Nina Shapiro

A microcosm of the fight over rural and working class voters, the Southwest WA race has captured national attention and been seen as a tossup.

West Seattle is feeling the loss of Patrick Sand, who died suddenly Thursday. He and wife Tracy Record set the bar for hyper-local news sites.

A ceremony will cap a history marked by legal tussles, a secret training, resignations, a deal with a serial killer and raw feelings among victims' families.

A new effort could make prisons safer, but it does not involve tighter restrictions or more fencing. Sometimes, a simple gesture can make a difference.

As more kids are allowed to stay with their families and avoid foster care, some worry that leaves children in unsafe situations.

As The Seattle Times covers the election from a multitude of perspectives, we’d like to hear from people in Washington. Does faith influence your views on the election? If so, how?

The nationally watched race in Southwest Washington is emblematic of the competition for working-class and rural votes.

A Washington resident, breaking decades of silence, discusses the betrayal and shame she and her family felt at being related to the famous serial killer.

The demographics of asylum-seekers who landed at a Tukwila church can seem surprising. Interviews reveal why they fled their home countries and how they got here.

The revelation comes as people are trying to understand why 61-year-old Charles Leo Daniel died in March at the facility.

Losing Seattle's local Univision newscast was a major blow for Spanish speakers. Jaime Méndez is stepping in, using his home for broadcasts.

The coming together of young Seattle-area artists, both Jewish and non-Jewish, is especially meaningful amid a sharp uptick in antisemitism, the rabbi said.

The assistant coach waged an eight-year legal battle for the right to pray on the field after games. He was back for exactly one game before moving on.

Doctors are learning by trial and error what works, and what doesn’t, when treating addiction. Health hubs could have the “secret sauce,” says one top doctor.

Washington doctors and other health care providers are confronting moral quandaries as they draw up guidelines to ration lifesaving chemotherapy drugs.

Washington has one of the highest rates of Catholic-affiliated hospital beds in the U.S. Many are in facilities that bar abortion and aid in dying.

Help arrived at an Issaquah family's door thanks to Kindering. Demand for the nonprofit’s services are growing, fueled by the Eastside’s boom and, possibly, the pandemic.

Seattle woman knighted for helping Sephardic Jews become Spanish citizens  The Seattle Times

Refugees in all but name, Ukrainians in WA want to work but can’t  The Seattle Times

Foster-care is supposed to keep children safe. But a new movement is calling attention to a different harm: breaking up families, which disproportionally affects children of color and may be unnecessary to resolve problems linked to poverty.