Ashley Hiruko
Investigative Reporter
About
Ashley Hiruko reports on topics involving policing and the behind-the-scenes conduct of city leaders. Her investigations have examined police killings, allegations of abuse and sex trafficking, and labor issues.
She lives in Seattle with her husband, son, and Maltese.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Past President, Western Washington Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
Stories
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Seattleites are preparing for post-election unknowns in their own ways
With an uncertain Election Day outcome on the horizon, Seattleites say they are preparing for any and everything.
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Investigations
This Auburn cop killed 3 and injured others. His department didn't stop him — outsiders did
Within a 12-year career, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson has killed three people. Records obtained by KUOW reveal a litany of allegations that he has habitually engaged in misconduct, both toward civilians and colleagues alike.
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How Seattle-area progressives feel about Biden now, halfway through 2020
KUOW spoke with six progressives in May 2020 about their thoughts on Joe Biden winning the presumptive nomination. Now, four months later, after a summer of Covid, civil unrest, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we asked them for their updated thoughts.
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Feces in a locker and other harassment: Racism is rife in King County Corrections, employees say
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Return to school in October: Seattle-area schools plan for hybrid model
Coronavirus cases in King County are low enough for school to resume in person to some degree, according to public health officials.
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Dangerous maggot larvae found in apples that Gov. Jay Inslee gifted to wildfire-ravaged town
Over the weekend, Gov. Jay Inslee brought honey crisp apples from his orchard to eastern Washington.
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Gov. Inslee brings apples to Washington town decimated by wildfire, leaving bitter taste in residents’ mouths
Bridgeport, Washington, is an apple town. Orchards abound, and many who live in this tight-knit community farm, pick, or sort fruit at packing plants.
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Not a death sentence: Female inmate serving 35-year sentence fights for life-saving health care
Cynthia Miller is an inmate at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor. Her husband said she's not getting adequate medical care and is at risk of losing some of her organs.
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Redmond Fire Chief paid 95k to resign, told to keep quiet about Covid outbreak
Two weeks after KUOW published a story about a small coronavirus outbreak among Redmond fire command staff, the fire chief was ousted. At about this same time the city hired a consultant to the tune of nearly $50,000 to fair out who leaked information to KUOW. The consultant never did find out who turned over that information.
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Denied anti-seizure medicine, a knee in the neck. Seattle protesters say they feared death following arrests
Protester Samantha Six says she had multiple, untreated seizures while in police custody and jail; Her husband, Damien Boyd, says a Seattle Police officer jammed their knee into his neck, preventing him from being able to breathe.