Liz Brazile

Stories

• Why these Seattleites say they’ve ditched Independence Day celebrations

  While some Seattleites look forward to celebrating the first major holiday to coincide with Washington state fully reopening, KUOW spoke to several who explained why they’re making the choice not to celebrate Independence Day.

  Jul 02, 2021 at 5:42 pm

• Redmond man gets 3 years in federal prison for neo-Nazi plot to intimidate journalists, activists

  A Redmon man was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Tuesday, after pleading guilty to conspiracy and hate crime charges for his role in a neo-Nazi plot to terrorize journalists and activists whose work uncovered anti-Semitic hate. Cameron Shea, 25, is described in federal court documents as “a high-level member and primary recruiter for the Atomwaffen Division” and one of two ringleaders in the conspiracy to

  Aug 24, 2021 at 5:57 pm

• Seattle 'vaccine' peddler pleads guilty to federal drug misbranding charges

  Johnny T. Stine, a microbiologist who claimed in 2020 to have created a coronavirus "vaccine" in half a day, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of introducing a misbranded drug into interstate commerce. Stine had publicly admitted to injecting an undisclosed number of people with the substance.

  Aug 26, 2021 at 3:08 pm

• King County considers hate crime hotline amid rise in racist attacks

  King County is one step closer to creating a phone and web hotline for residents to report hate crimes and bias incidents. The proposed legislation, put forward by the King County Council's Law and Justice Committee Tuesday morning, will go before the council at-large in the coming weeks.

  Aug 31, 2021 at 1:41 pm

• Mask mandate returns for large outdoor events in Washington state

  Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced that people attending outdoor events with 500 people or more will have to wear a mask, whether vaccinated or not, starting Monday. The new, expanded mask mandate will apply to events such as fairs, concerts, and sporting events.

  Sep 09, 2021 at 2:39 pm

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• This Seattle woman says the courts barely protect her from domestic violence

  Domestic violence impacts more than 10 million people nationally each year. Here's one woman's account of navigating the system.

  Sep 20, 2021 at 1:14 pm

• King County woman dies of rare blood clotting following Johnson & Johnson Covid shot

  Health officials say a King County woman has died from a rare blood clotting disorder after receiving a shot of the single dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The woman, who was in her late 30s, is one of four deaths confirmed nationwide in connection to the vaccine.

  Oct 05, 2021 at 10:44 am

• Covid infections down among children in King County since school started

  Covid infection rates haven’t increased for kids in King County since they went back to school. In fact, transmission among youth has gone down since the return to physical classrooms.

  Oct 13, 2021 at 3:51 pm

• 'Needs not numbers.' Teachers, families protest Seattle schools special education staff changes

  Educators and parents of students with disabilities are pushing back against Seattle Public Schools’ plan to reduce special education staffing at some schools nearly two months into the academic year. They say that the district’s plans are short-sighted and will jeopardize the emotional, physical, and academic well-being of an already vulnerable student population.

  Oct 28, 2021 at 3:49 pm

• Seattle did not earn its reputation as a progressive city on Election Night

  Three leftist candidates lagged far behind their opponents in the first ballot drop at 8:15 p.m. These dramatic margins suggest that, despite the protests for civil rights last year, Seattle isn’t ready to reimagine public safety as activists had hoped.

  Nov 02, 2021 at 11:36 pm

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