2018 Primary Election
Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Kim Schrier are the top two finishers in the Aug. 7 primary race for U.S. Representative in Washington’s 8th Congressional… Continue reading
Law Enforcement
As community criticism of the project mounts, King County tries to take a middle road.
Transportation
With an overhaul set by 2040, a new report shows the economic and health benefits of going electric.
Gun Control
Gun rights groups have threatened legal action over the measure.
Law Enforcement
An outside review says that allegations of excessive force and racially-biased policing weren’t pursued.
Environment
Other counties across the state have already enacted similar restrictions.
Election 2018
District covers Mercer Island and portions of Bellevue, Renton and Issaquah.
Law Enforcement
The Sheriff’s Office somehow missed his record of assault when hiring him in 2017.
Specifics of each agency’s protocols and funding for training still need to be sorted out.
Housing
The money was already coming, but Constantine wants to speed up the process.
The mobile project—an alternative to permanent sites—still doesn’t have a defined timeline.
The fatal shooting of Tommy Le served as a case study for researchers.
After battling King County government for decades, Charles Pillon may have finally lost the fight over his illegal 10-acre junkyard.
#MeToo
One King County councilmember says male-dominated departments have “workplace culture issues.”
Transportation
An Auburn lawmaker has organized a suit that claims the new car tab taxes are unconstitutional.
Crime
More than 80 “drug dealing conspirators” have been arrested over the past four months.
Housing
The spike in the unsheltered population in the 2018 count is driven primarily by an increase of people living in cars, RVs, or vans.
