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Replacing West Seattle Bridge expected to take half a decade
If the badly cracked bridge can’t be fixed, transportation officials say it would take at least four to six years to replace.
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Union: We cannot allow Amazon to set health and safety standards
Amazon warehouse workers in New York are getting help from unions in their fight for better pandemic working conditions.
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'Racism is a public health crisis' says King County health director
And it’s not a new crisis, according to King County Public Health director Patty Hayes. Hayes made the declaration at a special meeting of the Board of Health.
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Seattle artist says ending systemic racism takes more than a hashtag
A couple of weeks ago, Seattle artist David Rue started calling out local arts organizations by name on his social media feeds. Rue wanted them to take a hard look at the systemic racism inside their own organizations, then do something about it.
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This woman 'died three times' after Seattle Police hit her with a blast ball
On Sunday night, on the tenth day of protests for racial justice in Seattle, a petite young woman stood between protesters and a barricade of police.
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Gunman at Seattle protest charged with first-degree assault
Nikolas Fernandez, a Seattle man who shot a protester in the arm as he sped into a crowd on Capitol Hill on Sunday, has been charged with first-degree assault, with a firearm enhancement.
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Pandemic forces yoga studios to contemplate their future
Lockdown has changed the business of yoga. Studio owners are weighing continuing online classes even as they contemplate rent.
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New video emerges of Manny Ellis' fatal interaction with Tacoma police
The family of a black man who was killed while being restrained by Tacoma police in March is sharing newly-discovered video of the incident. The video provides greater detail into what happened that evening as Manuel Ellis can be heard saying to officers "I can't breathe, sir. I can't breathe" amid his cries.
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College during Covid-19: Uncertainty troubles students and schools
With some American universities uncertain what classes will look like this fall, college students are wrestling with whether to enroll — or try to defer till they can be sure to have a full college experience.
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Big labor makes big demands for change by Seattle police
Big labor is making big demands of the Seattle Police Officers Guild: Get on board with new reforms to address institutional racism and unconstitutional policing, or risk losing the protection of the labor council in King County.
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Bad apples? Seattle Police 'not a healthy tree' says city council member
Chants of "defund S-P-D" have become a common message at protests in Seattle, and for the first time the idea is getting serious attention from the city council.
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In Seattle, the revolution will be live-streamed
Live streaming video is bringing the protests over racial injustice to a wider audience. Many are relying on an artist from South Seattle who goes by the handle, Future Crystals.