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Police arrest ride-share driver for sexual assaults in Seattle area
Police are investigating a ride-share driver for allegedly assaulting or raping passengers, in four different jurisdictions around Seattle.
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Impeachment will 'divide the country' says Rep. Schrier
Should President Donald Trump be impeached? Some Democrats say yes. Washington Congresswoman Kim Schrier says: Not so fast.
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Olympia man with 8 DUI arrests is back on the road
During Joseph Goodman's latest DUI last month he crashed his Audi SUV into a Seattle stop sign and then ran away. The one before that he led Olympia police on a car chase that ended with him crashing his Ferrari into parked car and a house.
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Newest Seattle City Council member will have to dive into zoning
Abel Pacheco Jr. has replaced Rob Johnson on the Seattle City Council. So now, about that U-District upzone ...
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Repeat drunk drivers may face tougher penalties in Washington state
Kim Malcolm talks with State Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) about a proposed bill that would toughen penalties for repeat DUI offenders.
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Gonzalo needs a kidney. But he can't get one because he's undocumented
Even though it was noon, Gonzalo was lying down when I arrived at the apartment in south King County where he lives. His wife Ricarda headed down a long, dark hallway to fetch him. “I was lying down because I felt really dizzy,” Gonzalo said in Spanish. “I can’t--I can’t enjoy the day, go out, because I’m always unwell.”
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Seattle City Council candidates ask for democracy vouchers — delicately
Democracy vouchers are helping Seattle city council candidates finance their campaigns. But political opponents are watching for missteps.
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For sexual assault victims , it's a struggle to just get evidence collected
After a sexual assault, if a survivor chooses to get a rape kit, they first have to find the right clinic to actually get one. For the third time, U.S. Senator Patty Murray is sponsoring a bill that seeks to change that and improve the care survivors get at medical centers nationwide.
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This new Indian detective movie stars Seattle's tech scene
Indian expats said making the movie in the Seattle area was like launching a global tech start-up.
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Marcie Sillman has these weekend culture picks
This was a busy news week, from the massive fire at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris to the long-awaited release of the Mueller report. Time to take a deep breath and enjoy a few weekend diversions. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has some suggestions.
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The end of the pipeline. Seattle teachers go to prison to get schooled
Every month, a Seattle high school principal brings a group of fellow educators to a nearby prison. It’s an effort to address the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline.”
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How the Northwest can learn from Indonesia’s deadly 2018 quake
Last September, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake followed by a tsunami devastated a region of Indonesia, killing more than 4,300 people. Two Oregon State and...