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Master Patrol Deputy Matt Boice and Deputy Evan Twedt, fired for dishonesty two months ago, have been reinstated by newly elected Sheriff Adam Fortney.

January 28, 2020 at 2:48 pm

New Snohomish County sheriff reinstates two more fired deputies who had supported him during his campaign

Sheriff Adam Fortney's decision to reinstate deputies Matt Boice and Evan Twedt comes just days after he rehired a deputy who had shot and killed...

Police work a crime scene after a shooting near Third Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle on Wednesday. (Amanda Synder / The Seattle Times)

January 22, 2020 at 5:14 pm

1 dead and 7 injured, including 9-year-old boy, in mass shooting on downtown Seattle sidewalk WATCH

Police Chief Carmen Best said the shooting happened after a dispute outside McDonald's. Two suspects are at large and considered armed and dangerous.

January 22, 2020 at 2:34 pm

Seattle federal jury convicts man of sexually assaulting woman on international flight

The charges allege he repeatedly assaulted a 22-year-old woman on a 10-hour flight from London to Seattle on Jan. 10, 2018.

January 21, 2020 at 12:15 pm

New sheriff in Snohomish County rehires deputy fired for ‘unjustified’ shooting that resulted in $1 million settlement

Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney said that he has reinstated Deputy Arthur Wallin, who was fired last month after an internal investigation determined that he...

January 18, 2020 at 5:51 pm

Seattle police identify officer fired for profane and disparaging social-media posts

A Seattle police officer fired for violating the department's social-media policy was deemed "threatening" by the U.S. Secret Service and was investigated for possible federal criminal...

January 16, 2020 at 6:21 pm

SPD fires officer over profane social media posts critical of illegal immigration, attacking Clinton and Obama

An internal investigation into the officer's social-media postings revealed profanity-laced attacks on people who held different political views, and appeared to support violence against former...

Washington State Supreme Court Justice Charles K. Wiggins, 72, has announced his intention to retire from the Washington Supreme Court effective March 31, 2020.

January 16, 2020 at 3:17 pm

Justice Charles Wiggins announces plan to retire from the Washington Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Charles Wiggins, 72, has announced he will be stepping down from the high court this spring in order to spend more time...

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best holds a press conference discussing a 2019 year-in-review, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 at police headquarters in Seattle. 212682

January 14, 2020 at 6:02 pm

Seattle police chief touts department’s 2019 successes, says issue of officer accountability ‘will be brought to the table’

Police Chief Carmen Best touted a mostly successful year in 2019, pointing to reduced crime and increases in officer hiring and retention. However, she acknowledged...

January 9, 2020 at 5:06 pm

State Supreme Court orders new trial in 2012 Woodland Park homicide, says dismissal of Black prospective juror was inappropriate

The Washington Supreme Court, in a sharply divided opinion, overturned the convictions of two men accused in a 2012 homicide in Woodland Park, and took...

January 9, 2020 at 12:12 pm

Lawsuit, countersuit over Black athlete’s arrest in Pierce County are dropped; accusations aren’t

Former Timberline High School basketball star Sasha Weber has settled a lawsuit filed against the Roy chief of police. She says it was to move...

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