Death penalty: Cost of trials is too high

Zack Martin, a freshman at the University of Washington, basks in the sun during a workout on the UW climbing rock Thursday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) — Zack Martin, a freshman at the University of Washington, basks in the sun during a workout on Husky Climbing Rock Thursday at the UW in Seattle. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Weather

Seattle weather hits record high temperature; here’s how long the skies will stay clear

The sunshine, blue skies and warm weather we enjoyed on Wednesday were, officially, just as remarkable as they felt. Updated 1:22 pm

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Seahawks

The NFL is proposing expanded playoffs and a longer season. Here’s how it affects the Seahawks.

The NFL's new CBA could include a 17-game regular season, expanding the playoffs to include seven teams in each conference and having only the No. 1 seed in each conference get a bye. Updated 1:53 pm

Birria tacos, available at Birrieria Tijuana in Burien, shot Tuesday, February 11, 2020. These are beef and cheese tacos that have so much cheese that you can pull or stretch out the cheese like you would a cheese pizza or a nacho. At left top are condiments and a dipping sauce.

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Food & Drink

Wander out to Burien’s Birrieria Tijuana to meet gooey, cheesy taco Seattleites are salivating over

You're going to want to try this taco. The corn tortilla gets filled with shredded beef and mozzarella and folded over and fried until the cheese coats the strands of beef and is gooey enough to stretch out. Then, you dunk it into a cup of beef consommé between bites.

Collin Baja estimates his costume weighs about 50-pounds. John Furrow and Sue McLaughlin assist in helping him change from human to Sven the reindeer .

Ref to more online: photos and video of the transition.

in the musical Frozen at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA on Friday Feb. 14, 2020. 213012

Theater

Go backstage at ‘Frozen’ at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre and see how an actor becomes Sven the reindeer

For the musical “Frozen,” an actor, by means of a nearly 50-pound design so elaborate that it’s called a puppet rather than a costume, is transformed into a four-legged, hoofed and antlered scene-stealer named Sven. WATCH Updated 1:43 pm