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A finding in the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) after-action report on the July 26 Bite of Seattle shooting confirms officials distracted officers from getting information out. “Senior and elected officials distracted sworn staff from completing timely public safety information and on-scene decision-making,” the rep

SEATTLE - Family members of Belltown shooting victim Isaac Rios were making funeral arrangements Monday, to say goodbye to the 20-year-old at the end of the month. Isaac was walking with friends near the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Clay where an illegal street takeover was underway. That's when family members say a

Seattle officials have repeatedly touted declining crime statistics, but Mayor Katie Wilson’s administration is now rolling out $1.7 million in assistance for neighborhood grocery stores — including taxpayer-funded security upgrades for supermarkets the city acknowledges are experiencing high rates of retail theft. Wil

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Nearly 2 million Washingtonians voted to protect natural gas in 2024 with Initiative 2066, and last Thursday the Washington State Supreme Court struck it down. If you’ve got a natural gas range in your kitchen this morning, nothing that happened in Olympia changes that. You can still buy one. You can still swap out the

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson released a roughly 100-second video on social media arguing that “effective government is a progressive value,” pointing to voter support for preschool, transit, libraries, and free college programs. “The right talks a lot about efficiency and fiscal responsibility, but for decades that’s bee

ICE agents made at least 11 arrests in the Puget Sound region Sunday. This came as communities celebrated Latin American Independence and culture across the nation.

A local environmental group is suing Swire Coca-Cola, USA, and Western Washington Coca-Cola Bottling. Waste Action Project, a Covington-based nonprofit, claimed polluted runoff from Coca-Cola’s Bellevue bottling facility entered Goff Creek and ultimately Lake Washington. The nonprofit is being represented by Seattle la

Wait, what?! A video I posted this weekend about Seattle’s business climate took off on social media, and I don’t think that happened because everybody suddenly became fascinated with business policy. I think it’s because people are starting to wonder whether we are paying attention to what’s happening to Seattle’s eco

(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million plan Sunday to help independent grocery stores boost business, stopping short of a campaign idea and previous city ideas that would have had Seattle operating supermarkets. Wilson floated the idea of Seattle entering the grocery business during h