A worker checks proof of vaccination and hands over a free mask to an attendee at the Eddie Vedder & the Earthlings show at Benaroya Hall in Seattle in February. On Friday, public health and health care officials advised Washington residents to wear masks indoors as viral respiratory illness infections continue to soar. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
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Health

Wear masks indoors again, WA health leaders urge

Washingtonians should again start masking up indoors, according to a joint recommendation signed by nearly 40 health officers and hospital leaders in the state.

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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

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Opinion

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Local News

The Pride Flag is seen flying atop the Space Needle during the Seattle Pride Parade, Sun., June 28, 2015, in Seattle. This year’s parade comes days after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to make same-sex marriage a right in all 50 states.

Who WA's same-sex couples are, 10 years after weddings began | FYI Guy

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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
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Business & Tech

Boeing Seattle Delivery Center – 737 MAX – 061422 A a Boeing 737-10 flight test airplane sits on the tarmac outside Boeing’s Seattle Delivery Center at Boeing Field Tuesday, June 14, 2022 in Seattle, Wash. 220676

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Nation & World

Navy vessels at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., Nov. 3, 2022. The high failure rate of the elite force’s selection course shunts hundreds of candidates into low-skilled jobs in the Navy. (Mason Trinca/The New York Times) XNYT68 XNYT68

Recruited for Navy SEALs, many sailors wind up scraping paint 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

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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.
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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