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Burien Mayor Assaulted in Potential Hate Crime
The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the attack against the Latinx Mayor Jimmy Matta.
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Communities of Color Respond to Police Chief Best’s Nomination
Although its a mixed bag for some, the families affected by police shootings say she’s the best one…
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King County Rolls on With Its Electric Bus Fleet Plans
With an overhaul set by 2040, a new report shows the economic and health benefits of going electric.
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King County Youth Detention Center Moves Forward Despite Opposition
As community criticism of the project mounts, King County tries to take a middle road.
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Seattle’s Separated Children
A local non-profit houses several immigrant youths who were separated from their parents at the border. But for…
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Trouble in Tacoma
A cannabis producer has been shut down for “numerous and substantial violations.”
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Washington AG’s Deal Grants Mobility to Fast Food Workers Nationwide
Seven fast food chains have agreed to end no-poaching policies that economists say cause wage stagnation.
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King County Burn Ban Starts This Weekend
Other counties across the state have already enacted similar restrictions.
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Report Finds Complaints Against King County Sheriff’s Deputies Weren’t Investigated
An outside review says that allegations of excessive force and racially-biased policing weren’t pursued.
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Carbon Fee Activists Get on Ballot; Guards Shoot Accused Killer During Harborview Escape
A recap of news from the Puget Sound region.
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Can Sarah Smith Be Seattle’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
The 30-year-old democratic socialist is challenging a long-serving incumbent in Washington’s 9th Congressional District.
![Dianne Laurine (left) and Shaun Bickley (right), Commissioners for the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities, say that the city didn’t consult with the disabled community prior to passing the straw ban. [Image description: Laurine is wearing a purple turtleneck and facing Bickley, who has blue hair and is wearing a striped blue shirt. They are sitting at a table at Queen Anne’s Uptown Espresso.] Photo by Melissa Hellmann](https://www.seattleweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2018/07/12652895_web1_strawban-sea-180711-P3.jpg?w=300)
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Straw Ban Leaves Disabled Community Feeling High and Dry
Although the city says that disabled people are exempted from the ban, the impacted community says that businesses…
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Washington Residents Seek Greater Governmental Transparency
Lawsuits and a national campaign show that Washingtonians are dissatisfied with the status quo.
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The Deferred Dreams of Working Women on H-4 Visas
Thousands of Indian women throughout the country could once again be barred from employment.
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Long Distance Addictions
As overdose deaths increase across King County, widespread access to critical opioid addiction medication remains limited.
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Everett Defense Investigator Accused of Immigrant Witness Tampering
He allegedly warned an assault victim that he could be deported if he testified against gang members.
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Safe Consumption Part 2: The Site
Lots of people in the Seattle area look to Vancouver for an example of what works, or what…
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Safe Consumption Part 2: The Site
Lots of people in the Seattle area look to Vancouver for an example of what works, or what…