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Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...
In words and photos, rural Alaska residents reflect on their village’s sustainable practices
In rural central Alaska, a village is in the midst of a clean energy transformation that locals say will boost savings, build ...
Seattle CHOP killing: Lost evidence, official secrecy, a note home
Five years after a teen’s killing ended the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, the homicide case is shrouded in secrecy and ...
Who cut down these public trees in King County? Lawsuit targets property owners
Dozens of trees on a ridge above I-90 were cut or stripped. King County is now suing a trio of property owners.
Crypto industry moves into the U.S. housing market
Americans are finding ways to use digital currencies to help them buy homes, and new companies are forming to help people tap ...
Five pressing questions for the Mariners entering season’s second half
As the Mariners wrap up a seesaw first half, Times beat writers Adam Jude and Tim Booth answer five pressing questions going ...
Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent
In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...
WA child welfare agency sees surge in deaths, near deaths as budget shrinks
Three times as many children involved in child welfare cases died or nearly died during the first quarter of this year ...
ICE transfers 41 immigrants to Alaska due to overcrowding in Tacoma
With Trump pushing for mass deportation, the ICE detention center in WA has been filling up and briefly exceeded its capacity ...
B.C.’s Fraser River Valley makes for a delightful rural getaway
East of Vancouver, B.C. is the Fraser Valley, full of wineries and breweries, farm stores and scenic river paths on which to ...
A woman’s house in California was burglarized so many times that even bears went in
Prosecutors say a woman’s home in a remote area of northern California was so badly damaged by a series of burglaries that bears were able to get inside.
Rant and Rave: Reader thankful for public transportation efficiency
RAVE to King County Metro and Sound Transit and all their staff for seamlessly and efficiently handling the blockage of the 1 ...