People leave a tour of the Forterra-built prototype modular unit in a warehouse in Everett. Forterra, a nonprofit land trust, is teaming up with Snohomish County and Darrington to create the Darrington Wood Innovation Center to create jobs and support housing production in a sustainable way. Friday January 28, 2022 219437 (Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
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Snoqualmie Tribe says Forterra misled it, feds in $20M grant application

The tribe is accusing the Seattle nonprofit of touting timber harvesting plans the tribe never agreed to and unrealistic outcomes for a $500 million project.

Hurricane Ian

At least 21 deaths in Florida may be tied to Hurricane Ian Updated
Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida surveys devastation VIEW Updated
Key Largo is so flooded that crocodiles are swimming in the streets
A baby boy was born as the hurricane arrived in Florida. He won’t be named Ian

Politics

FILE – Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida speaks in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sept. 18, 2022. Since taking office, he has sought to position himself as a 2024 presidential contender. (Taylor Glascock/The New York Times) XNYT190 XNYT190

DeSantis, once a ‘no’ on storm aid, petitions a president he’s bashed

Opinion

With control of Congress at stake, Schrier is a must-win in 8th District | Editorial
Iranian women and the men who stand by them implore the U.S. to act | Op-Ed
Another January is coming: Get your COVID-19 booster | Op-Ed
Voters beware: Old fraud narratives may resurface in midterm elections | Opinion

Local News

One of two Federal Way police officers who fatally shot Robert Lightfeather in 2017, Austin Rogers, listens during the inquest into the shooting at the Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

Federal Way officer says Robert Lightfeather pointed gun before police shooting

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Idaho is yanking women back to the stagecoach era

Education Lab

Seattle School Board approves 3-year contract with educators union
Unraveling needs of WA students may take more tests and screenings
New estimate for number of WA residents eligible for student loan forgiveness
Oregon students’ math, reading skills plummet in wake of pandemic

Business & Tech

A man who said he does janitor work in Seattle, and didn’t want to give his name, is part of a $15 minimum wage protest outside Sea-Tac Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2016, in Seattle. Workers in Seattle already won $15 an hour, so it is more of a protest to unionize airport workers who aren’t.

WA minimum wage to jump 8.7%

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Nation & World

Damaged homes and businesses are seen in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, following Hurricane Ian. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP) FLPET404 FLPET404

Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida surveys devastation VIEW

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Food & Drink

Wings in different flavors from left are Ono with a green onion topping, Char Siu, with sesame on top and spicy Korean at right. Super Six, a new restaurant in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle is another creation of mini-Marination empire of Hawaiian-Korean street food. Super Six, a former auto repair shop, is now a bi-level restaurant and bar.

6 more recent Seattle restaurant closures — plus 2 promising change-ups

Pacific NW Magazine

Seattle loves the Mariners, but our container ship trade goes mostly unnoticed

Seattle longshore workers keep the containership industry afloat

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Arts & Life

Hilaree Nelson O’Neill, extreme skier from Seattle and in the upcoming Warren Miller movie. Previous File Name: Hil.JPG

Remembering top ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, born in Seattle

Photography

Dan Kelleher, from Kirkland laughs after Pamela Girres, from Bellevue spotted a Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper through her telescope from a spot on the 520 bridge overlooking marshes near Foster Island in Union Bay by the University of Washington in Seattle, WA on September 28, 2022. Bird enthusiasts were drawn there after receiving an ebird-alert from ebird.org that the Sharp-Tailed Sandpiper had been spotted. Many sightings have occurred over the past few days. 221715
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Birders flock to 520 bridge to catch glimpse of rare visitor VIEW

Jupiter glows on Monday Sept. 26, 2022, as it is the closest to Earth than it has ever been in nearly six decades.
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A look at Jupiter, from a mere 367 million miles

People walk in the Luminata parade around Green Lake on Saturday, Sept. 24. Luminata is an annual lantern festival celebrating the autumnal equinox and organized by the Fremont Arts Council, held this year on Saturday, Sept. 24.
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Photos: Luminata festival sets the night alight at Green Lake VIEW

Goats clear vegetation under the Ship Canal Bridge for the Seattle Department of Transportation on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. The 115 goats were hired through Rent-a-Ruminant and are supervised by their herder Tammy Dunakin.
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SDOT hires the GOAT for clearing vegetation VIEW