The Seattle Times celebrates 130 years
For 130 years, The Seattle Times has had the privilege of serving the people of the Pacific Northwest. That’s an extraordinary milestone, but more than...
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The Times’ new publisher, Ryan Blethen, reflects on family, community
Past publishers of The Seattle Times have dealt with adversity. My tenure is colored by the evolution of the news business and the question of...
A farewell from Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen
It has been the great honor of my life to help steward one of the very few remaining family-owned newspapers in America, Frank Blethen writes.
Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen hands reins to son Ryan Blethen
Ryan Blethen succeeds his father, Frank Blethen, who will step down Dec. 31 after four decades in the role.
Meet Mike Vorel, sports columnist
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...
The Seattle Times welcomes its 2025 summer intern cohort
The Seattle Times is thrilled to welcome this year’s summer intern cohort.
Meet Claire Withycombe, early learning reporter
Claire Withycombe reported on state politics for The Seattle Times for two years, but recently joined Education Lab to cover early education.
Meet Tan Vinh, food writer
Tan Vinh writes about food for The Seattle Times. His lively, opinionated and mouthwatering reviews and features cover taco trucks, noodle houses, fresh hop beers,...
Meet Conrad Swanson, climate reporter
Conrad Swanson is a climate reporter for The Seattle Times. He recently chatted with us about what drew him to environment reporting, finding hope amidst...
How you can help our newly launched Climate Lab
In last Sunday’s Seattle Times, Executive Editor Michele Matassa Flores announced the launch of a new Seattle Times community-funded journalism initiative – Climate Lab. Its...
Seattle Times takes on the era’s biggest story with new Climate Lab
With the launch of a community-funded Climate Lab, The Seattle Times dedicates a team to exploring the effects of climate change in the Northwest and...
Huskies 2024 Sugar Bowl was a squeaker for The Seattle Times, too. Here's why
A behind-the-scenes look at how Seattle Times journalists hit one of the tightest big-game deadlines ever for the UW Huskies' appearance in the 2024 Sugar...
Meet Vonnai Phair, morning reporter
Vonnai Phair is the morning reporter for The Seattle Times. She recently chatted with us about waking up extremely early, perennially reporting on the weather,...
Local news changes laws and lives
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...
Hard truths about Washington’s unequal education outcomes
Seattle schools have one of the widest gaps in the United States in outcomes between Black and white students.
Roadblocks to transportation projects, policies and politics
The imperative to inform readers of these massive transportation changes and to hold decision makers accountable has never been greater.
The show must go on: arts recovery post-pandemic
Expanded arts coverage empowers leaders, educates philanthropists, informs policy makers and is critical to the viability of the sector and the region.
Saving a park, rallying a community
After a Seattle Times article and community protests, City Council voted down a measure to bulldoze Steel Lake Park Annex in Federal Way.
Changing minds and public policy
Project Homeless’ data-based reporting reflects community conversation back to readers with thought, balance and context that can’t be found anywhere else.
Kids languished in hospitals until a reporter told their stories
Mental Health Project stories helped spur new laws and funding that will help kids stuck in hospitals.