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Bothell High School students are putting up a fight to keep their school resource officer on campus. Students held a massive walkout Monday morning, saying they’re frustrated with the Northshore School Board’s decision last week to eliminate the police program and take Officer Garrett Ware off campus. “Officer...

Starbucks’ latest layoffs are affecting 252 employees split between the company’s Seattle headquarters and remote positions, according to a state regulatory filing Monday. The layoffs are part of cuts that Starbucks announced last week, and are focused in the company’s support center at the Sodo headquarters, according

Charges have been filed against Christopher Leahy, 31, the suspect in last week’s fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old University of Washington (UW) student. Leahy made his first court appearance last Thursday afternoon. He’s been charged with first-degree murder with a deadly weapon. If convicted, the sentencing range is b

SEATTLE — Starbucks plans to lay off 252 employees tied to its Seattle support center beginning in July, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department. However, Starbucks said the WARN filing does not mean all 252 impacted worke

SEATTLE — Memorials are growing on the University of Washington campus and at an off-campus apartment complex for 19-year-old student Juniper Blessing, who police said was found stabbed to death in a laundry room last Sunday. Christopher Leahy, 31, surrendered to police shortly after surveillance photos were released s

The Washington State Department of Health is working with local and federal partners on two separate hantavirus-related investigations. According to a news release, one investigation involves individuals potentially exposed to cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, while the other involves a hantavirus in

Seattle is launching a pilot program to install four new public restrooms in Pioneer Square as city leaders work to improve sanitation, accessibility, and the downtown experience ahead of the FIFA Men’s World Cup and broader revitalization efforts. The city is partnering with Throne Labs to install four solar-powered..

Commuters on the water got a rare bonus Monday morning when a group of orcas slipped past West Seattle, angling toward the Fauntleroy ferry lanes and stealing the spotlight from the usual boat traffic. Along the west-facing shoreline, onlookers and ferry passengers stopped what they were doing to watch dorsal fins and

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Rep. Tarra Simmons, D-Bremerton, is facing allegations of violating state ethics laws by using her influence as a lawmaker and campaign funds to assist nonprofit organizations, leading to a rare public hearing before the Legislative Ethics Board in June. For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged...