Amazon layoffs impacting Bellevue businesses
On Tuesday, Amazon officials confirmed 14,000 corporate employees are losing their jobs. Experts say this could severely damage Western Washington’s economy if there is a steep drop-off in local spending.
Petition: Justice for Mitch the Dog After Alleged Kennel Beating
Mitch the lab was allegedly beaten to death at a Seattle kennel. Demand mental health checks to prevent future animal cruelty. The post Petition: Justice for Mitch the Dog After Alleged Kennel Beating appeared first on One Green Planet.
Two beloved downtown Seattle venues are set to close
Two iconic Seattle venues, Madame Lou’s and Here-After, are closing their doors. City Cast Seattle, a podcast and newsletter following the ongoings of the Emerald City, confirmed the closures after staff at both venues received emails from management. The date for the closure is potentially as early as mid-December,...
Bill Gates shifts focus from climate change to hunger and disease prevention
SEATTLE, Wash. – Bill Gates, the cofounder of Microsoft and head of the Gates Foundation, is shifting his focus from climate change to addressing hunger and disease prevention. Gates recently wrote an essay explaining his decision to adjust resources. He stated that he is not reversing his stance on...
Feds searched security systems at 18 Washington state police agencies, report finds
At least four Seattle-area police departments changed their surveillance programs this week after learning U.S. Border Patrol had searched their Flock Safety databases this year, a practice civil rights researchers and advocates said might violate state law, if done for immigration enforcement purposes. Police...
Business family sues Seattle for $30 million, saying city turned their property into ‘a...
In court documents, Chinn describes the intersection of 12th Avenue and South Jackson Street as “a wasteland of drug use, homelessness, and squalor.”
Man charged in $2M heist from West Seattle jeweler connected to multiple robberies
SEATTLE — A man, potentially connected to multiple smash-and-grab robberies in western Washington, has been arrested for allegedly stealing $2 million worth of items from a West Seattle jewelry store in August. The 29-year-old, identified in charging documents as Da’Sean Harrison, was arrested by Seattle Police...
City of Kent charges Golden Steer owners for buying stolen goods
The city of Kent has filed 15 misdemeanor charges against two owners of the Golden Steer restaurant for allegedly buying and selling stolen alcohol and catfish during an undercover police operation that included three controlled purchases over a four-week period. The case began after an investigator with the Fred...
Police find stolen gun, fentanyl after suspects pass out in car in downtown Kent
He continued to resist, and while struggling with officers, they found a 9mm handgun in his pocket.
Contra Costa sheriff searching for murder suspect apparently released by mistake
Authorities in Contra Costa County announced Monday that they are searching for an inmate suspected of murder who was apparently released by mistake last week.

















