Kate OConnell
Stories
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Updating car-tab formula would cost Sound Transit billions
Sound Transit has agreed to work with the state legislature on concerns over car tab fees. Voters approved an increased car tab tax when they voted for...
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Rising rents are pushing Seattle seniors into poverty
In just over 20 years from now, it's expected that one in four adults in King County will be 60 or older. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says the city needs to...
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King County Executive proposes centers to help reduce youth detention
King County executive Dow Constantine is calling for the creation of two new centers to help keep young people in King County out of jail. In his annual...
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These bugs could help Seattle's poop spill. But they're hibernating
Workers continue their efforts to get the West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle up and running. The plant was crippled by a flood last month and it...
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Seattle to ramp up trash services for some homeless camps
Seattle is starting a pilot program to help decrease litter on city streets. Part of that program will target trash generated by homeless camps....
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Seattle's iconic Cafe Racer to be sold
Seattle's Cafe Racer, where four people were shot and killed in 2012, is being sold. The cafe, bar and restaurant has been a fixture of the University...
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Seattle officers who shot Che Taylor won't face charges
Two Seattle police officers who shot and killed a 47-year-old African-American man last year will not face criminal charges. Che Taylor's family called...
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Recognize him? Help police find shooter who attacked Sikh man in Kent
The FBI and the Kent police department are asking the public for help. They continue to investigate the non-fatal shooting of a Sikh man in Kent on the...
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Seattle wants $275M more to help homeless people. Here’s how it would be spent
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray unveiled details Wednesday for how money from a proposed homelessness levy would be spent. The proposed property tax increase...
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This refugee baby needs to be vetted before his family can move to Seattle
In the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya, there’s a baby waiting to be vetted by the U.S. government. He’s just over a year old. And he’s the reason...