A man takes in the Seattle skyline from his boat as twilight falls on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (Kylie Cooper / The Seattle Times)
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Weather

Here come rain, wind, pockets of snow — then a break

A final storm of the week is moving in over the Seattle area, bringing with it increasing rain, wind and mountain snow on Friday.

Fund For Those In Need

How to help your Seattle-area neighbors at a crucial moment VIEW
They lived it. Now these former WA foster youths want to make life better for kids in the system VIEW
Teaching technology to Seattle-area seniors is easing loneliness, likely saving lives
A toddler would only cry, then WA helpers brought the gift of words VIEW

Politics

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., flanked by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to reporters following Senate passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA134 DCSA134

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema switches to independent

Opinion

Robin Abcarian
The end of ‘harmless’ recreational drug experimentation | Robin Abcarian
Changing hearts and minds through music | Op-Ed
In my new home, Portugal, gun violence is not a constant worry | Op-Ed
David Horsey
The GOP’s splitting headache | Horsey cartoon

Local News

Boats are docked at the Carl E. Moses Boat Harbor on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 in Dutch Harbor. The Port of Dutch Harbor is one of the country’s largest fishing ports by volume. (Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News)

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

Featured Columnist

Election denial was roasted by WA voters, but it still brings in the bucks

Mental Health

As psychedelic therapy arrives in PNW, pros learn how to lead trips
At a pizza party for mental health, WA farmers find community amid stress
In a first, King County moves against WA for mental health failures in jails
Give thanks to veterans by supporting mental health care

Business & Tech

EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before THURSDAY 03:01 A.M. ET DEC. 8, 2022. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source. Officers quarters buildings at the former Fort Hancock military installation, where locals are struggling to breathe a second life into the deteriorating harbor defense site, in Middletown, N.J., Oct. 19, 2022. The struggle to redevelop two New Jersey military forts offers lessons for other locations around the country seeking revitalization. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)

It’s a long road to turn old forts into new enterprises VIEW

Featured Columnist

Tech layoffs won’t be another Boeing Bust for Seattle, but brace for bumps

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Nation & World

In this image made from video provided by Russian Federal Security Service, WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in the plane as she flies to Abu Dhabi to be exchanged for Russian citizen Viktor Bout, in Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (Russian Federal Security Service via AP) XDL131 XDL131

Brittney Griner back home in US after Russian prisoner swap VIEW

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Food & Drink

The Rainy Day Reuben at Louski’s Deli in Skykomish is available whether or not the power is out in the small town, as Louski’s is the only restaurant in the town with a generator.

6 eateries worth a stop on your way home from Seattle’s closest ski areas

Pacific NW Magazine

Catching up with Margarethe Cammermeyer on the 10th anniversary of marriage equality in WA

‘Love, Equally’ celebrates WA marriage equality, LGBTQ civil rights

Make a difference this holiday season!

Support 13 local nonprofits through The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need.

Arts & Life

Methow Fatbike’s Dave Acheson describes fatbiking as like riding “a big, slow mountain bike” as he cruises down a dedicated fatbike trail in Pearrygin Lake State Park outside Winthrop.

Cruise through this Washington winter on two wheels astride a fat bike VIEW

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. 126362
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