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Actor Megan Hilty speaks out on ‘depth of grief’ after family among 10 killed in Seattle plane crash

The NTSB is investigating the crash

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

Steps continue to remove sunken boat from seafloor near San Juan Island

SEATTLE — Response teams continue to take gradual steps to remove the Aleutian Isle from the seafloor after the 49-foot fishing vessel sank last weekend west of San Juan Island.

Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022

US Senate election results: Murray, Smiley advance in Washington state

SEATTLE — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat seeking a sixth term, led Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley in primary election results Tuesday, with most counties reporting.

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

Why a sale of the Seahawks is unlikely before May 2024

As rumors have circulated the last few months about whether the Seattle Seahawks could be put up for sale, sources close to the situation have stated categorically that the team is not currently on the market.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

Brutal image of Haitian refugee being chased by mounted border agent minted on memorial coin

‘Reining it in since May 28, 1924,’ the coin reads on one side

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Brinc Drones CEO apologizes for long-abandoned attack drones project

After publication of a front-page Seattle Times feature Sunday on Brinc Drones and its remarkable 22-year-old CEO Blake Resnick, a drone technology expert drew attention in a social media post to a December story by the investigative journalism outlet The Intercept — a much darker tale about an earlier Resnick…

Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022

'Unacceptable' Seattle police sex assault unit low staffing

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says the police department’s low staffing of its sexual assault unit that has led to a backlog of dozens of stalled cases is unacceptable

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2022

‘The violence it does to the Constitution’: Nancy Pelosi says marriage equality could be in danger if Roe ruling is finalized

SEATTLE — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Wednesday that marriage equality and other constitutional rights could soon be in danger if the draft opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade is finalized.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

Citing safety concerns, whistleblowers urge revamp of aging Boeing 737 Max cockpit

Last month, two prominent flight control experts and whistleblowers — one ex-Boeing, one ex-FAA — delivered to the U.S. Senate committee overseeing aviation a technical proposal to upgrade Boeing's 737 Max cockpit to current design standards.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Seahawks reach agreement to re-sign quarterback Geno Smith on one-year deal

SEATTLE — The Seahawks took a significant — if long anticipated — step in solidifying their quarterback position for the 2022 season, reaching agreement to re-sign Geno Smith on a one-year contract, a source confirmed to The Seattle Times.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022