Violent crime fell 18% in the final quarter of 2022, breaking a long and deadly spell. Is it a lull, or is the mysterious pandemic-fueled crime wave subsiding?
The college national championship (not that one) is this weekend, in Seattle
The PanAmerican Intercollegiate Team Chess Championships features the country’s best college chess players competing over four days at the downtown Westin.
Enjoy the Big Dark in Western WA this year with this guide
The Big Dark is here to stay in Seattle. Consult this guide for fun throughout the winter, from comfort reading and eating to winter travel and indoor recreation.
When the days get cold and gray, these are the TV shows that comfort us
Rom-coms, supernatural adventures, classic science fiction: Amid these gray, cold Seattle days, these are the shows Seattle Times staffers find comfort in.
Rant and Rave: Reader ruffled by unwanted Christmas cards
RANT to people we barely know who keep sending us Christmas cards, year after year, so we have to keep sending them Christmas cards (usually late, after we receive theirs), year after year. Please stop! RAVE to the Seattle Department of Transportation …
WA funding pitch aims to connect more Native preschoolers with tribal identity
Early learning advocates are hopeful the state Legislature will create a fund to support Native families and children, after Gov. Jay Inslee backed the idea.
Sinking land forces hundreds to evacuate Indian temple town
More than 60 families have been moved to government relief camps, an official said.
Lone Putin observes Christmas at Kremlin church
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Ukraine war: Zelenskyy hails US aid, Abramovich wealth ‘reorganisation’, Orthodox Christmas
Here is our round-up of the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.
Iran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protests
Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions aimed at halting the nationwide protests now challenging the country’s theocracy.