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Seattle sets new record for most homicides in a single year
- Catharine Smith
Seattle ties record for homicides set in the 1990s

The city of Seattle has tied its previous record for the most homicides in a single year, and it likely will establish a new homicide record by the end of 2023.
- Catharine Smith
Washington state sees rise in anti-Arab, anti-Jewish hate incidents amid Israel-Hamas War
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
What's happened so far in the trial of Tacoma officers charged with killing Manny Ellis

For the last six weeks, jurors in Tacoma have listened to testimony in the trial against three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of 33 year-old Manuel Ellis. Soundside guest host Mike Davis caught up with Peter Talbot, a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune in Tacoma about some key moments in the trial so far.
- Mike Davis
Can prostitution on Aurora Ave decline for good?

Prostitution on Aurora Avenue has vexed Seattle leaders for decades. But two recent motel closures have led to a decline in sex work and crime in the area. It’s unclear if it will last. The Seattle Times’s Sara Jean Green explains how Aurora got this way and what tools the city and police are using to rein it in.
- Vaughan Jones
Envelopes containing 'white powdery substance' stall ballot counts at elections offices across Washington state

Suspicious mailers have been reported at multiple elections offices throughout Washington state, including the King County elections headquarters in Renton, which was evacuated Wednesday.
- Dyer Oxley
Domestic violence surge 'easing' in King County, prosecutors say

Prosecutors in King County say the numbers of domestic violence cases overall are trending downward. That’s after a spike in cases during the pandemic.
- Amy Radil
Thousands of untested sexual assault kits finally processed in WA

Washington state has effectively eliminated its extensive backlog of untested sexual assault evidence kits. Officials announced Thursday that more than 10,000 backlogged kits have now been cleared from evidence rooms across the state and submitted for testing.
- Kate Walters
Seattle homicides set record, but King County has big plans and lots of funding to prevent gun violence

As Seattle marks its 61st homicide of 2023, breaking last year's record, King County officials are planning a new Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The announcement comes at the same time the Department of Justice is sending millions to Washington in gun violence prevention funding.
- Dyer Oxley
Homelessness remains top concern for Seattle voters, but public safety is gaining ground

Crime and public safety may soon overtake homelessness as the top concern on Seattle voters’ minds, according to research from the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
- Monica Nickelsburg

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