Online ‘aunties’ from Washington offer lodging, abortion pills to people from conservative states
Self-described “aunties” are an informal network of people, mostly women, who offer their homes, rides to appointments, and more to people who may need to travel for abortions. These aunties operate individually and are not tied to any organization.
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An adoptive mom was charged with abusing her Ethiopian son. Then the case was dropped
An adoptive mother on Lopez Island was charged for abusing her Ethiopian son in 2021. But the prosecutor dropped the case a year later, citing the boy’s fragile mental health and resulting ineligibility to testify during a trial.
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This Seattle woman says the courts barely protect her from domestic violence
Domestic violence impacts more than 10 million people nationally each year. This is one woman’s account of the challenges she faced as she navigated a system intended to protect her and her child.
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Eligible for a vaccine in Seattle but unable to get one? It might be your ZIP code
Instead of taking a first-come, first-served approach, the city says it is prioritizing Black, Indigenous, and people of color, older adults who haven’t been vaccinated yet, as well as people living within ZIP codes hardest hit by Covid.
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In this ‘city of abundance,’ everyday Seattleites deliver donations to unhoused communities
This informal, Seattle-based cooperative is attempting to plug holes in a system that leaves thousands in the city without shelter or basic necessities. These efforts, referred to as mutual aid, are independent — they’re not tied to the city or any particular organization.
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Seattle police shoot, kill person said to be in mental crisis
Newly released police body camera footage reveals the moments during which Seattle police officers shot and killed a person, who was reported to be in mental distress Tuesday night. The event marks the second fatal Seattle Police Department shooting this month.
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Last year, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that people prosecuted as adults while they were still children deserve a chance to be resentenced by a judge, who retroactively takes the mitigating factors of their youth into account.
But two local prosecutors are challenging that law in the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the justices overreached in their interpretation of the Eighth Amendment.
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‘Do not waste doses.’ Leftover Covid-19 vaccine injected into non-priority arms
As of yet, Washington state has only officially made Covid-19 vaccinations available to select demographics, considered most vulnerable to the disease. But at the end of the day, thawed out doses that can’t be refrozen are going into whatever arms health care providers can find.
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Johnny T. Stine, the man who peddled a supposed Covid-19 “vaccine” was arrested Thursday on misdemeanor federal charges of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce.
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It’s all about air flow: How to keep coronavirus at bay indoors
Proper mask-wearing, hand-washing, and other precautions taken at the individual level can help reduce person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus. But another, less visible variable is also at play: Ventilation.
Here’s what you should know about the risk of Covid-19 exposure while in indoor spaces, according to the experts.
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This Auburn cop killed 3 and injured others. His department didn’t stop him — outsiders did
Within a 12-year career, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson has killed three people. Records obtained by KUOW reveal a litany of allegations that he has habitually engaged in misconduct, both toward civilians and colleagues alike.
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Seattle police officers used excessive force in punching and pushing protesters, accountability office finds
The Seattle Office of Police Accountability has found that two officers, who arrested protesters separately in May and June, each used excessive force when doing so.
The findings, released on Friday, include those from a case in which an officer punched a man several times in the torso amid an arrest, and another in which an officer pushed a demonstrator to the ground twice, causing injuries to their head and face.
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‘Motivated by race:’ Seattle Public Schools to pay $350,000 in civil rights complaint settlement
The Seattle Public Schools district has agreed to pay a family $350,000 as part of a civil rights complaint settlement.
The agreement centers on findings that a Black mother and her son were the target of racial discrimination and retaliation by Thornton Creek Elementary School staff during the 2017-18 academic year.
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Child pepper spray case: Seattle Police accountability office finds no wrongdoing
The city’s Office of Police Accountability has wrapped up five investigations into complaints filed against the Seattle Police Department amid ongoing protests, including a case in which a child was hit with pepper spray.
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The presence of wildfire smoke could have you feeling bad — and not for the reason you think
As Seattle residents have taken measures to keep wildfire smoke out of their homes, they say another problem has emerged: Increased carbon dioxide levels and decreased air flow in their homes.
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Reports of bizarre menstrual cycles emerge after tear gas exposure from Seattle protests
Amid ongoing civil rights demonstrations in Seattle, protesters, journalists, and even people blocks from the action have reported abnormal menstrual cycles after being exposed to tear gas.
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Seattle police sergeant from car attack investigation has spotty ethics history
A Seattle police sergeant was placed on paid administrative leave in August, pending the outcome of an investigation into an alleged car attack earlier that month.
Sgt. Michael Tietjen, who is accused of driving an unmarked police vehicle onto a sidewalk toward protesters on Capitol Hill on August 12, has a history of ethics investigations and excessive force allegations, according to court documents and a series of 2007 reports published by the Seattle Times.
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Auburn officer charged with murder in 2019 police killing, testing new deadly force legal standards
Auburn Police officer Jeffrey Nelson, 41, has been charged with second degree murder and first degree assault in connection with the 2019 shooting death of 26-year-old Jesse Sarey.
The case is believed to be the first of its kind charged under Washington state’s Initiative 940, which eliminates a long-held legal standard of not charging officers in deadly force cases unless it can be proven they acted with “malice.”
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The family of a young boy hit with pepper spray and a woman shot in the eye with a rubber bullet are speaking out about the Seattle Police Department’s use of crowd control weapons against demonstrators.
Their attorneys say they intend to file lawsuits in the wake of the incidents.
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The incidents underscore increasing concerns across the nation about the potential for cars to be used as weapons against demonstrators.
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Liz Brazile, Journalist & Editor 