41)

Recent Chief Sealth graduate Juan Old Chief Betancourt has learned a lot from his great grandmother. He wanted to honor her the best way he knew how, by taking her to his high school prom. (Lauren Frohne & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Family always comes first: A prom story (5:07)

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)

Fawn Batten is a survivor of domestic violence and used to sleep in a tent. Now, she builds relationships with people on the street as an ambassador for the Metropolitan Improvement District. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Another shot at life (5:57)

"History matters because it shows our values," says Jeffrey Coopersmith, a Seattle attorney who has collected historical artifacts for the past four decades. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Artifacts of Injustice (2:38)

Seattle News Video

After working with U.S. forces in their home countries, three people are granted Special Immigrant Visas and begin to rebuild their lives in Washington state. (Ramon Dompor and Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Wars' other veterans: Three people move to the U.S. with special... (4:42)

Arlene Zahne, a Navajo woman, finds peace after losing her partner and choosing recovery from addiction and homelessness. She is one of many women that Mother Nation, a Native-led Seattle organization, has helped. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Racial Disparities: A Navajo woman finds peace in art, tradition... (3:45)

Students at Kentridge High School inspired classmates during a rally ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The event was one of several rallies held by students at Kentridge and Kent-Meridian high schools ( Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times).

Students hold MLK rally to inspire their peers through music and... (4:36)

South Park has seen a recent escalation in youth violence, but programs like the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps work to keep kids active, safe and engaged with the community. (Lauren Frohne & Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Nurture with nature (5:35)

At the last remaining site in Seattle where RV residents can park long-term without tickets or towing, the city is no longer accepting new residents and has not developed a plan to address vehicle homelessness. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Uncertain future for city-sanctioned RV safe zone (3:11)

Formed in February after a series of camp sweeps drew sharp criticism, the Navigation Team urges people into shelters while removing camps like this one along the I-90 sound barrier wall. Contains strong language. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

How Seattle's Navigation Team works, from notice to camp removal (6:29)

The BLOCK Project aims to build a backyard cottage to house a homeless person on every block in Seattle. The first one is being built in Kim Sherman and Dan Tenenbaum's Beacon Hill yard. (Lauren Frohne & Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

'Yes in my backyard': Confronting homelessness with backyard... (3:32)

"It was like Yelp for prostitution," says prosecuting attorney Valiant Richey about review-based websites that law enforcement connected with a network of brothels in Bellevue. (Lauren Frohne & Gabriel Campanario / The Seattle Times)

Busted: How police brought down a prostitution network in... (2:10)

Arts & Culture Videos

Camille Jassny has pursued art while also living with low vision since the age of three. "I want to make sure that people realize that, being blind, you don't have to stay away from art," Camille says. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Creating art with texture (3:03)

Listen to Claudia Castro Luna, the city's first civic poet, read "Seattle's Poem" as you experience sights and sounds captured by Seattle Times videographers. (Seattle Times staff)

Seattle's Poem (2:41)

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)

Identical twins Dan and Dave Ortner gradually lost their sight to retinitis pigmentosa. "We've never really looked at it as a handicap," Dave Ortner says. "It's never really stopped me from doing things." (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

After losing sight, twin brothers experience art (2:03)

Artists Kerry James Marshall and Mickalene Thomas discuss history, representation and painting at Seattle Art Museum's "Figuring History," which also features works by Robert Colescott. (Corinne Chin and Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

'Figuring History' at Seattle Art Museum (2:35)

Mollie Bryan is an artist, curator and organizer of light art and electronic music events in Seattle. From her gallery to natural spaces she creates a space for art that intersects with technology. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Making Art with Light (3:10)

"History matters because it shows our values," says Jeffrey Coopersmith, a Seattle attorney who has collected historical artifacts for the past four decades. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Artifacts of Injustice (2:38)

Inspired by the 2016 election and the death of David Bowie, Leeni Ramadan blends “haunted” nostalgia and contemporary themes in Prom Queen’s new album “Doom-Wop.” (Erika Schultz & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Prom Queen explores the darkness, beauty of ‘Doom-Wop’ (4:57)

Food & Drink Videos

Linda Miller Nicholson, who has nearly 200,000 followers on her Salty Seattle Instagram feed, began making colorful pasta to persuade her son eat to more vegetables. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Exploring new pasta-bilities with Salty Seattle (2:08)

From biáng biáng noodles to brûléed sandwiches, chefs are pushing the envelope with affordable food at Xi'an Noodles, Dino's Tomato Pie, Peloton, Sixth Avenue Eats, Saboteur Bakery and Little Uncle. (Johnny Andrews & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

A mosaic of cheap eats across Seattle (2:24)

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)

Sports Video

Newport High School senior Jenna Martz is a champion power lifter and the first girl at her school to play four years of football. She hopes to inspire and support others in building strength. (Corinne Chin and Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

High School senior wants to 'leave a legacy' with her Newport... (1:58)

Chisato DuBose, 54, and her daughter Sachie DuBose, 18, are world-champion power lifters and competitive bodybuilding athletes. As the women train and compete together, they build each other up. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Mother-daughter powerlifters 'don't care what people have to say' (5:12)

Experience the sights and sounds of the parade and victory rally for the Seattle Storm, winners of the 2018 WNBA Championship, at Seattle Center on Sunday September 16, 2018. (Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor and Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Storm: WNBA Champions 2018 (2:23)

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first ski-jump tournament held on Mount Rainier, local ski historian Lowell Skoog trekked up to Alta Vista to re-create the competition and honor the first winner. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Honoring Olga and the pioneers of Northwest ski culture (3:22)

Stand up paddle boarding is making its Special Olympics USA Games debut, and 21-year-old Devon Adelman is up for the challenge of this new sport. (Lauren Frohne, Bettina Hansen & Emily M. Eng / The Seattle Times)

Paddling for Special Olympics gold (5:22)

"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)