Photo & Video | The Seattle Times

Wonder of the fresh hop: How our state's autumn beer gets made

(Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Fresh-hop beers are widely coveted, but few brewers can make them cheaper or fresher than in Washington state, as the Yakima Valley produces 75 percent of the nation's hops.

Local News Photography

Goats gobble wildfire fuel around Wenatchee, where dozens of homes burned in 2015 WATCH

Giana O’Shaughnessy (left) and Summer Taylor jump to the music at the Capitol Hill Block Party. (Bekah Welch / The Seattle Times)

Capitol Hill celebrates summer at Block Party 2019 VIEW

Haven Ploch, 16, of the Wenatchee Youth Circus jumps from a spring board over the complete circus crew at the King County Fair’s opening day on Thursday, July 18. 210865

The King County Fair brings llamas, acrobatics and face paint in 2019 VIEW

Barbara Jamison, founder and director of Puget Sound Goat Rescue (PSGR) in Maple Valley, WA., snuggles with some of her goat friends Tuesday, May 7, 2019. 116 goats are currently housed at the rescue. PSGR has been rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming goats since 2001. Over 200 goats are adopted every year. For more information, go to: http://www.pugetsoundgoatrescue.com. 210484

For Maple Valley woman, rescuing goats is a labor of love WATCH

Sports Photography

Seahawks wide receivers Tyler Lockett and David Moore do an elaborate handshake at Seattle Seahawks Training Camp at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Thursday August 1, 2019. 210908

Seahawks

Photos from Thursday’s Seahawks training camp VIEW

Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson signs autographs for fans as training camp for the 2019 season begins at The Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton.

Photographed on July 25, 2019. 210902

Seahawks

Photos: Seahawks training camp starts up VIEW

LA’s Alana Beard loses the handle on the ball under the Sparks rim, giving Seattle’s Mercedes Russell a shot at the loose ball. The two would tie up in a held ball situation in the 1st quarter. The Los Angeles Sparks played the Seattle Storm in WNBA action Friday, June 21, 2019 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, WA. 210626

Storm 84, Sparks 62

Jewell Loyd, Natasha Howard lead Storm past Los Angeles Sparks VIEW

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) practices at Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, Wash. Wednesday, May 29, 2019. 210290

Seahawks

Photos: Seahawks OTAs Day 5 VIEW

Postcards from the Past

The Bon Marche store front as seen on Oct. 28, 1950.

From the archives: Look at Northgate Mall in the 1950s, when it was an outdoor shopping center VIEW

Northwest Wanderings

Goats gobble wildfire fuel around Wenatchee, where dozens of homes burned in 2015 WATCH

The decaying carcass of a 40-foot gray whale is on the beach of Mario Rivera ,behind the ribcage, and Stefanie Worwag’s home in Port Hadlock.

Lime and maggots are helping advance the decay.

Thursday June 20, 2019 210636

Gunther the gray whale given a final resting place near Port Hadlock VIEW

From inside the Cage of Doom, Tesla coil-generated lightning bolts are seen striking the the outside of the metal frame at the SPARK Museum in Bellingham.

Northwest Wanderings photo column on Spark: The Museum of Electrical Invention in Bellingham, on Thursday April 25, 2019 210067

Visitors get a charge — safely — out of the SPARK Museum in Bellingham WATCH

It’s a team effort as Green sea turtle Azul is checked over and Dr. Kat Reed examines his eyes.

PDZA. Tuesday April 2, 2019 209768 209768

It’s checkup time for sea turtles at Point Defiance Zoo VIEW

Reader's Lens

Reader’s Lens | Eagles tag-team their hunt for dinner

Featured Video Stories

Hydrophones beneath the surface of Puget Sound reveal disturbances to sea-life that otherwise go unnoticed. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Hostile Waters: The sound of noise (5:21)

Debbie and Damian Monda build trust and relationships in homeless encampments across Seattle. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

Conversation and compassion: Homeless outreach (4:41)

Hamilton, a rural town of 300 people along the Skagit River, has regularly flooded since its founding. Now, with the help of Seattle-based nonprofit Forterra, the mayor hopes to relocate the town to higher ground. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

"We've got to get out of the floodplain" (5:54)

Tina Russell has spent a decade searching for her niece, Alyssa McLemore. She recently found renewed determination and a support network through the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women movement. (Lauren Frohne & Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Ten years searching for Alyssa McLemore (3:39)

Thousands of people died in Seattle at the height of the AIDS crisis during the 1990s. Now a memorial is being built to pass down the lessons learned. (Ramon Dompor / The Seattle Times)

'We want people to know': Building the AIDS Memorial Pathway (5:09)

Scientists take to the sea to understand what is limiting the survival of killer whales, and the salmon they feed on. (Ramon Dompor & Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

Hostile Waters: The search for answers (4:44)

The Destination took a lot from Dylan Hatfield when it sank in the Bering Sea two years ago — his brother, his best friend, and his mentor. "Everything has changed. It's a whole different job now," he says. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

No Return: "How much is a life worth?" (6:51)

In the Rose Adagio, a ballerina stays on pointe during a sequence of balances. PNB's Leta Biasucci demonstrates the dance and talks about its place in the story of 'Sleeping Beauty'. (Ramon Dompor & Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

Sleeping Beauty's Rose Adagio (3:18)

Staff Photographer Portfolios

Dean Rutz VIEW

Buy Seattle Times Photos

Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Lines Only. LO. A hummingbird zeroâ€™s in on an early blooming Azalea at the Washington Park Arboretum.

Shop The Seattle Times Photo Store for stunning, art-quality photo prints.