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This year’s crop of local restaurant losses includes beloved classics, sad surprises and a number of treasured bars — critic Bethany Jean Clement pays tribute.
From SeaTac to Lake City Way, these 20 restaurant closures hurt the most
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December 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This year’s crop of local restaurant losses includes beloved classics, sad surprises and a number of treasured bars — critic Bethany Jean Clement pays tribute.
Washington and Oregon lost a combined 50 senior-level scientists and staff year over year.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife sees nearly 20% drop in staff since Trump took office
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December 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Washington and Oregon lost a combined 50 senior-level scientists and staff year over year.
As Western Washington recovers from atmospheric rivers, the National Weather Service says this December could be Seattle's warmest on record.
This December could be Seattle's warmest yet
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December 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As Western Washington recovers from atmospheric rivers, the National Weather Service says this December could be Seattle's warmest on record.
Test your knowledge of the week’s news. New quiz every Friday.
Seattle Times News Quiz
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December 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Test your knowledge of the week’s news. New quiz every Friday.
In the Seattle area, consumers looking to check milk off their grocery lists are facing prices in flux.
What are shoppers in Western Washington paying for milk?
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December 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In the Seattle area, consumers looking to check milk off their grocery lists are facing prices in flux.
LYNDEN, Whatcom County — More than 200 pairs of eyes turned to Larry Stap when he stepped into his dairy farm, Twin Brook Creamery, to check on the "girls." Under the building's tin roof, a herd of curious Jersey cattle...
Washington’s ‘constantly squeezed’ dairy farms find cheer in eggnog
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December 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
LYNDEN, Whatcom County — More than 200 pairs of eyes turned to Larry Stap when he stepped into his dairy farm, Twin Brook Creamery, to check on the "girls." Under the building's tin roof, a herd of curious Jersey cattle...
The National Weather Service’s Seattle office defended its decision-making, saying it talked with county staff who confirmed there was a major levee breach.
Flood alerts created ‘borderline panic,’ South King County mayors say
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December 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The National Weather Service’s Seattle office defended its decision-making, saying it talked with county staff who confirmed there was a major levee breach.
From petting reindeer to catching up on highly recommended movies and TV shows, here are the latest local things to do around the Seattle area during the most wonderful time of the year.
12 Christmas activities and more things to do around the Seattle area
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December 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
From petting reindeer to catching up on highly recommended movies and TV shows, here are the latest local things to do around the Seattle area during the most wonderful time of the year.
Here’s a rundown of stores open or closed on Christmas Day this year.
Here’s what stores are open, and which ones are closed, on Christmas
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December 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Here’s a rundown of stores open or closed on Christmas Day this year.
Joy de Leon was a retiree looking for community and ways to stay fit when she found ACRS, a nonprofit aided by reader donations to The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need. She and her students found much more.
Dance teacher helps Seattle-area seniors at ACRS feel ‘young at heart’
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December 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Joy de Leon was a retiree looking for community and ways to stay fit when she found ACRS, a nonprofit aided by reader donations to The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need. She and her students found much more.
High winds on Christmas Eve didn't materialize as a low pressure system shifted north more quickly than expected,
Today's WA weather could be the 'best Christmas present of all'
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December 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
High winds on Christmas Eve didn't materialize as a low pressure system shifted north more quickly than expected,
"Sinners," "One Battle After Another," and more are among the 2025 films Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald highlights in her annual movie poem.
Moira Macdonald recaps 2025's biggest movie highlights
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December 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Sinners," "One Battle After Another," and more are among the 2025 films Seattle Times arts critic Moira Macdonald highlights in her annual movie poem.
Microsoft's one-hour lesson in Bellevue aimed to introduce kids to fast-evolving AI and helping them use it responsibly.
WA students try out new tech at 'Hour of AI'
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December 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Microsoft's one-hour lesson in Bellevue aimed to introduce kids to fast-evolving AI and helping them use it responsibly.
The man and another pedestrian, who was not hit, were not in a crosswalk, according to police.
Pedestrian fatally struck crossing Kent highway
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December 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The man and another pedestrian, who was not hit, were not in a crosswalk, according to police.
The site — floodrecovery.wa.gov — provides information about cash and food assistance, relocation of mobile homes and livestock, unemployment benefits, and more.
WA launches new website to aid people, businesses impacted by floods
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December 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The site — floodrecovery.wa.gov — provides information about cash and food assistance, relocation of mobile homes and livestock, unemployment benefits, and more.
After a two-year delay, this storied spot for karaoke and community is at last set to reopen in the Chinatown International District — here's more on the plans.
This Chinatown International District classic plans to reopen
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December 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
After a two-year delay, this storied spot for karaoke and community is at last set to reopen in the Chinatown International District — here's more on the plans.
In a letter sent last week, nearly 20 labor and advocacy groups said the developer could squander an opportunity if there is not strong leadership at the top.
Social housing supporters cast doubt on CEO as money poised to flow
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December 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
In a letter sent last week, nearly 20 labor and advocacy groups said the developer could squander an opportunity if there is not strong leadership at the top.
The ski resort will offer refunds to some who had to make parking reservations because of the effects of intense flooding.
WA’s largest ski resort operating at full capacity after highway repairs
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December 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The ski resort will offer refunds to some who had to make parking reservations because of the effects of intense flooding.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a public health emergency for Washington after widespread flooding.
Public health emergency declared for Washington flooding
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December 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a public health emergency for Washington after widespread flooding.
An Auburn man pleaded guilty to a hate crime after attacking a Black woman with a knife on a bus in Kent.
Auburn man hurled racial slurs at Black woman on bus, then tried to stab her
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December 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
An Auburn man pleaded guilty to a hate crime after attacking a Black woman with a knife on a bus in Kent.
A lookback at 2025 on the outdoors beat in Washington.
From Enchantments problems to ski area delays: A lookback on WA outdoors in 2025
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December 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A lookback at 2025 on the outdoors beat in Washington.
The lawsuit alleges HHS seeks to coerce providers into stopping gender-affirming care for young people by threatening to cut Medicare and Medicaid for all care.
Trump, RFK trying to 'rob' young people of medical care, Washington AG says
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December 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The lawsuit alleges HHS seeks to coerce providers into stopping gender-affirming care for young people by threatening to cut Medicare and Medicaid for all care.
Suffering damages and lost revenue, flooded businesses, many uninsured, face a costly road to recovery.
'I’m super scared for my job': Businesses face massive costs after historic WA floods
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December 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Suffering damages and lost revenue, flooded businesses, many uninsured, face a costly road to recovery.
Changes to the Northwest's climate are altering consumer choices at the Christmas tree farm.
Christmas tree growers are trying out a new species in the Northwest
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December 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Changes to the Northwest's climate are altering consumer choices at the Christmas tree farm.
The film, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder, feels like a missed opportunity, writes Moira Macdonald.
‘Song Sung Blue’ is not what you probably think it is | Review
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December 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The film, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder, feels like a missed opportunity, writes Moira Macdonald.