When K.T.’s 5-year-old daughter first said that she’d been sexually abused by her father, K.T. was skeptical. She couldn’t imagine him doing such a thing. K.T.’s partner denied the accusation looking at...

“This proposal will kick-start Seattle’s recovery by prioritizing the economic recovery of our businesses, the revitalization of our neighborhoods, and increasing shelter and housing to those in need,” Durkan said in prepared remarks. Seattle's...

Three years later, the system is still being used because it is required as part of the department’s federally mandated reforms. Despite near-universal acknowledgment of its failings, the system remains, largely because...

Councilmember Tammy Morales, whose committee is tasked with freeing up $30 million for community members to steer toward police alternatives, said she is “extraordinarily frustrated” by what she views as an executive unwilling...

Mitchell-Akram’s headaches and fatigue confirmed what he already knew: This was a disease that deserved to be taken seriously. He had come to that conclusion months earlier as his hours outside of...

In the middle of this year’s legislative session, the Washington Supreme Court dropped its Blake decision, declaring the law criminalizing drug possession in the state to be unconstitutional. What followed was a...

One month before voters cast their ballots in 2019 for seven of nine seats on the Seattle City Council, just 10% of registered voters said the police department was their top issue, while...

Mayor Jenny Durkan said last month that the 72-hour limit would return on April 1, just over a year since its pause. Businesses are reopening, said her one-sentence announcement, and as those...