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Retired Seattle cop arrested after five-hour standoff in Mount Vernon, Wash.

A retired Seattle police officer surrendered in Mount Vernon on Tuesday morning after a five-hour standoff with police at a single-family residence there.
By
Isolde Raftery

Sep 27, 2022 at 9:44 pm
KUOW Newsroom

When extremism lies in wait: more than a true crime story

‘I started looking at the case and realized people were missing something about the story.’ -Leah Sottile
By
Kim Malcolm

Andy Hurst

Sep 27, 2022 at 5:29 pm
KUOW Blog

Idaho man pleads guilty to white supremacist attack at Lynnwood bar
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Dyer Oxley

Sep 23, 2022 at 10:01 am
KUOW Blog

Man sentenced to 140 months for trafficking minors on Aurora Avenue, across state lines
By
Ashley Hiruko

Sep 19, 2022 at 8:34 pm
KUOW Newsroom

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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Amy Radil

Sep 16, 2022 at 3:01 pm
KUOW Blog

Pierce County Sheriff warns of candy-colored fentanyl pills
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KUOW STAFF

Sep 13, 2022 at 2:24 pm
KUOW Blog

More than $1 million forfeited to Romanian government in connection with federal fraud case
By
Austin Jenkins

Aug 29, 2022 at 4:53 pm
Soundside

Contract workers at Nintendo of America say they faced years of sexual harassment

A new investigation by Kotaku details a "frat house" experience for female game testers at Nintendo of America, testimony that runs against the company's image of family friendly gaming.
By
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan

Aug 23, 2022 at 10:08 am
KUOW Blog

Children in stolen vehicles account for most of 2022’s Amber Alerts, WA officials say

Car thefts rose 88 percent in Washington this year over the same time last year. And officials with the Washington State Patrol say the trend is spilling over into the Amber alerts they issue for endangered children.
By
Amy Radil

Aug 18, 2022 at 12:29 pm KUOW-FM
KUOW Blog

Seattle City Attorney says her office is filing more cases, more quickly

In a new report, Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison says misdemeanor cases from the office’s criminal division are moving forward more quickly now than at any time in the past five years -- and criminal filings have increased 124 percent over 2021.
By
Amy Radil

Aug 18, 2022 at 9:53 am KUOW-FM