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December 31, 2025 at 5:17 pm

Seattle Times Year in Video 2025 WATCH

As we close out 2025, The Seattle Times invites you to reflect on highlights of the year, seen through video from our photojournalists.

English and Arabic letters are displayed in Ardmore Elementary School’s kindergarten class. Arabic emerged as an option as the Bellevue School District, which offers a variety of language programs, sought to expand its selection. After hosting listening sessions with parents, the consensus was clear — families were eager to have an Arabic program. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

December 2, 2024 at 11:00 am

WATCH: Kindergartners learn Arabic in new language program WATCH

In Somaya Sallam's kindergarten classroom at Bellevue's Ardmore Elementary, 40 minutes of every day are dedicated to learning Arabic language, music and culture. About 75...

Education Lab

A car sits abandoned as several downed trees block a street on Wednesday in Bellevue. Tuesday night’s bomb cyclone storm downed tress and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power in Western Washington. (Nick Wagner / The Seattle Times)

November 20, 2024 at 5:20 pm

WATCH: Western Washington residents recover after bomb cyclone havoc WATCH

Residents across the region awoke Wednesday to fallen trees and debris strewn over rooftops and roadways, following one of the strongest windstorms in years.

A link light rail train heads northbound into the Shoreline North/185th station Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Transit staff, politicians and members of the media tour the four new stations in the Lynnwood Link Extension. The stations, which will open to the public Friday, August 30, are: Lynnwood City Center, Mountlake Terrace, Shoreline North/185th and Shoreline South/148th. Another station at NE 130th St. is expected to open in 2026. All of the new stations will have restroom facilities, which the public can access when they are buzzed in.

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August 30, 2024 at 10:00 am

Video: What it’s like to ride the new Lynnwood light rail train WATCH

Wide entrance plazas, new art, non-slip boarding platforms and restrooms are all built into the four stations opening Friday.

January 8, 2024 at 10:59 pm

Video: Agony of Huskies’ title-game loss as told through faces of UW fans WATCH

Monday's national title game was never going to be easy for UW fans. The end result was a loss, as told through the eye rolls...

December 28, 2023 at 10:00 am

2023: The Year in Video

Reflect on 2023 by watching our favorite Seattle Times video stories and short documentaries of the year.

Local News

A scar is seen on a culturally modified western redcedar tree at Boston Point on Nootka Island, British Columbia. This location has one of the highest density collections of culturally modified trees still standing in the region, says Roger Dunlop, lands and natural resources manager for the Mowachaht/Muchalaht. 222875 224628 224628

November 15, 2023 at 11:00 am

Video: Why cedar is sacred to Pacific Northwest tribes WATCH

The presence of modified trees all over the landscape today, and continued traditional use of cedar in particular, binds tribes up and down the West...

October 5, 2023 at 10:00 am

Video: Megan Rapinoe explains ‘the pose,’ activism and what’s next WATCH

As she prepares for retirement, Rapinoe talks with reporter Jayda Evans about her career highlights and life after pro soccer.

Susan walks with her daughter on a recent evening in the greater Seattle-area. “Sometimes people think an absence of discrimination and hostility is enough, but we can set our sights higher than that,” says Susan. “We can set a standard that trans kids can be valued and affirmed, not just left alone.” 224728

September 16, 2023 at 6:00 am

Video: Why this family of a trans child fled to Seattle WATCH

One year after leaving Austin to protect their trans daughter, this family says their difficult move to Washington was worth it.

Life

In a most unexpected way, Coast Salish culture and art has collided with Danish folklore on the shores of Lincoln Park – in the form of a giant troll. As part of Danish environmental artist Thomas Dambo’s “Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King” exhibition, Muckleshoot artist Coyote contributed to the story and design of the troll Bruun Idun and adorned her with traditional cedar and abalone shells.

September 1, 2023 at 6:00 am

In West Seattle’s giant troll, Coast Salish culture meets Danish folklore WATCH

Here's the story behind Bruun Idun, one of six giant trolls that artist Thomas Dambo is constructing in the Pacific Northwest, all made from recycled...

July 16, 2023 at 6:00 am

Documentary: Northern State Hospital and the quest for answers WATCH

He uncovered 200 headstones. She sought remnants of her great-grandmother’s life. This documentary unearths buried stories of an abandoned mental hospital.

Arizona Diamondbacks rookie Corbin Carroll Monday, July 10, 2023, during MLB’s All-Star Game press conference at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

July 11, 2023 at 6:00 am

How well do MLB All-Star players know Seattle? WATCH

Come with us as we take you inside All-Star media day and get answers on the most pressing baseball issues of the day.

June 11, 2023 at 1:35 pm

Documentary video: Freeing the Klamath River WATCH

Following the largest fish die-off in U.S. history, a decadeslong fight to remove dams from the Klamath River aims to return healthy water to the...

Seattle-based artist Barbara Earl Thomas is photographed next to her glass portrait, “Baileh, 2020” inside her exhibition ‘The Geography of Innocence’ at the Seattle Art Museum Monday, March 15, 2021. 216627

March 8, 2023 at 10:59 am

Five video stories on WA women to watch on International Women’s Day WATCH

On International Women's Day, watch stories of incredible women living in Washington state.

Local News

December 23, 2022 at 7:00 am

2022 Videos of the Year WATCH

Seattle Times video journalists share their best documentary work from the PNW in 2022.

Pacific NW Magazine

Joseph Emanuel prepares ballots for sorting at King County Elections headquarters in Renton, Wash. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. 221153 (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

November 4, 2022 at 10:47 am

See how ballots are counted in King County WATCH

See how ballots are sorted, verified and counted at King County Elections' Renton facility.

Indians Picket The Army – Indian and part – Indian youngsters picket the Array’s Ft. Lawton here Sunday as MP’s in the background guard the fort after 78 Indians were arrested in a dawn demonstration in which they invaded Array land. Seventeen Indians go to court Monday on charges connected with the invasion. Other demonstrations were planned. 1970

October 16, 2022 at 6:00 am

Times' neglect of vital Native issues showed during 1970 occupation VIEW

For the second installment of The Seattle Times' series, we examined our coverage of Native American protests at Fort Lawton and found a profound disconnect...

Local News

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Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center has been a feature in Tim Lehman’s life since he was 9 years old, when his family moved to the Seattle area.

“I’m Northern Arapaho. My tribe, my people, my reservation is in Wyoming, yet I reside in Seattle. So where do I go for that cultural connection?” He found that connection at Daybreak Star through the powwows and other community events he’s attended there.

That’s why Lehman, a landscape architect and urban planner, jumped at the opportunity when the Na’ah Illahee Fund asked him to help troubleshoot the poorly draining pond on the Daybreak Star property and create a master plan for the 20 acres of land around the cultural center.