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All 3 finalists for Seattle police chief support more civilian crisis responders
The finalists to become Seattle’s next police chief made their case to the public in a televised interview Thursday. Those finalists are interim Seattle police chief Adrian Diaz, assistant Seattle chief Eric Greening, and Kevin Hall, assistant chief in Tucson, Arizona.
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Female hummingbirds are mimicking males to avoid aggression
Male Humming birds are not as sweet as they seem. Female hummingbirds are disguising themselves to look like males to avoid aggression. But, male hummingbirds are "willing to mate with pretty much anything", so the undercover females are still finding a mate!
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New brick and mortar space showcasing Black art and artists opening in Seattle
Paige Browning talks with Arte Noir founder Vivian Phillips and executive director Jazmyn Scott.
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Seattle teacher was fired for abusing kids. State says he can keep his teaching license
A former teacher found in a state investigation to have serially physically abused children at a North Seattle elementary school was allowed to keep his teaching license with a reprimand.
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Explosive demolition of coal plant underscores end of coal-fired electric generation in Oregon
A demolition contractor on Thursday imploded the towering smokestack and 19-story boiler building at Portland General Electric’s shuttered coal-fired power plant near Boardman, bringing a symbolic close to the era of coal-fired power generation in Oregon. Imported electricity generated from coal still flows through transmission wires across the Pacific Northwest, but that looks to be winding down soon, too.
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King County to buy treatment center as mental health beds are on the decline
King County is in the final stages of purchasing a long term residential mental health treatment center in North Seattle. Cascade Hall, 64-bed facility holds about a quarter of the county’s residential treatment beds. This purchase will not increase the County's capacity of beds. However, it will preserve the current already low count.
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Lawsuit aims to protect a rare West Coast carnivore, the fisher
You can tell that the fisher is a tough customer by its diet: It eats porcupines.
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North King County cities will broaden mental-health response to 911 calls
Five cities in North King County have banded together to add mental health professionals to their police departments. Soon the program plans to offer those responders seven days a week, including teams that can answer calls without law enforcement.
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Seattle Fire Dept. expands crisis response while city awaits new 911 options
Seattle residents have asked city officials to offer more types of crisis response that don't involve law enforcement. The mayor's office has convened a work group on the issue. Meanwhile, the Seattle Fire Department is expanding its efforts in that direction.
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Seattle kids head back to school as educators ponder contract vote
Seattle public school kids headed back to class Wednesday morning. The start of school is a week later than expected and comes after educators suspended their strike Tuesday afternoon.
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Starting school can be hard, especially as a Ukrainian refugee who doesn't speak English
Many newly arrived Ukrainian refugee children are starting American school this fall. Some of these children are not fluent in English when classes start. Sabrina is 12 years old. She is an artist who loves painting landscapes. Sabrina is among over 200 Ukrainians who settled in Washington State this year. They fled fled Russia's war. Sabrina and her family arrived in King County a few weeks before the last school year ended.
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Seattle teachers' strike halted after tentative contract reached with district
Seattle educators voted Tuesday afternoon to suspend a strike that has delayed the start of school by a week. The district has not announced which day school will begin, although it could be as early as tomorrow, Wednesday. The district promised an update Tuesday afternoon.
