Law enforcement agencies, including Seattle and Kent, that use automated license plate recognition in their patrol vehicles have temporarily turned those systems off, while they seek solutions to comply with a new state law.
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Police pause license plate readers to comply with new Washington state restrictions
Law enforcement agencies, including Seattle and Kent, that use automated license plate recognition in their patrol vehicles have temporarily turned those systems off, while they seek solutions to comply with a new state law.
After decades of hosting all-ages concerts and after school programs in Redmond, the Old Fire House Teen Center is slated to be demolished — but not before Fire House alumni come together for one last show.
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One last concert for Redmond's Old Fire House, before it all comes down
After decades of hosting all-ages concerts and after school programs in Redmond, the Old Fire House Teen Center is slated to be demolished — but not before Fire House alumni come together for one last show.
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is explaining her plan to let Seattle build more housing, in more places, and more quickly than her predecessor Bruce Harrell had planned.
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Mayor Wilson hopes to improve Seattle's 'stingy' plan for more housing
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is explaining her plan to let Seattle build more housing, in more places, and more quickly than her predecessor Bruce Harrell had planned.
Washington's Legislature is part-time. But after 'brutal sessions,' some want change
Some experts — and lawmakers themselves — think the state’s problems are starting to outgrow the legislature’s part-time schedule.
NASA's moonbound astronauts aboard Artemis II have their toilet functioning again, but now they're stuck with an equally annoying but perhaps less urgent issue: They can't open their email.
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Toilet's fixed, but Artemis II astronauts now have Microsoft Outlook problem
NASA's moonbound astronauts aboard Artemis II have their toilet functioning again, but now they're stuck with an equally annoying but perhaps less urgent issue: They can't open their email.
Washington’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5% in January. Though relatively low in historic terms, it’s the highest rate reported since 2021.
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Unemployment in WA reaches highest rate since 2021
Washington’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5% in January. Though relatively low in historic terms, it’s the highest rate reported since 2021.
Businesses that cater to middle-class customers are closing thanks to what economists call the “K-shaped economy,” where high- and low-income groups grow while the middle hollows out.
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The K-shaped economy: Why diners are dying but yachts are booming
Businesses that cater to middle-class customers are closing thanks to what economists call the “K-shaped economy,” where high- and low-income groups grow while the middle hollows out.
A recent audit finds conditions are improving at the Klickitat County Jail in Goldendale, after county commissioners removed the jail from the sheriff’s oversight and created a department of corrections, as required by a legal settlement with the man’s family.
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Nearly 3 years after outcry, audit finds rural Washington jail in a better place
A recent audit finds conditions are improving at the Klickitat County Jail in Goldendale, after county commissioners removed the jail from the sheriff’s oversight and created a department of corrections, as required by a legal settlement with the man’s family.
President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ
President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
Supporters expect a lawsuit over the measure, which sets a path to remove problematic sheriffs from office. Opponents believe it’s overruling the will of voters.
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Ferguson signs controversial law tightening standards for Washington sheriffs
Supporters expect a lawsuit over the measure, which sets a path to remove problematic sheriffs from office. Opponents believe it’s overruling the will of voters.
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