Kimberly Bender, 23, died in the Forks city jail Dec. 7, 2019, after being harassed by a guard who later went to prison for sexually assaulting four other jailed women. (Courtesy of Dawn Reid)
Kimberly Bender, 23, died in the Forks city jail Dec. 7, 2019, after being harassed by a guard who later went to prison for sexually assaulting four other jailed women. (Courtesy of Dawn Reid)
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A lonely death in jail, an abusive guard and a Clallam County mother’s quest for justice

Forks and its police chief and jail officials are facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after a 23-year-old mother and Quileute Tribal member killed herself in jail following abuse by a jail guard.

Big John’s PFI is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. The store remains in the control of the Croce family with its second and third generation continuing with the business. From left, Margo Cochran, Holly Cochran, and Mike Croce. Photographed Monday, November 29, 2021 218857
Food & Drink

Family sustains Big John’s PFI, bringing tastes of Italy to Seattle for 50 years

Journeyman Boilermaker Supervisor Caitlin Batson is photographed at Vigor’s Harbor Island Shipyard. 218587
Pacific NW Magazine

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Riders walked on a ledge back to University of Washington Station, leaning out to look for any oncoming train, after their own railcars stalled 1,000 feet north of the station. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Heppner)
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Apple Cup light-rail stall shows Sound Transit’s communication strategy needs to grow up

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Jury members Melanie Laurent, from left, Mati Diop, Spike Lee, Jessica Hausner and Mylene Farmer pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Annette’ and the opening ceremony of the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) FRAK324
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Sunday Best: Remembering trailblazing Black designer Virgil Abloh

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Lifestyle

Rant & Rave: Festive sailboat lights up a Kenmore neighborhood

Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion – NCAA second round volleyball – 120421 Washington Huskies outside hitter Shannon Crenshaw celebrates an ace during the first set Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Seattle. 218981
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Washington volleyball team makes easy work of Hawaii to advance to NCAA tournament Sweet 16 VIEW

Law enforcement is seen at right outside the Seven Stars Pepper Szechuan restaurant at left, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 in Seattle’s International District. The owners said unending loitering and street crime outside has devestated business. 218805
Editorial

Seattle and King County have deserted Little Saigon

Fund for Those in Need

Friday, November 5, 2021. Fund for Those in Need. Kicking off the Fund for Those in Need we visit Wellspring Family Services visiting preschool kids having breakfast. 218714
Fund for Those in Need

Demand for services ‘skyrockets’ as The Seattle Times kicks off Fund for Those in Need campaign VIEW

Carneisha Grace, top right, and her sons Josiah Grace, left, Samari Glover, top, and Shawn Glover II at Childhaven in Auburn on Wenesday, November 10, 2021. Carneisha Grace describes being homeless for a six month period prior to receiving services from Childhaven in 2016. 218753
Fund for Those in Need

How one Seattle-area mother and her boys are overcoming life’s challenges

Seven-year-old Jacob Knapp, born with a rare genetic disorder, smiles after putting on a big hat at the Kindering Center on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Behind him is his occupational therapist, Aaron Wong-Weinrieb, The family has relied on Kindering Center for therapy since Kuba was three months old, when Kuba was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that severely impacts his cognitive development.
Fund for Those in Need

Kindering helps children with special needs — and their parents — live better lives VIEW

Akberet Kahsay eats a bowl of soup at Northgate Community Center on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. In partnership with Sound Generations and other organizations, the East African Elders Program provides meals, exercise and socialization for members of the East African community. 218826
Fund for Those in Need

Around King County, community meals return with a lifeline of nutrition and good company VIEW

Politics

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, center right, accompanied by Mississippi Solicitor General Scott Stewart, center left, waves to supporters as they walk out of of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, after the court heard arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH138 DCAH138

The woman who could bring down Roe v. Wade

FILE –Rioters incited by President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Members of the select congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol are pressing to overhaul the complex and little-known law that Trump and his allies tried to use to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that the ambiguity of the statute puts democracy itself at risk. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times) XNYT63 XNYT63
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A person records video as water rushes over Snoqualmie Falls, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Snoqualmie, Wash. Forecasters said storms caused by an atmospheric river, known as the Pineapple Express, would cause heavy rain in Oregon and Washington through Friday night. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW114 WATW114

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Project Homeless

Seattle homelessness budget frustrates many city officials

Seattle’s wettest fall on record has already hit unsheltered people hard, and it could get worse

221 homeless people have died in Seattle since last winter, one of the highest numbers on record

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Business & Tech

Boeing workers protest against Boeing’s vaccine requirement on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 outside Boeing’s production plant in Everett.

So far, Washington workers pushed out over vaccine mandates aren’t losing jobless benefits

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FILE – Kenneth Warner races into the water to help rescue the driver of a car that went into the flooded Nooksack River, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Ferndale, Wash. Winter has started out weird in the United States. It’s been flip flop weather in much of the country with the Pacific Northwest getting record rainfall and Denver and the Rockies still haven’t seen their first significant snowfall of the season. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) NYMV301 NYMV301

Stuck jet stream, La Niña causing weird weather

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Coronavirus

Leah Perkins, of Worcester, Mass., center, stands in line to receive a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic, in Worcester. As the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of the omicron variant, doctors across the country are experiencing a more imminent crisis with a delta variant that is sending record numbers of people to the hospital in New England and the Midwest. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Vaccine demand grows in the U.S. and so do wait times

Food & Drink

Big John’s PFI is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. The store remains in the control of the Croce family with its second and third generation continuing with the business. From left, Margo Cochran, Holly Cochran, and Mike Croce. Photographed Monday, November 29, 2021 218857

Family sustains Big John’s PFI, bringing tastes of Italy to Seattle for 50 years

Pacific NW Magazine

Tacoma musician Jerry Miller was a guitarist, songwriter and singer in influential Bay Area rock group Moby Grape in the 1960’s. Friday October 22, 2021.

Fate stomped all over Moby Grape, but Tacoma guitar god Jerry Miller is still rocking and rolling with the punches

Editorials & Opinion

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The Supreme Court seems poised to overturn Roe v. Wade

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Sports

Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion – NCAA second round volleyball – 120421 Washington Huskies outside hitter Shannon Crenshaw celebrates an ace during the first set Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Seattle. 218981

Washington volleyball team makes easy work of Hawaii to advance to NCAA tournament Sweet 16 VIEW

Featured Columnist

Gonzaga men’s recent struggles aren’t reason to panic, but they do show what needs fixing

Arts & Life

Jury members Melanie Laurent, from left, Mati Diop, Spike Lee, Jessica Hausner and Mylene Farmer pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Annette’ and the opening ceremony of the 74th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) FRAK324

Sunday Best: Remembering trailblazing Black designer Virgil Abloh

Sunday Best: Remembering trailblazing Black designer Virgil Abloh

Fund for Those in Need

Every dollar raised goes directly to 13 nonprofits, which help local children, families and older adults

Photography

Anne Wiltgen, dressed as a Jedi, moves to the music of the 8-Bit Brass Band as they busk outside the Emerald City Comic Con on Saturday. She’s with the band that plays music from video games, sci-fi, TV, movies, anime, and cartoons. Comic Con continues Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center. Ref to more photos online LO outside Emerald City Comic Con Saturday Dec 5, 2021 218987
Local News

From Jedi to a tiger named Hobbes: Emerald City Comic Con rolls into Seattle

The rescued green sea turtle, now named Shi Shi, is lifted from a holding pool by Angela Smith, left, Dr. Caitlin Hadfield, hidden, and Lindy McMorran at the Seattle Aquarium where it’s receiving critical care. (Hadfield is the senior veterinarian at the aquarium) Ref to more photos and video online Friday Nov. 19, 2021 Its sex is not yet determined. Age: called sub-adult Found washed ashore at Shi Shi beach near Neah Bay, WA by a Makah tribal member. 218882
Environment

A sea turtle found off Washington’s coast, cold and clinging to life, recovers at Seattle Aquarium WATCH

Alex Zerbe brings his Zaniac one-hour comedy show to the Seattle Center stage at Winterfest, aimed mainly at youngsters. He juggles, dances, engages the audience and tells jokes. It’s free and is among the things visitors can see without charge including the return the expansive train set in the Armory. Visitors should check the Seattle Center website. Ref to More online LO free events at Seattle Center on Saturday November 27, 2021 218920
Local News

Trains, rockets and laughs among the festivities at Seattle Center VIEW

Brian Rigmaiden holds his daughter Bella, 6, as she waves goodbye to Santa during the Westlake Center lighting in Seattle on Black Friday, Nov. 26, 2021.
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Westlake Center tree is decked out for the holidays VIEW