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If dining at Canlis was on your bucket list, Sunday night would have been your time to go. Prices were set at their rate in 1950 for the restaurant's 75th birthday.
Canlis patrons got a surprise for the restaurant's 75th birthday
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December 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If dining at Canlis was on your bucket list, Sunday night would have been your time to go. Prices were set at their rate in 1950 for the restaurant's 75th birthday.
After a pandemic-era surge, Seattle’s tech workforce has shrunk, likely due to layoffs, and the city no longer leads big cities in tech share, writes FYI Guy.
Seattle no longer tops big cities for share of tech workers
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December 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
After a pandemic-era surge, Seattle’s tech workforce has shrunk, likely due to layoffs, and the city no longer leads big cities in tech share, writes FYI Guy.
Seattle travelers will be able to more easily reach destinations in Europe and Asia as Alaska announces new nonstop routes, and its competitors respond with their own new flights.
Alaska Air’s year of expansion will bring the world closer to Seattle
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December 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Seattle travelers will be able to more easily reach destinations in Europe and Asia as Alaska announces new nonstop routes, and its competitors respond with their own new flights.
The Trump administration’s deportation push has roiled the state’s farm labor workforce as federal legislation meant to improve the situation has stalled.
In WA orchards, immigration crackdown sows fear and uncertainty
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December 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Trump administration’s deportation push has roiled the state’s farm labor workforce as federal legislation meant to improve the situation has stalled.
Gov. Bob Ferguson hired an investigator in June, but they didn’t get started until the agency director requested an inquiry two months later.
Probe of WA Fish and Wildlife Commission to stretch into 2026
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December 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Gov. Bob Ferguson hired an investigator in June, but they didn’t get started until the agency director requested an inquiry two months later.
Weekly drawings begin June 8. The grand prize winner for $1 million will be picked on July 13.
Who’s eligible for Washington’s COVID vaccine lottery? Here’s everything you need to know
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December 30, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Weekly drawings begin June 8. The grand prize winner for $1 million will be picked on July 13.
A new operation at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland is designed to run microbial analysis largely with artificial intelligence.
Federal government slashes Tri-Cities lab, then invests in it
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December 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
A new operation at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland is designed to run microbial analysis largely with artificial intelligence.
There’s something for everyone at Seattle’s independent cinemas next month, from the Oscar-buzzy "Train Dreams" to John Woo’s action classic "Hard Boiled."
Moira Macdonald recommends movies to see in January
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December 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
There’s something for everyone at Seattle’s independent cinemas next month, from the Oscar-buzzy "Train Dreams" to John Woo’s action classic "Hard Boiled."
Firefighters found a woman in her 30s dead on the first floor. Ten of those displaced by the fire were children, according to South County Fire.
1 killed in Lynnwood apartment fire; 20 displaced
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December 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Firefighters found a woman in her 30s dead on the first floor. Ten of those displaced by the fire were children, according to South County Fire.
2026's new television shows run the gamut from Agatha Christie adaptations to 1970s spy thrillers to a "30 Rock" reunion.
Most anticipated new TV shows of 2026
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December 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
2026's new television shows run the gamut from Agatha Christie adaptations to 1970s spy thrillers to a "30 Rock" reunion.
Seattle’s Martin Luther King Jr. Way is about to stretch into Kent and Renton. Activists say the symbolic move will bridge King County communities.
WA to extend Seattle’s Martin Luther King Jr. Way
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December 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Seattle’s Martin Luther King Jr. Way is about to stretch into Kent and Renton. Activists say the symbolic move will bridge King County communities.
Seattle voters approved a $1.55 billion levy last year. What changes can be seen on the street so far?
Here's what SDOT accomplished with the $1.55 billion levy this year
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December 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Seattle voters approved a $1.55 billion levy last year. What changes can be seen on the street so far?
Mount Rainier National Park will open Paradise seven days per week, conditions permitting including staffing and avalanche hazard.
Full winter access restored at popular Mount Rainier snow area
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December 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Mount Rainier National Park will open Paradise seven days per week, conditions permitting including staffing and avalanche hazard.
The proposed budget would tweak the state's Medicaid funding policies in ways that health care providers say would cause significant hardship.
WA health care groups raise alarm over Ferguson budget
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December 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The proposed budget would tweak the state's Medicaid funding policies in ways that health care providers say would cause significant hardship.
Downtown Seattle's retailers are playing musical chairs as they navigate a post-pandemic recovery.
Downtown Seattle retail upheaval? Who's relocating, who's leaving
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December 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Downtown Seattle's retailers are playing musical chairs as they navigate a post-pandemic recovery.
The Seahawks and 49ers will face each other on a short week with the NFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC at stake.
Here’s when Seahawks will play 49ers in Week 18
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December 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Seahawks and 49ers will face each other on a short week with the NFC West title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC at stake.
Some washouts caused by flooding can be completed quickly, while damaged bridges and roads through mountain passes are often more complicated.
Quick fix on Highway 410, but other damaged WA roads will need patience
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December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Some washouts caused by flooding can be completed quickly, while damaged bridges and roads through mountain passes are often more complicated.
After weeks of wild, often catastrophic weather, Seattle and much of Western Washington will see drier, calmer weather through New Tear's Eve.
Seattle weather: After drama, a dry, unseasonably warm end to 2025
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December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
After weeks of wild, often catastrophic weather, Seattle and much of Western Washington will see drier, calmer weather through New Tear's Eve.
An Idaho meat company is recalling ground beef sold in several states, including Washington, after testing confirmed contamination with E. coli.
Ground beef recalled in WA, elsewhere after testing finds E. coli
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December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
An Idaho meat company is recalling ground beef sold in several states, including Washington, after testing confirmed contamination with E. coli.
Police officers in Vancouver, Wash., shot and killed an armed man during a confrontation late Saturday night, the Vancouver Police Department reported.
Vancouver police shoot, kill armed man
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December 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Police officers in Vancouver, Wash., shot and killed an armed man during a confrontation late Saturday night, the Vancouver Police Department reported.
Although buying a home young can be a good long-term investment, it can also be a financial burden if the time isn’t right, economists say.
Gen Zers, Just because you can buy a home, should you?
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December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Although buying a home young can be a good long-term investment, it can also be a financial burden if the time isn’t right, economists say.
The U.S. median age for first-time homebuyers has hit a record high of 40 years old. But some Gen Zers found ways to break into Seattle's tough housing market.
These are the Seattle area’s Gen Z homeowners. How did they do it?
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December 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The U.S. median age for first-time homebuyers has hit a record high of 40 years old. But some Gen Zers found ways to break into Seattle's tough housing market.
French 1960s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91.
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
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December 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
French 1960s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91.
From beautiful scenes to historic moments, Seattle Times photographers share their most memorable images from 2025 and the stories behind the photos.
Seattle Times photographers' 2025 pictures of the year
From beautiful scenes to historic moments, Seattle Times photographers share their most memorable images from 2025 and the stories behind the photos.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From beautiful scenes to historic moments, Seattle Times photographers share their most memorable images from 2025 and the stories behind the photos.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was struck and killed on a Tacoma highway Dec. 19 while investigating a two-vehicle collision.
Loved ones remember fallen State Patrol trooper’s ‘infectious’ positivity
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December 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Washington State Patrol Trooper Tara-Marysa Guting was struck and killed on a Tacoma highway Dec. 19 while investigating a two-vehicle collision.