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More talk, but no resolution. King County Council remains at odds about youth jail

The King County Council will consider its official stance on jailing some youths for serious crimes, four years after Executive Dow Constantine pledged to end juvenile detention.
Ann Dornfeld
Controversial county effort to divert youth criminal cases to community groups not meeting goals

A $16 million effort by King County to send most juvenile criminal cases to community-based diversion programs, rather than the court system, is having trouble meeting its goals, a county report shows.
Ann Dornfeld
Blooming in Seattle: Mayor Harrell’s family history of change, challenge, and flowers

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s favorite flower is a red classic rose. “As my mother used to tell me, if you are going on a date you can’t go wrong. And of course, that’s my mother’s name,” Harrell said.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users"

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in an internal memo that the AI tool's problematic images were unacceptable. He vowed to re-release a better version of the service in the coming weeks.
Bobby Allyn
Video shows heavily armed guards detaining hunger strikers at Tacoma ICE center after using tear gas

Detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma were subjected to tear gas, had guns pointed at them, and were physically restrained during a hunger strike last year for better living conditions.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
'I wonder if people think you took that baby.' Navigating Seattle as a biracial family

RadioActive's Gavin Muhlfelder has different experiences with racism than his twin brother, James.
Gavin Muhlfelder
'From the Central to the south,' Seattle neighborhoods ask for an engaged police force

This week, we're examining the Seattle Police Department and the communities they serve. And that relationship with people in the Central Area and Rainier Beach has been complicated. With or without the police, people have taken positive steps to improve safety in their neighborhoods.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Controversial totem poles must return to Pike Place Market, says historical commission

The city’s parks department petitioned the Market Historical Commission to be allowed to replace the totem poles with art more representative of local tribes.
Ann Dornfeld
Seattle area faith leaders call on WA Congress members to back a ceasefire in Gaza

Close to 200 Seattle area faith leaders from different backgrounds have signed onto a statement outlining a plan to address the rising death toll in Gaza, which has now surpassed 11,000. A portion of those faith leaders gathered in front of the Jackson Federal building on Thursday morning, looking for the attention of U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, and other federally elected officials.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Black officers say racism was rampant at UW Police. Trial starts Monday in Seattle

A jury trial is scheduled to begin Monday in a case involving dozens of claims of racial discrimination at the University of Washington Police Department.
Amy Radil

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