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Washington lawmakers debate who benefits from juvenile sentencing reforms

One of the bills advancing in the Washington legislature (HB 1324) involves juvenile sentencing reforms. But lawmakers have to decide whether these changes will be retroactive, or only affect people sentenced in years to come.
- Amy Radil
Trump pleads not guilty to 34 charges; admonished by judge
- Associated Press
South Seattle activist remembered for opposing gun violence, speaking out

Elijah Lewis was a young community activist known for his work in the Central District and South Seattle. Lewis's family says he was shot and killed Saturday while driving in Capitol Hill with his nephew.
- Casey Martin
Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

The indictment, confirmed Thursday by Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for Trump, and other people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss sealed criminal charges, is an extraordinary development after years of investigations into his business, political and personal dealings.
- Associated Press
Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall graduates from police academy

She was appointed to the job of sheriff last year, but her certification had lapsed during her nearly 20 years in administrative and civilian roles.
- Catharine Smith
27 indicted in prison drug ring with ties to white supremacy

This week a federal grand jury in Tacoma indicted 24 people, most from Washington state, accused of trafficking drugs and weapons in multiple states. Federal authorities say many members of the drug ring have ties to a white supremacist prison gang.
- Casey Martin
Missed crime lab evidence could've stopped Green River Killer decades earlier, investigation finds

During the 1980s and 1990s, detectives struggled to catch the suspect known as the Green River Killer. But according to some new investigative reporting, the Washington State Crime Lab overlooked some key evidence that could have linked Gary Ridgway to the killings as far back as the 1980s, before he took more lives.
- Kim Malcolm
New law would make sexual misconduct by corrections staff a felony

A proposed bill in Olympia would impose harsher sentences for corrections officers or staff who are convicted of sexual misconduct against inmates.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Former tribal police chief convicted of sexually abusing young children

A 69-year-old member of the Lower Elwha S'Klallam Tribe was convicted Friday of nine federal counts related to the sexual abuse of minors, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.
- Stephen Howie
FBI offers $50k reward to catch Northwest grid's armed attackers

The FBI is offering $50,000 in hopes of catching whoever shot up two electrical substations in Oregon and Washington in November.
- John Ryan

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