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Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed $9.1 billion budget would expand housing, homelessness and food programs while reducing more than $50 million in annual General Fund spending. Seattle residents can comment as the City Council reviews the plan, including a proposed increase in police funding and a cut to fire department overtime.
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A man in his 40s was treated for a minor injury and taken to a hospital after a reported shooting at an Aurora Avenue gas…
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Westport has broken ground on a tsunami evacuation tower designed to shelter more than 1,000 people. The project is intended to…
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Washington State Ferries said 23 engine-room workers called out sick Monday, and qualified employees declined to fill the…
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Two men were killed and a woman was injured in a shooting early Sunday on Pacific Avenue. Downtown business owners and a…
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A series of El Niño-linked Kelvin waves is expected to lift sea levels along the West Coast by about 6 to 12 inches, with the…
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Mayor Katie Wilson signed an ordinance barring large grocers and delivery services from using shoppers’ personal data to set…
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A new Supreme Court ruling could eventually force another redraw of Washington’s legislative maps, but the boundaries will…
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Clark County prosecutors say Deputy Bryson Layton was justified in using deadly force against Marc Fogle, who died after being…
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The 9th Circuit temporarily blocked a judge’s order restoring Roger Rogoff as Western Washington’s top federal prosecutor while…
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A shortage of engine-room staff disrupted routes across Puget Sound on Monday, prompting Gov. Bob Ferguson to demand full…