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Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize
Awarded to The Seattle Times staff for its comprehensive coverage, in print and online, of the shooting deaths of four police officers in a coffee house and the 40-hour manhunt for the suspect. Staffers have won journalism's highest honor eight times since 1950, and have been finalists on 14 other occasions since 1982. Read more.
A new book by The Seattle Times staff
For its coverage of the ambush slayings of four Lakewood police officers, The Seattle Times won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news. Now, in this new book, the newspaper's staff goes deeper, telling a story of our nation's racial divide, the political risks of mercy, and missed opportunities to stop a man going mad.
Exploiting the aged and frail in Washington's adult family homes.
Part 1: The Owners | Part 2: The Homes
Part 3: The Exodus | Part 4: The Deaths
Part 5: The Hidden Victims | Part 6: The Bed Brokers
[Update: December 2010]
Lender seizes desperate borrowers' homes
'I am a wolf' A Seattle Times examination of numerous Emiel Kandi loan deals shows that they are set up so he can quickly take borrowers' homes and in some cases flip them for a profit. And he gets away with it.
How a hard-money lender took a man's home
[November 2010]
Frustration, pride in a year of danger
The story of the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment's year in Afghanistan, as soldiers struggled with their mission in the conservative Islamic region. The story reflects broader tensions within the U.S. military and among civilian leaders about the conduct of the war: how to balance battling the Taliban with winning the trust of Afghans.
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing.
[Aug. 29-31, 2010]
The drug-resistant germ MRSA lurks in Washington hospitals, carried by patients and staff and fueled by inconsistent infection control. This stubborn germ is spreading at an alarming rate, but no one has tracked these cases -- until now.
[November 2008]
Vancouver's Olympic organizers promised an affordable, fan-friendly Games. But tickets available to the public are often out of reach, bundled into packages costing far beyond face value.
[November 2009]
Reckless strategies doomed WaMu
Execs say WaMu fell victim to the economy; but WaMu caused its demise by embracing risky loans and dismantling safeguards.
Part one | Reckless strategies doomed WaMu
Part two | WaMu: Hometown bank turned predatory
[October 2009]
The dangers of adolescents playing football with concussions
Concussions may be nothing unusual in high-school football, but playing with one could result in a devastating brain injury. The stories of five Washington boys illustrate the risks of not letting the developing brain heal.
Update: State lawmakers approve concussion bills for young athletes
[November 2008]
Canada's energy boom creates vast riches — and a dirty footprint.
[November 2008]
The Seattle Times examined the relationships between those who benefit from congressional earmarks and those who make campaign donations to lawmakers.
[October 2008]
Landslides and logging: What went wrong?
With little scrutiny from state geologists, Weyerhaeuser has been allowed to clear-cut unstable slopes. When December's storms hit, many of these heavily logged mountains gave way to landslides.
[July 2008]
The disturbing story behind the last great UW team -- and how its legacy still casts a shadow on the Huskies
[January 2008]
The resegregation of Seattle's schools
After decades of integration efforts, the racial imbalance of the 1970s is back.
[June 2008]
We pledged to protect Puget Sound. We've passed laws and spent millions to preserve it. Yet we keep sabotaging it.
[May 2008]
MIRACLE MACHINES: The 21st-Century Snake Oil
The Seattle Times has found that thousands of these unproven devices -- many of them illegal or dangerous -- are used in hundreds of venues nationwide.
[November 2007]
The fleecing of Frances Taylor
How a 96-year-old Seattle woman's $2 million estate vanished — and how her business manager, contractors, mortgage lenders, credit-card companies and others reaped the benefits.
[December 2007]
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and wife Melinda are not the first to try to eradicate malaria. But will their foundation's billion-dollar initiative be enough?
[September 2007]
Seattle's Pike Place Market turns 100 this year. Check out an interactive map, historical photos and archives, and read ongoing coverage about the Market.
[June 2007]
Sealed records hold secrets of potential dangers in our medicine cabinets; of molesters, negligent doctors; of missteps by local and state agencies. We're going to court to open up those cases.
[November 2006]
The Giving Game
Seattle Times reporters Greg Bishop and Danny O'Neil take an in-depth look at charities of athletes with Seattle ties in this five-part series. [September 2007]
Part 1: Seahawk Shaun Alexander wrestles with vision and reality
Part 2: Seahawk Deion Branch finds motivation in a son who can't speak
Part 3: NBA star Ray Allen learns about the pitfalls and dangers
Part 4: Moyer Foundation a shining result of hard work and commitment
Part 5: NBA star Brandon Roy considers starting his own charity
150 years: Seattle by and by: The 150th anniversary of Seattle's founding. [2001]
Art of Deception, The: An investigation of an antiquities dealer. [Feb. 2003]
Chief Sealth recruiting: Coaches violated rules to build state's top girls basketball team. [Feb. 2006]
Chihuly Inc.: Inside the glass empire. [August 2006]
Climate Challenge: The Seattle Times asked readers to join a monthlong challenge to reduce their individual greenhouse gas emissions. [May 2007]
Coaches Who Prey: Investigating sexual misconduct. [Dec. 2003]
Dangerous sex felons: Address unknown [Dec. 2005]
Dot-con Job: How Infospace took its investors for a ride. [March 2005]
License to Harm: The unchecked problem of sexual misconduct by health-care professionals. [April 2006]
McCaw Hall: One of the most expensive properties on the regional arts scene. [June 2003]
Natural Wonders: Explore Washington's natural environment. [May 2002-2004]
Our Eyes Have been Opened: Northwesterners in the year since Sept. 11. [Sept. 2002]
Seattle Center: The legacy of the 1962 World's Fair endures. [April 2002]
Seattle's Central Library: 360-degree tour and more. [May 2004]
Selling Drug Secrets: Despite confidentiality contracts, doctors are divulging details of their ongoing drug research -- for a fee -- to elite investors. [August 2005]
Trouble on Channel 9: The problems plaguing Seattle's public-TV station. [April 2003]
Under Two Flags: Mexican workers in Washington fields. [June 2000]
Unearthing Tse-whit-zen: The largest ancient village found in Washington. [May 2005]
Unequal Defense, An: The failed promise of justice for the poor [April 2004]
Uninformed Consent: What patients at 'The Hutch' weren't told. [March 2001]
What's best for Baby M?: A look inside the dependency-court system. [December 2005]
After the Tsunami: Stories from Indonesia's Aceh province. [Jan. 2005]
Airport Insecurity: The nation's system is flawed. [July 2004]
America's Immigration Dilemma: Understanding the immigration conflict. [Sept. 2006]
Arctic out of Balance: Climate change, oil exploration transform life in Alaska. [Jan. 2005]
Bering Sea: The Bering Sea is seeing dramatic changes due to global warming. [Oct. 2006]
Crossing America: Gauging a nation's mood. [Aug. - Sept. 2002]
In Her Mother's Shoes: Behind the statistics of Africa's AIDS plague. [Dec. 2002]
Inside Iraq Seattle Times stories, blog and photos [Dec. 2002 - Jan. 2004]
Journey to Pakistan, A: A Seattle Times reporter and photographer travel to the earthquake-ravaged nation. [Dec. 2005]
On the Brink: Understanding the U.S.-Iraq conflict. [Jan. 2003]
Suddenly Sick: The hidden big business behind your doctor's diagnosis. [June 2005]
Suspicion in the Ranks: The spy investigation of Capt. James Yee. [Jan. 2005]
Terrorist Within, The: One man's holy war against America. [June - July 2002]
Truth About Global Warming, The: Earth is getting hotter; man is to blame. [October 2005]
Two Peoples, One Land: Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. [May 2002]
Understanding the Conflict: America's war on terror. [Sept. 2001]
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