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Panel calls on SPD to 'repair the public trust' after botched CHOP response
A new review from Seattle’s Office of Inspector General is the latest attempt to scrutinize the conduct of Seattle police during June 2020. It calls on SPD to "repair the public trust and safety compromised" during those weeks.
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Independent candidates test how fed up Northwest voters are with both parties
A quartet of independent candidates on the ballot this November in Oregon and Washington state will test voter appetites for a centrist "third way." They are experienced contenders running for state senate, Oregon governor or Washington Secretary of State. Unaffiliated candidates are popping up around the nation too, with a common theme of being fed up with a divisive two-party system.
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Wildlife officials confirm 6 wolf poisonings in northeastern Washington
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for the public’s help to find who poisoned six wolves in northeastern Washington.
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Batista becomes first Black principal dancer in Pacific Northwest Ballet history
While celebrating 50 years as a ballet company, the Pacific Northwest Ballet is making history.
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Mariners end the longest post-season drought with a 4-0 win. What's next?
Seattle-based writer and Mariners super-fan Joe Veyera is anxiously hopeful.
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Harrell seeks $1 million for controversial gunfire detection system
In Seattle, gun violence is at a ten-year high and climbing. In response Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to spend a million dollars in the next budget on a gunfire detection system for certain neighborhoods. His office said they're seeking systems with video cameras as well as audio sensors.
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DIY rape kits are gaining popularity on college campuses. But are they reliable?
Commercially sold, do-it-yourself sexual assault kits are gaining popularity on college campuses. Makers of the kits have marketed them as an alternative option to sexual assault kits conducted in a hospital setting. But health officials and some sexual assault advocacy groups say the kits stand to create more problems than they solve, and are warning people not to use them.
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Fall semester is underway. That's when most campus sexual assaults happen
The window between the start of fall semester and Thanksgiving break is what advocates against sexual violence refer to as the "red zone." More than half of all campus sexual assaults occur during this period, according to the sexual assault advocacy group Shattering the Silence.
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$1B up for grabs to help salmon get to where they're going
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announce a $1 billion program to help save the region's salmon while visiting Washington state Thursday.
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Youth program led by convicted sex offender loses county funding after KUOW investigation
A youth program funded by King County program has lost its contract to work with young people at risk of gun violence after a KUOW investigation found its leader had false credentials — and is a convicted sex offender facing a new charge of felony insurance fraud.
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El Centro de la Raza will preserve beloved Federal Way roller rink
The community nonprofit El Centro de la Raza plans to redevelop the two-acre site of a roller skating rink in Federal Way. But this isn't the story of another community landmark going away.
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This week’s arts and culture picks may have you at ‘twerking Shreks’
‘If you see the kids dressed up as Shrek roaming around Westlake this weekend, you'll know what it's for.’