Mike Vorel covers Seattle’s major sports teams, giving candid looks at the trials and triumphs of the Hawks, M’s, Kraken, Huskies, Storm and beyond. Mike often gives voice to what local fans are obsessing over, like the search for a Kraken coach,…

The Seattle Times is thrilled to welcome this year’s summer intern cohort.

Claire Withycombe reported on state politics for The Seattle Times for two years, but recently joined Education Lab to cover early education.

Community-funded coverage has a direct impact on our region. Read about our role as a community watchdog, how we surface solutions and how you can help.

Seattle schools have one of the widest gaps in the United States in outcomes between Black and white students.

The imperative to inform readers of these massive changes and to hold decision makers accountable has never been greater.

Expanded arts coverage empowers leaders, educates philanthropists, informs policy makers and is critical to the viability of the sector and the region.

After a Seattle Times article and community protests, City Council voted down a measure to bulldoze Steel Lake Park Annex in Federal Way.

Project Homeless’ data-based reporting reflects community conversation back to readers with thought, balance and context that can’t be found anywhere else.

Mental Health Project stories helped spur new laws and funding that will help kids stuck in hospitals.