Seattle Police Chief stepping down Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole will step down at the end of the year. She’ll hand the police department’s top job to Deputy Chief Carmen Best,... Lisa Brooks Kate OConnell
Rep. Jayapal says Sen. Al Franken should step down from Congress Kim Malcolm talks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal about why she believes Sen. Al Franken should step down from Congress. On Tuesday, Jayapal also called for... Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Sexual harassment is all over the news. Here’s how Seattle’s new mayor is thinking about it It’s the first day of her new job. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan reads her name on the door of her office at City Hall. What’s going through her head? “It... Bill Radke Jason Pagano
Judge denies bond for UW student facing deportation Court hearings at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma are typically a quiet affair. But this week, a busload of students and faculty from the... Liz Jones
Seattle’s new mayor to Trump: We won’t be ‘bullied’ Jenny Durkan was sworn in as Seattle's 56th mayor Tuesday in a ceremony at the Ethiopian Community Center, directing pointed remarks to President Trump... Kara McDermott Kate OConnell
Emergency shelters lose 300 beds in Seattle’s new plan to fight homelessness Gone are the days when Seattle’s homeless service providers simply had their funding renewed with the annual budget. For the first time in over a decade... Kate OConnell
Stopgap Mayor Burgess to hand over office to Jenny Durkan Seattle will get a new mayor Tuesday — its fourth this year. Seattle mayor Tim Burgess will be handing over the office to Jenny Durkan, who was elected... Kate OConnell
Seattle's income tax loses the first round in court A judge in King County has struck down Seattle's new income tax on higher earners. It's the first ruling in a case that's expected to go all the way to... Paige Browning
Business 'head tax' back on the table in Seattle Seattle's City Council wants to bring back its "head tax" proposal — and soon. The idea is to tax the city's largest businesses based on their number of... Paige Browning
Seattle city departments blew off this racial equity work — why? In 2014 Mayor Ed Murray ordered all City of Seattle departments to apply a racial equity lens to their work. But an examination by KUOW shows the... Patricia Murphy