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In Lawsuit, Ed Murray's Former Foster Son Says "Political Elite" Were Complicit in Defamation
The complaint fleshes out Simpson's accusations against Murray, and also adds new details. by Sydney Brownstone Jeff Simpson, Ed Murray's former foster son, says Murray started sexually abusing...
Washington Joins Coalition of States Fighting Scott Pruitt's Rollback of Vehicle Emissions Standards
But let's not forget that Ferguson is fighting against local tribes in the US Supreme Court over another serious environmental issue: salmon. by Sydney Brownstone But let's not forget that Ferg...
Lawsuit: Seattle Police Knew Dangers of Blast Balls Before Using Them on May Day 2016
And the police will have them on hand tomorrow. by Sydney Brownstone A scene from the relatively quiet May Day of 2017. Heidi Groover Tomorrow, May Day, including Seattle's annual anarchist/a...
City of Seattle Files Motion to Vacate Misdemeanor Pot Convictions
The city is also trying to reel back in the immigration consequences for people who may have faced deportation proceedings stemming from misdemeanor pot convictions. by Sydney Brownstone The ci...
Have a Bunch of Unused Prescription Drugs? Here's Where to Get Rid of Them Tomorrow
by Sydney Brownstone Got extra? smartstock/Getty If you have a bunch of extra oxycodone left over from that time you got your wisdom teeth removed, the Seattle Police Department and Drug Enfo...
Bill Cosby Convicted of Drugging and Sexually Assaulting a Woman in 2004
Even among rape convictions, it's notoriously difficult to convict someone of incapacitated rape or sexual assault. by Sydney Brownstone During this trial, prosecutors were able to call on five...
Police Group That Agreed to Deadly Force Compromise Says It Won't Support Original Ballot Measure
The Washington State Fraternal Order of Police will fight I-940 if it goes on the ballot. by Sydney Brownstone Looks like the Washington State Fraternal Order of Police will fight I-940 if it g...
James Comey Is in Seattle Today
Meanwhile, Amazon is only allowing people who bought Comey's book to review it. by Sydney Brownstone An hour ago, Comey gave a talk to what looks like a sizable crowd of Amazon employees about ...
https://www.thestranger.com/news/2018/04/23/26086202/james-comey-is-in-seattle-today
Eyman Wins, Judge Orders Deadly Force Initiative to Go on the November Ballot
Tim Eyman's lawsuit against the legislature for passing a version of the initiative changing the state deadly force statute actually worked. by Sydney Brownstone Activists launched the campaign...
The King County Sheriff's Office Is Going to Have Patrol Officers Looking for High Drivers on 4/20
Still, the legal THC level for driving makes little sense. by Sydney Brownstone Not a good idea in Maple Valley tomorrow? sestovic/Getty The King County Sheriff's Office sent out an advisory ...
Ending Program for Detained Immigrants Means Less Information About Who ICE Arrests
Even immigration judges say the decision is "mind-boggling." by Sydney Brownstone Family of a man imprisoned inside Tacoma's Northwest Detention Center supporting detainees' hunger strikes last...
Canada to Seattle Environmentalists: We Stand Behind the Kinder Morgan Pipeline
The Kinder Morgan pipeline fight could soon come to Seattle. by Sydney Brownstone The Canadian government may soon have to deal with Seattle protesters against the Kinder Morgan pipeline projec...
Before SeattlePI.com Layoffs, Bosses Asked For More Coverage of the Weather
Just six staffers will remain at Seattlepi.com. by Sydney Brownstone SeattlePI.com takes another devastating hit to its newsroom. Editorial RF/Getty Crosscut reported yesterday that SeattlePI...
Introducing Bear, a Seattle Police Dog That Can Sniff Out Porn
This black Lab is one of SPD's best tools for finding hidden thumb drives. by Sydney Brownstone In 2014, Indiana firefighter Todd Jordan got a call from a distraught couple with a young dog. Th...
Washington Courts Now Have the Country's First Rule for Tackling Implicit Bias in Jury Selection
Seattle's lack of jury diversity is an urgent problem. Could this new rule help fix it? by Sydney Brownstone #JuriesSoWhite Chris Ryan/Getty In 2009, a 24-year-old man named Kirk Saintcalle w...
Judge: No Conflict of Interest Between King County Prosecutors and Anti-Prostitution Group
Judge John Chun didn't address whether the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office did the right thing by cracking down on sex buyers, but he didn't find a conflict of interest, either. by Sydn...
A Quarter of RapidRide Fare Citations Go to the Homeless or Housing Unstable, Report Finds
Is RapidRide fare enforcement just criminalizing poverty? by Sydney Brownstone Only 2.7 percent of fare evasion citations were ever paid in 2016. King County/Flickr Fare enforcement efforts o...
Seattle Police Set to Double Naloxone Kits for Officers
According to the Washington State Department of Health, 690 reported overdosed were reversed in the state using naloxone in 2016. by Sydney Brownstone Scott Olson/Getty Images The Seattle Po...
WA Supreme Court: Criminal History Can't Automatically Bar Someone From Becoming a Lawyer
The WA Supreme Court's written opinion offers compelling insight into Simmons' life and the way society has evolved in thinking about people who experience childhood trauma. by Sydney Brownstone ...
Vancouver Immigrant Claims ICE Arrested Him After Eavesdropping on Him and His Lawyer
Jorge Luis Acebal-Coria's next hearing in immigration court is this coming Friday. by Sydney Brownstone Jorge Luis Acebal-Coria has been detained at the Northwest Detention Center, pictured abo...
YouTube Employees Report Active Shooter on San Bruno Campus
Employees are reporting a shooter on YouTube's campus. by Sydney Brownstone > BREAKING: San Bruno, California police say they've received reports > of a shooter at YouTube's head...
King County Is Making it Really Hard to Watch Dow Constantine's State of the County
Was Constantine trying to avoid protesters before the event even started? by Sydney Brownstone King County Executive Dow Constantine cancelled his state of the county speech in Burien yesterday...
State of the County Address Cancelled After Youth Jail Protesters Show Up
Youth jail protesters are making things difficult for King County Executive Dow Constantine. by Sydney Brownstone The county cancelled the speech after protesters showed up. King County Looks...
"Anal Cleft" Is Actually Easy to Define, City of Everett Argues in Bikini Barista Case
Attorneys for the city of Everett say anyone can understand a ban on showing "anal cleft" by consulting a dictionary. by Sydney Brownstone Everett is fighting for its right to ban these on peop...
Q&A: Dr. Katrina Sanford Talks About Tonight's Event For Healing Over the Murray Allegations
Here's what to expect from tonight's call for healing. by Sydney Brownstone Dr. Katrina M. Sanford explains why the LGBTQ Commission decided to put on tonight's event. Sadiqua Iman A month a...
Our Favorite Coffee Shops in Seattle
Tin Umbrella, Zeitgeist, Vivace, Makeda & Mingus, and Sureshot are just some of the places you can find excellent coffee and vibes amid Seattle's bounty. by Leilani Polk If there's one thing th...
AG Bob Ferguson to Sue Trump Admin Over Census Citizenship Question
This is Ferg's 23rd lawsuit against the Trump administration. Count 'em. by Sydney Brownstone He's the F to the E, R, G, the A and the G. And he puts them Trump boys on rock, rock. He's Fergali...
Trump Admin Tries to Justify Trans Military Ban, Seattle Federal Court Not Having It
"I've read your brief," US District Judge Marsha Pechman at one point told the Justice Department attorney. "I can't find any factual underpinnings in what you've supplied to me in the brief." by...
King County Executive Dow Constantine Agrees to Debate Youth Jail on Seattle Channel
We don't know who Dow will be debating yet, but we'll update when we know more. by Sydney Brownstone King County Executive Dow Constantine responded to protests from No New Youth Jail activists...
Youth Jail Protesters Locked Down to Construction Site Entrances of New Facility
As the fight over the new youth jail heads to the state Supreme Court, local activists are trying to stop construction themselves. by Sydney Brownstone Youth jail protesters have been blocking ...
King County Took Money From an Anti-Prostitution Organizati...n “Unprecedented” Felony Prosecutions of Sex Buyers Began.
The prosecutor office's ties to a non profit are at the center of a court dispute. by Sydney Brownstone On Monday afternoon, lawyers representing men caught in a sex work review website sting s...
Here's What You Need to Know About Saturday's March for Our Lives
More than 10,000 people have RSVP'd for the Seattle march on Facebook. by Sydney Brownstone Saturday morning, high school students across the country will march for gun reform. SB March for O...
King County Council Votes to Support Student Gun Reform March (Except the Republicans)
The three Republican members of the King County Council voted against the measure. by Sydney Brownstone High school students testified at today's King County Council hearing regarding a resolut...
Governor Inslee to Sign Some of the Nation's Strongest Voter Protections Today
The pre-registration law requires social studies teachers to set up voter registration events in classes attended by seniors. by Sydney Brownstone High school seniors and March for Our Lives or...
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Is Doing a Gun Violence Town Hall with High School Students Tomorrow
The town hall will preview a march and rally organized by high school students on March 24. by Sydney Brownstone Ballard High students protesting during last Wednesday's school walkout. SB Di...
King County Jails Understaffed, Competing with Amazon for Hires
Locking people up for low-level offenses is likely costing the county more than it's keeping anyone safe. by Sydney Brownstone The county is already spending $3.4 million to address increases i...
Today, in Things I Can't Believe I Have to Say: Don't Point Lasers at Planes
Not fucking funny. NOT FUCKING FUNNY. by Sydney Brownstone NOT FUNNY. klerik78/Getty King County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 29-year-old Burien man Tuesday night for allegedly pointing a gr...
The Kids Are in Charge: Meet Two Seattle Students Leading Today's Walkout
They're doing all the work. by Sydney Brownstone Rhiannon Rasaretnam, 17, power-walked up 2nd Ave with her Sierra Club backpack, clutching prepared remarks for a speech she would give to the po...
Olympia 2018 Recap: The Death Penalty Is Alive, Gun Control Is Dead
Everything You Need to Know About the Legislative Session by Sydney Brownstone In the annals of Washington lawmaking, 2018 will go down as the year your lawmakers wavered on guns, failed on cli...
Tim Eyman Sues Legislature For Passing Deadly Force Bill
We'll see whether Eyman's argument holds up in court. by Sydney Brownstone This guy, again. HG Washington State's recurring urinary tract infection , Tim Eyman, has filed a lawsuit against ...
Seattle City Council to Consider Supporting Student Walkout for Gun Reform
City Council members to decide the kids are probably all right. by Sydney Brownstone Garfield High students, ol' pros at protesting, during a student walkout in November of 2016. Jen Graves W...
Tacos Guaymas Restaurants Pocketed $5 Million from Skimming Sales Tax, Attorney General Claims
The AG claims that this is the biggest sales suppression software case in state history, and maybe the country. by Sydney Brownstone AG Bob Ferguson says many tacos were full of LIES. andresr/G...
Right-Wing Blogosphere Hypes False Story About Seattle "NAZI STYLE Gun Confiscation"
That's not how Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) work. by Sydney Brownstone The handgun removed from a Belltown man last week. Seattle Police Department One week ago, Seattle police's cr...
UPDATED: Up Against Deadline, State Legislature Changes Washington's Deadly Force Law
The bill now heads to the governor's desk for signing. by Sydney Brownstone Andre Taylor, whose brother Che Taylor was fatally shot by police, at the launch for De-Escalate Washington in July. ...
King County Sheriff Says She Supports I-940, Would Arrest Protesters Blocking Roadways
"In my jurisdiction, if the roadway is blocked, then we would make arrests," Johanknecht said. by Sydney Brownstone JOHANKNECHT CAMPAIGN King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht made an appeara...
Whoa, It Looks Like the Legislature Could Pass an Amended I-940 Deadly Force Initiative
De-Escalate Washington's Initiative 940 to change the state's deadly force law may not be headed to the November ballot after all. by Sydney Brownstone The bill to change the state's deadly for...
Want to Help Find the Next Police Chief? Take, Like, Two Minutes to Fill Out the City's Survey
If you have the time to scroll through Bachelor recaps on Twitter, you have the time to fill out this survey. by Sydney Brownstone It's online. You have no excuse. SPD What kinds of qualities...
Are You a Student Protesting for Gun Reform? Read This Handy Guide
Listen up, Youth! by Sydney Brownstone Garfield High students, ol' pros at protesting, during a student walkout in November of 2016. Jen Graves Next week, students across the country are plan...
Deadly Force Inquests Should Be Livestreamed, Community Groups Say
A report from King County's inquest task force is due this month. by Sydney Brownstone Andre Taylor, brother of police shooting victim Che Taylor, at the launch for De-Escalate Washington in Ju...
Statute of Limitations Bill Dies in the Senate
Currently, a rape survivor in Washington State has just one year to report to the crime to police if he or she wants to be able to press charges within the next 10 years. by Sydney Brownstone S...
https://www.thestranger.com/news/2018/03/05/25878865/statute-of-limitations-bill-dies-in-the-senate