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August 30, 2022

Seattle man accused of murder expected to receive $36K from state for not receiving mental health treatment

A homeless man in Seattle who has been behind bars since March is expected to receive more than $36,000 from the state for not receiving court-ordered mental health treatments.

August 26, 2022

UW declined to correct misleading info on puberty blocker study after fawning media coverage

Emails from University of Washington staff reveal that the school chose not to respond to "concerning" information in a study critics argued was misleading.

August 25, 2022

Teachers near Seattle go on strike, delaying first day of school

Washington teachers in the Kent School District went on strike for the first day of school. They are demanding smaller class sizes, higher pay and more behavioral support for students.

August 23, 2022

Seattle Times columnist irks progressive readers with focus on soaring crime after government defunded police

A left-leaning Seattle Times columnist writes he gets "progressive pushback" for pointing out soaring crime numbers in the city, but the numbers are the numbers.

August 23, 2022

Seattle good Samaritan who rushed to aid of man killed in brutal attack warns city is no longer safe

A Seattle bystander who stepped in to help an innocent man beaten by a career criminal shares his outrage over the crime crisis on "America's Newsroom."

August 23, 2022

Seattle firefighters demand action over assault surge in homeless camps: 'There is no consequence'

A former Seattle firefighter is demanding acting as the force faces surging assaults in homeless camps, warning there are no consequences for their behavior.

August 22, 2022

Seattle senior citizen beaten to death by murder suspect released by judge days prior

Aaron Fulk is seen on video allegedly beating a Seattle senior citizen to death just days after being released without bail on charges of threatening to kill a transit police officer.

August 19, 2022

Washington prosecutors ask for probe into former Seattle mayor's phone

Washington prosecutors asked the Seattle sheriff to investigate the deletion of text messages from the phone of former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.

August 19, 2022

Seattle homicides rose precipitously in 2020 as liberal leaders demanded police be defunded

Seattle was a city at the heart of the defund the police movement in 2020. The city has since faced a staffing crisis among law enforcement, and high number of homicides in 2020.

August 18, 2022

Washington man charged with first-degree murder following 2 assault charges

A Seattle man, who has been in jail since March on assault allegations, was charged Tuesday with premeditated first-degree murder on Capitol Hill.