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'I knew it was slowly killing me': Juries award students, parents, teachers $247 million for toxic exposure at Monroe school
King County juries have awarded former teachers, students and parents at Sky Valley Education Center a total of $247 million in recent months for exposure...
Staffers and volunteers at Seattle Humane describe toxic environment, chaotic policies as animal adoptions fell VIEW
Despite Seattle Humane's financial advantage and its spacious shelter, its tally of animal intakes and adoptions were a fraction of those accomplished by smaller shelters...
Washington State Patrol replaces longtime psychologist after concerns raised over hiring bias
The Washington State Patrol, which has remained mostly white and male over the past 20 years, is changing a key part of its hiring process...
As Seattle Schools’ busing woes persist, it has few options to ding its contractor
Seattle Public Schools' bus contractor has a history of problems, including the latest cuts to more than 140 routes. But the district in 2019 negotiated...
Pierce County sheriff charged with false reporting in confrontation with newspaper carrier
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has been charged by the state with making false statements and false reporting involving an incident with a newspaper carrier...
Probe reveals kickback to King County deputy’s wife, exposes concerns over police ties to confidential informants
While the King County Sheriff's Office has made some changes to its confidential informant policies in recent years, it has not implemented two key recommendations...
Critics slam Boy Scouts' sex-abuse settlement offers to 82,000 claimants, including hundreds in Washington
To settle more than 82,500 sexual abuse claims, the Boy Scouts of America proposes a pricing matrix that victims find jarring and attorneys find paltry....
Washington State Patrol has failed to diversify over decades, with psychologist as key gatekeeper
The Washington State Patrol, a century old this year, doesn’t look a lot different than when it started: white and male. For years, people inside...