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    Aerial view of the Amtrak Cascades train derailment in 2017 near DuPont, Wash. Courtesy Wikipedia
    Amtrak, Sound Transit and the state all named...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 26, 2020 5:00 pm

    It was filed on behalf of the family of a teenager who was paralyzed in the 2017 crash.

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    Eastside man among four arrested, described as violent extremist
    Eastside man among four arrested, described as violent...
    By Blake Peterson • February 26, 2020 1:59 pm

    He was charged, alongside three others, for a conspiracy in Seattle Feb. 26.

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    Needles littered the ground throughout a homeless encampment at Federal Way’s Hylebos Wetlands, which is public property. Sound Publishing file photo
    Republican leadership doubts effectiveness of homelessness spending
    By Seattle Weekly • February 26, 2020 7:30 am

    Democrats propose hundreds of millions toward affordable housing.

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    King County approves low-income Metro fare waivers
    King County approves low-income Metro fare waivers
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 7:00 pm

    Low-income transit riders could see their King County Metro fares waived beginning in July, after the King County Council voted…

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    Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht gave a response to an Office of Law Enforcement Oversight report on Feb. 25 before the King County Law and Justice Committee. The report recommended ways her department could reform use of force policy and internal investigations. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Council unsatisfied with Sheriff’s response to use of...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 4:45 pm

    The King County Sheriff’s Office could be required to explain why it didn’t implement recommendations.

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    Voters could vote to affirm subpoena powers for civilian KCSO oversight agency
    Voters could vote to affirm subpoena powers for...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 1:30 pm

    The King County charter review commission recommended enshrining the power in the charter.

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    King County Council has nine members who each represent a district. Courtesy of kingcounty.gov
    Charter amendments could allow King County Council to...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 1:30 pm

    The change was recommended by the charter review commission.

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    Investigators release video of Federal Way police fatally shooting black man following public outcry
    Investigators release video of Federal Way police fatally...
    By Olivia Sullivan • February 25, 2020 10:00 am

    Civil rights advocates call out forceful policing that has targeted young people of color in South King County.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Democratic lawmakers roll out spending plans for climate...
    By Seattle Weekly • February 25, 2020 1:30 am

    Republican opposition calls for tax relief, rather than spending the increased revenue.

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    Fentanyl (Courtesy photo)
    Fentanyl overdoses keep increasing in King County
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 24, 2020 1:30 am

    Meth overdoses are on the rise as well, continuing a trend reported on last year.

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    The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana. Puget Sound Energy owns 25 percent of the remaining two units. File photo
    PSE files to sell part of Colstrip coal...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 24, 2020 1:30 am

    The utility owns two units at the Montana power plant.

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    Charter review could overhaul King County Sheriff’s Office
    Charter review could overhaul King County Sheriff’s Office
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 23, 2020 1:30 am

    Several changes to the King County Sheriff’s Office were proposed.

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    PNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
    PNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 22, 2020 1:30 am

    Animal products create a lot of emissions, but veggie alternatives are coming from King County.

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    The language of the original bill prohibited privately-owned detainment facilities from being contracted by local, state, or federal government entities, but a last-second amendment was adopted to substantially narrow the focus of the legislation. File photo
    Lawmakers flinch on banning for-profit detention facilities
    By Seattle Weekly • February 19, 2020 6:15 pm

    Last minute amendment exempted ICE detainment facility.

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    Cooper Hawkins (9), Nash Hawkins (16) and Charlotte Hawkins (12) at the Hawkins’ home. Courtesy photo
    Mercer Island family raises awareness for rare, undiagnosed...
    By Madison Miller • February 19, 2020 9:30 am

    Charlotte and Cooper Hawkins were born with an ultra-rare undiagnosed disease.

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    Replica of Vietnam Memorial making Enumclaw stop
    Replica of Vietnam Memorial making Enumclaw stop
    By Seattle Weekly • February 19, 2020 9:13 am

    A local vet has spent six years trying to secure this opportunity.

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    A proposal to make King County Metro fares free for low-income households could be approved in the coming months. File photo
    King County considers free transit for low-income residents
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 19, 2020 9:05 am

    The program would target those at or below 80 percent of the federal poverty level.

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    Federal Way resident Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens, 17, died Jan. 27, 2017. Courtesy photo
    Law enforcement challenges report on sting operation that...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2020 6:30 pm

    King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s findings rattle Sheriff’s Office, police union.

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    Unstable housing? Apply for Section 8
    Unstable housing? Apply for Section 8
    By Seattle Weekly • February 11, 2020 4:50 pm

    Applications open in February for housing vouchers

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    In 2018, the city of Seattle approved and then repealed a head tax within a month. It would have levied a $275 per employee tax on businesses grossing more than $20 million annually. Sound Publishing file photo
    County head tax bill passes committee
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2020 2:45 pm

    Bill would let King County levy a tax on businesses to fund housing and address homelessness.

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