Please note: the following is a reproduction of the announcement that can be found on the Pulitzer Prize's website:

For a distinguished example of local reporting of breaking news that, as quickly as possible, captures events accurately as they occur, and, as time passes, illuminates, provides context and expands upon the initial coverage, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Awarded to The Seattle Times Staff for its digital account of a landslide that killed 43 people and the impressive follow-up reporting that explored whether the calamity could have been avoided.

http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2015-Breaking-News-Reporting

And please see the Seattle Times website for our the newsroom's announcement: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-times-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-oso-landslide-coverage/