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300 Seattle school bus drivers threaten strike as contract dispute stalls

Hundreds of Seattle school bus drivers are threatening to strike amid a contract dispute with Zūm Transportation.
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2026 FIFA World Cup brought $889M to Seattle, King County

The 2026 FIFA World Cup generated $889 million in economic impact, $109 million in tax revenue, and nearly 20,000 jobs for Seattle and King County, surpassing revised local expectations. Driven by higher-than-expected international turnout and visits from seven national teams, crowds packed venues and events like the S
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Coyote density is 9 times higher in Seattle than the Washington wilderness, UW finds

A recent study from University of Washington revealed that coyote density in Seattle is nine times higher than in the state's wilderness.
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Seattle mayor proposes $9.1B budget with no new taxes

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson proposed a $9.1 billion 2027–2028 budget that avoids new tax increases by making over $90 million in General Fund spending cuts and eliminating 128 positions. The budget allocates over $500 million annually for housing and homelessness, utilizing the JumpStart payroll tax to directly fund hom
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Somali home daycares in Seattle receive $5M in taxpayer funds in potential fraud: report

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Somali home daycares in Seattle have allegedly received more than $5 million in taxpayer funds in a potential fraud scheme, according to a report. The Post Millennial posted a video on X on Monday that showed reporter Katie Daviscourt visiting Somali home daycares in Seattle to determine if they wer
Featured picture for A mom meets her son every Sunday at 12th and Jackson. Nine Puget Sound mayors will hear families like hers in Kent

A mom meets her son every Sunday at 12th and Jackson. Nine Puget Sound...

At least nine Puget Sound mayors will gather in Kent on Oct. 8 for a community conversation on Washington’s fentanyl crisis, and the man bringing them together wants families who’ve lost someone to the streets to ask them one question. “How does fentanyl end in our state?” Art...
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Own the delay Mayor Wilson, stop blaming everyone else

On July 26, Seattle police officers standing approximately 100 feet from the Armory took an alleged Bite of Seattle shooter into custody in 20 to 30 seconds; yet the public waited five hours for the first official public safety briefing. That is not a communications hiccup; that is a leadership failure.
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Seattle Police say meddling by absent chief, mayor’s staff complicated shooting response

The Seattle Police Department, responding to the Bite of Seattle shooting on July 26, say their response was hindered by then-Chief Shon Barnes inappropriately giving orders from a distance, and by the mayor’s staff delaying any statements to the press.
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Lawsuit: Parents claim Salem Hospital told them to drive dead infant home to Seattle

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Washington couple is suing Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics, Salem Health, and a doctor, after the death of their infant son, claiming the hospital forced them to drive his body home themselves. According to the lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Aleksandr Yeremeyev...
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Person burned at Seal Rock Campground airlifted to hospital, injured dog rushed to vet

BRINNON, Wash. — A person who was severely burned at the Seal Rock Campground was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Monday night. According to Brinnon Fire, the man is in critical condition, but stable. His family has been notified and is traveling from Kansas. His dog was...

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