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...
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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...
Man was killed after Washington state ignored warnings about his cellmate, lawsuit alleges VIEW
A lawsuit blames the Washington Department of Corrections for the death of a 27-year-old man who was allegedly strangled by his cellmate — a man...
Family of Manuel Ellis, killed by police, sues Tacoma, Pierce County WATCH
The family of Manuel Ellis, who died after being shocked with a stun gun, beaten, choked and hog-tied by police, sued the Tacoma Police Department...
Hanford workers sickened by toxic exposure get a double whammy of bad news
Sick nuclear weapon workers got a double whammy of bad news - the Biden administration is pressing a lawsuit to unravel a worker-friendly benefit program,...
Have you reported sexual misconduct to a Washington state college or university? We’d like to hear from you
We’re hoping to talk with people who have reported sexual misconduct to their schools in the past several years. If you work with survivors or...
A year after fire destroyed Malden, a grieving town slowly rebuilds WATCH
A year after a catastrophic fire destroyed 80 percent of an Eastern Washington town, it is likely a harbinger, as climate change brings hotter summers...