Ashley Hiruko
Reporter
About
Ashley reports and writes stories for KUOW. While she focuses on in-depth digital journalism, she can occasionally be heard on the radio.
Prior to KUOW, Ashley covered crime in the greater Seattle area, and before that wrote for the Lynden Tribune. She also serves as the president of the Society of Professional Journalists Western Washington Pro chapter.
After growing up in California, Texas, and Mexico, she moved to Washington, where she later graduated from Western Washington University.
As a journalist, she strives to uncover the truth of an issue, give a voice to those we seldom hear from, and hold those in power accountable.
Send her your news tips at hiruko@kuow.org.
Stories
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5 women sue Seattle rapper Raz Simone, 4 say he trafficked them
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Questions on Seattle mayor’s missing texts unanswered as Durkan leaves office
Former Mayor Jenny Durkan has left office, leaving behind unanswered questions about the contents of 10 months worth of her missing text messages.
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I was assaulted, this Seattle teen told school leaders, but no one kept her abuser away
The students’ chants reverberated through the wood-paneled walls at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, where Seattle Schools board members were meeting.
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Expulsion upheld for Bellevue student who protested school's handling of abuse complaint
After a hearing Monday evening, a civil hearing officer ruled against an appeal brought forward by Alex Su, a 17-year-old Newport High School senior who was emergency expelled in late November, after hundreds at the school walked out of class in protest.
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3 Bellevue students say they told school leaders about abuse, sexual misconduct, but response was lacking
This story contains depictions of sexual violence. Three years ago, at Interlake High School in Bellevue, student Priyal Sahai said she was cornered and groped by another student in the girl’s bathroom. When she told an assistant principal what happened, Sahai said he told her to give the teen boy “grace” — that he was going through a rough time.
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No filing decision yet, in case of Redmond Police killing of Andrea Churna
The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has completed their review of an investigation into what happened last year when Redmond Police fatally shot Andrea Thomas Churna, after she called police for help.
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No school Friday for Seattle, Bellevue. Teachers say they are exhausted
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Seattle’s police watchdog wants a job in Phoenix. Two former city employees aim to thwart him
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Posies frontman Ken Stringfellow ‘taking time off’ after sexual misconduct allegations surface
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Seattle mayoral candidate Lorena Gonzalez will stop running political ad after backlash