Ashley Hiruko
Reporter
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Protesters went to meet with Chief Best at her home. But then her neighbors emerged
Down a quiet dead-end street just north of the small city of Snohomish, where American flags fly free and sturdy trucks sit outside homes, a young group of protesters, led by Black women, made an appearance.
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KUOW Newsroom
Inmates sent to Covid hot spot in central Washington to relieve overcrowding at their prison; others sleep on floor
Five months into the pandemic, nearly 300 inmates and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. Nonetheless, inmates continue to be transferred to and from this Covid-19 hotspot to offset low prison capacity at other state facilities. This movement has inmates and their families worried.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle officers apply elsewhere as city leaders consider cutting police department in half
Seattle Police officers are applying to police jobs in other police agencies, according to applications received at police departments in Everett, Federal Way, Renton, and the King County Sheriff's Office.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle police claimed protesters blocked way to dying man. In fact, miscommunication with Seattle Fire was problem
Shots went off at 2:19 a.m. on a Saturday evening last month in the CHOP, the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone.
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Home Depot reverses mask policy; will now have enforcement ‘captains’ in stores
On Friday, Home Depot announced that all customers nationwide will be required to wear masks inside its stores, starting on July 22. And that Home Depot will have employees dedicated to customer compliance with that policy.
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KUOW Newsroom
Home Depot isn't following Washington state's mask mandate. Says it's risky for staff
The man was the cashier's first customer of the day at the Home Depot in Tukwila last Wednesday, July 8. He wasn't wearing a mask. This was one day after businesses in Washington state started being required to enforce mask wearing of customers.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Coronavirus cases skyrocket at jail in Yakima County, Covid-19 hotspot
Inside the Yakima County Department of Corrections inmates say they're stacked on top of one another, corrections officers don't always wear masks, inmates with fevers have
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Seattle Protests for Civil Rights
The final days for CHOP — but not the end of a Seattle movement against racism, police violence
Although the area formerly known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) has been dismantled, protesters say the movement fueling the occupation is far from over.
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Another inmate dead, National Guard deployed for mass testing at this Washington prison
Another inmate has died after being infected with the novel coronavirus at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Eastern Washington. The National Guard is now being called in for mass Covid-19 testing, among other pandemic measures.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Mayor Durkan's new budget proposal would 'defund' Seattle Police — but only by 5%
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Tuesday proposed a budget that would reduce Seattle Police spending by $20 million through the end of the year. That's roughly a 5% reduction from the $409 million originally allocated to Seattle police for 2020.