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King County jurors convict Seattle man of hate crime for targeting transgender women

A Seattle man is facing five to seven years in prison for attacking a transgender woman in the University District neighborhood last March.
- Amy Radil
Zahilay's first executive order bars ICE from King County-owned properties

In his first executive order since becoming King County executive in November, Girmay Zahilay has barred immigration authorities from conducting enforcement activities in non-public areas of county-owned buildings and properties.
- KUOW Staff
Green River College fires president after $14 million deficit forces widespread cuts

Green River College has ousted President Suzanne Johnson after a massive budget shortfall forced college-wide cuts this school year.
- Ann Dornfeld
Seattle's first 2026 homicide stems from a shooting more than 50 years ago

The story of Joseph Garrett’s murder is more than 50 years in the making. His life ended on Jan. 4, making 71-year-old Garrett Seattle’s first homicide of 2026.
- Stephen Howie
The year in numbers: 2025 in Seattle and Washington state

Record-breaking protests. A historic run for the Mariners. Mass tech layoffs. The closest local election in decades. Here are some of the numbers that shaped KUOW’s stories this year.
- Teo Popescu
As floodwaters recede, King County farmers face daunting cleanup

Farmers near the Green River in South King County say the flooding they’ve experienced this month is unlike anything in recent memory. Now the water is receding — and the work ahead looks overwhelming.
- Amy Radil
How to 'take care of business' when your wastewater treatment site becomes a flood zone

King County Executive Girmay Zahilay gave a shout out this week to a county employee who went above and beyond in the midst of area flooding. Tyler Stiltner is the senior operator in charge at the wastewater treatment site in Carnation. He told KUOW’s Paige Browning about what happened.
- Paige Browning
Hundreds evacuate in south King County as flood barrier fails

Hundreds of people in Auburn and Pacific — in the south end of King County — were forced to leave their homes early Tuesday morning because of the flooding White River.
- Casey Martin
The number of shots fired in King County dropped last summer. Is gun violence on the decline?

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says the number of shots fired during the third quarter of the year has dropped for a second year in a row.
- Noel Gasca
Sworn in early, Exec Zahilay is ready to shake up King County

Surrounded by kids from the audience and holding his baby daughter, Girmay Zahilay was sworn in Tuesday as the 10th King County executive and the youngest ever to hold the position.
- Scott Greenstone

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