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In $37 million push to buy Chinese-made masks for COVID-19, Washington state...
After ordering $37 million of Chinese-made masks to protect against the coronavirus, state officials cancelled more than half the orders and stopped placing new ones over quality and fit problems.
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U.S. approves N95 mask made by China’s BYD; Washington, California can...
A U.S. federal agency approved a new highly sought-after respirator mask made by Chinese automotive conglomerate BYD Co., paving the way for Washington and other states to complete orders totaling...
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After pouring money into police budget, Seattle faces a new reckoning
The Seattle Police Department's budget swelled by more than $100 million over the past five years as the city poured resources into reforms and sealed a new contract with the police union. Now the city...
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Police chief, faith and other leaders join call for racial justice at Seattle...
While acknowledging that she’d made her share of mistakes, Chief Carmen Best said, “I absolutely believe it’s a calling for me to be here at this moment, at this time."
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Vigil for woodcarver John T. Williams brings reflection on decade-long police...
A crowd of hundreds settled onto the lawn, their backs to the Space Needle and eyes on a towering monument of another kind: the totem pole honoring the legacy of John T. Williams, a symbol of the...
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A Seattle police officer’s extraordinary pay raises questions SPD can’t answer
Ron Willis, a Seattle patrol officer, became the most highly paid city employee last year. How? He was paid the equivalent of two years of work inside of one, renewing longstanding questions on how...
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Another round of wind and rain on Tuesday, then a drier stretch
The rain that swept through Seattle this weekend is going to return Tuesday. But the weather should clear out for at least a couple of days after that, according to the National Weather Service in...
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Undetermined: A suspicious death at Green Lake, an investigation’s limits
A 23-year-old woman’s body was found in the lake of one of Seattle’s busiest parks on a sunny summer day. Police quickly formed a theory – one that isn’t widely shared outside the department, not even...
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As eviction ban stretches on, so does uncertainty and rent debt
Renters who have long lived on low incomes or lost their jobs during the pandemic have found temporary relief by the third extension of the state eviction moratorium. But they are also staring down...
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Tacoma police officer under investigation after driving SUV through crowd
A Tacoma police officer who drive through a crowd Saturday night may have killed someone, said the department in a statement, and the department has referred the incident for an independent investigation.
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Dusting of snow possible for Western Washington this week
Snow could be falling on Western Washington for much of this week, forecasters said Sunday, with the greatest chance for small accumulations beginning Tuesday night and continuing through Thursday.
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Snow is in Seattle’s forecast, along with the year’s coldest temperatures so far
A blast of wintry air is descending on Seattle this week, bringing with it the coldest temperatures so far this year and the prospect of the first substantial snowfall.
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Cops for $1,000 a day: How Seattle spends millions hiring off-duty police...
Seattle officials vowed but failed to reform off-duty police work. In the system left in place, SPD can’t reliably enforce its rules. Employers pay wildly different rates for off-duty cops. One of the...
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Rescue effort called off for man reported missing in Lake Washington
A Seattle Fire Department team called off their search-and-rescue operation Saturday evening for a man reported missing in Lake Washington.
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Seattle officer disciplined for working more than allowed, while watchdog...
A review by the Office of Police Accountability found a Seattle police officer worked more than 90 hours a week on 15 occasions in 2019 and identified numerous gaps in how the Seattle Police Department...
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Walter McGovern, federal judge in Seattle for half a century, dies at 99
Senior District Court Judge Walter McGovern, who served on the federal bench in Seattle for 50 years, has died at age 99. A World War II veteran, he was a star basketball player in his youth and a...
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Upbeat image of massive Best Starts for Kids levy doesn’t tell King County...
Voters will soon decide whether to expand King County's $400 million Best Starts for Kids levy, first passed in 2015. The county has enthusiastically shared its successes, but a closer look reveals...
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What we learned from examining King County’s Best Starts for Kids levy
As officials seek to renew and more than double the Best Starts for Kids program in Washington to $872 million in the Aug. 3 election, here's what was found in an examination by The Seattle Times.
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Western State Hospital patient drives truck off campus, injuring a staffer
A patient of Western State Hospital drove a delivery truck off the grounds of the state’s largest psychiatric hospital Sunday, injuring a hospital staffer in the process before being found at a library...
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5 people injured by gunfire in North Seattle, downtown shootings
The Seattle Police Department provided no information on suspects and asked the public to avoid the area at the intersection of Aurora Avenue North and North 117th Street.
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