Dispute in Olympia over claim of $1.1 billion in potential unemployment fraud
A Washington state employee is under criminal investigation as new audits reveal how vulnerable the state's Employment Security Department was to a $640 million fraud...
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Nursing homes in Washington state struggled with adequate staffing for years. Then coronavirus struck.
Even before the pandemic, regulators found patients suffering from staffing problems in over half of the nursing homes in Washington state. But the state still lacks a sweeping response.
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Washington State Patrol sexual misconduct case tests oversight law as police reforms near passage | Times Watchdog
The son-in-law of the Washington State Patrol chief resigned as a trooper after investigations into allegations of on-the-job sex and sexual assault. He is now...
Cops for $1,000 a day: How Seattle spends millions hiring off-duty police officers but does little to monitor their moonlighting | Times Watchdog
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...
Renewed push in Congress to ensure benefits for sick Hanford workers given faulty respirators | Times Watchdog
New legislation in Congress, based off a 2020 Seattle Times investigation, would make it easier for cleanup workers at Hanford to get federal benefits when...
Pierce County Council will hire investigator to probe Sheriff Ed Troyer’s conduct
The Pierce County Council will hire an independent investigator to probe the conduct of Sheriff Ed Troyer, including his Jan. 27 confrontation with a Black...
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer faces calls for resignation over confrontation with Black newspaper carrier WATCH
Many are calling for action to be taken against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer in response to a story by The Seattle Times about Troyer's...
Black newspaper delivery driver detained after Pierce County sheriff claims, then recants, threat to life WATCH
A newspaper carrier on an early-morning delivery route in Tacoma was surrounded by police officers after the Pierce County sheriff called 911 on him, claiming...
WATCH: Seattle Times journalists, UW infectious-disease expert discuss COVID-19 vaccine rollout WATCH
The Seattle Times hosted a webinar, “A shot in the arm: the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Washington," on March 15. The hour-long event...
A Seattle-area sober housing company promised respite from homelessness. Tenants found chaos.
Despite troubling reports and several red flags, Damascus Homes LLC received public funding for years in the Seattle area’s fractured social services system. But once...
From the editor: How one newsroom made a difference in the hardest year of our lives
As I’ve reflected on the year of pandemic, I'm reminded of the way our journalism captured history but also informed, enlightened and protected our community....