The Seattle Times

RENTON, Wash. — When Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf returned last week to Seattle from Germany, he was almost $30,000 lighter than when he left. But exactly what Metcalf did to earn a hefty fine from the NFL for a personal foul he received during Seattle…

Several of the largest property management companies operating in Seattle conspired to drive up rents and decrease competition, three lawsuits filed this month allege. The cases, filed in federal court in Seattle, focus on the use of RealPage software,…

JANUARY Omicron surge Cities around the country and around the world suffered a new surge of coronavirus cases fueled by the omicron variant in late 2021 and into early 2022. Deaths and infections hit new records. One-year anniversary of Capitol riot A…

JANUARY Capitol riots Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a brazen show of force on Jan. 6, as Congress met to certify the 2020 election. Lawmakers were forced to run for safety as the building was ransacked by radicalized …

HOWE SOUND, British Columbia — At the end of a coastal ramble through thickets of madrone, the trail dumped out onto a rocky outcropping where a diminutive lighthouse stood sentry. Bob Turner was hiking the Sea Walk Trail on Bowen Island, a 20-minute f…

Washington’s offense looked right at home inside Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Literally, Kalen DeBoer’s team wore purple jerseys and pants — a look typically reserved for Husky home games — during the 114th meeting of Pacific Northwest rivals on Satu…

SEATTLE — This was obviously going to be a huge Friday night home test for the Seattle Kraken once it was confirmed hulking defenseman Jamie Oleksiak would miss at least a couple of games. Oleksiak’s lower body injury marked the first time all season t…

Amazon is starting a cost-cutting review, part of an annual process that this year will involve the same macroeconomic factors that have led the company to freeze hiring and cut several projects. The review comes a week after Amazon announced it was fr…

MUNICH — For the Seahawks, Wednesday segued into Thursday without the benefit of a night’s sleep other than the fitful one on an interminable plane flight from Seattle across the Atlantic Ocean onto another continent. “It felt like one big day,” quarte…

SEATTLE — Federal agencies are yet again considering plans to bring grizzly bears home to the deep forested valleys of the North Cascades where they once thrived. The National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced Thursday they would …