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A Story In Every Scent: Four UW Students Build Community Through Culture And Entrepreneurship

Four University of Washington students founded Lumiére, a candle company built around memories, culture and identity, to create a connection between customers and their own heritage and experiences through hand-poured candles.

Seattle-area housing market is stuck in affordability trap

The Seattle-area housing market remains weak as high mortgage rates, war, gas prices and more keep home shoppers on the sidelines.

Paul Dorpat, longtime Seattle historian, dies at 87

Dorpat was known for his long-running Now & Then weekly feature in The Seattle Times and his books on local history.

Why is dilution a cleanup strategy for the Longview mill disaster?

Although the city's drinking water remains safe, residents are still being told to stay away from affected sloughs, dikes and drainage ditches.

Physicians say UW mental health group for doctors harmed rather than helped

Two former UW Medicine residents allege in a recent lawsuit that a physicians health program misdiagnosed them and threw their careers off track.

12-year-old recovering after her heart stopped on Sequim soccer field

As Ashtyn recovers from heart surgery, the Messinger family is calling for better access to automated external defibrillators.

MLB salary-cap proposal likely looks good to Mariners fans

MLB's salary-cap proposal could eliminate super teams and force other clubs to spend more. If you're a Mariners fan, this has to look appetizing, right? 

Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at 56

Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at 56.

Women are the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at risk

Women in eastern Congo are often the first caregivers when family members fall ill.

Awa Fam dazzles in first WNBA start, but Seattle Storm fall to Phoenix Mercury

No. 3 overall pick Awa Fam made her first WNBA start Wednesday and shined with a game-high 18 points in the Storm's 72-68 loss to the Mercury.

NASA says goodbye to its longtime Mars orbiter

The NASA spacecraft MAVEN, short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, had been orbiting around the Red Planet since 2014.

Photos: Seattle Storm take on Phoenix Mercury