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Seattle Mayor Durkan calls for more officers after string of deadly shootings

After multiple fatal shootings around Seattle that left at least five people dead, Mayor Jenny Durkan said that the city must support its police officers to keep up with the pace of crime. Durkan also highlighted new legislation she’s proposed to curb gun violence.
- Casey Martin
Mother of sexual assault victim says court backlogs have families holding their breath

If you are a victim of a sexual assault, it is typically very challenging to get a case through the court system. During the pandemic, it’s been especially tough, as many courts have been closed down and there is now a huge backlog of cases. Victims of sexual assault are often very young and advocates say these delays have been especially hard for them.
- Amy Radil
How a new law requiring the recording of interrogations could prevent wrongful convictions

Paige Browning talks with Lara Zarowsky of the Washington Innocence Project about a new law that requires police interrogations to be recorded on both audio and video.
- Paige Browning
King County seeks more judges, courtrooms and jurors to tackle criminal backlog

With courts closed during the pandemic, King County held just dozens of criminal trials over the past year rather than the usual hundreds. Meanwhile 6,000 cases are waiting to be resolved. People facing charges as well as victims of crime haven’t been able to move on with their lives. Now the Superior Court proposes bringing judges out of retirement and adding courtrooms to address the backlog.
- Amy Radil
Who is stealing catalytic converters in Seattle, and what are they doing with them?

Catalytic converter theft is up more than 3,800% this year over last in Seattle and King County.
- Brandi Fullwood
Beware the swindler disguised as philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

‘I've never been involved in one of these. I picture people getting a letter, and then immediately sending money. What actually happens is much more devious.’
- Andy Hurst
As Easterday Family Property Is Auctioned, Giant Buyers Attracted To Water-Rich Deal

Redtail hawks glide off telephone poles sailing above verdant fields that scoop downward along a basalt slope to the bending Columbia River. This unique...
- Anna King
Washington's 2-year experiment under new drug possession law

Washington's legislative “fix” makes drug possession a misdemeanor, and requires police to steer people with addiction away from jail and towards recovery services.
- Amy Radil
GUILTY: Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder of George Floyd
- NPR Staff
King County Prosecutor’s new dashboard shows pandemic impacts

The King County Prosecutors Office has unveiled a new online tool to help people track the types of felony cases it is pursuing. The goal is to provide more transparency to a system Prosecutor Dan Satterberg said some have criticized as a “black box.”
- Amy Radil

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