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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
- Andy Hurst
Idaho man pleads guilty to white supremacist attack at Lynnwood bar
- Dyer Oxley
Man sentenced to 140 months for trafficking minors on Aurora Avenue, across state lines
- Ashley Hiruko
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.
- Amy Radil
Pierce County Sheriff warns of candy-colored fentanyl pills
- KUOW Staff
More than $1 million forfeited to Romanian government in connection with federal fraud case
- Austin Jenkins
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.
- Libby Denkmann
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.
- Amy Radil
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.
- Amy Radil
Seattle mayor orders plan for stalled sexual assault investigations as advocates demand deadline

As frustrated advocates demanded a deadline for the city to fix stalled sexual assault investigations at the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Thursday ordered that all felony cases with enough evidence for follow-up be assigned to detectives by the end of August.
- Sydney Brownstone / The Seattle Times

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