Law And Courts

Law & Courts

NW tribes use DOJ grants to support teens, jail alternatives

Support for youth, and access to drug treatment for adults – these are some of the services that Northwest tribes want to expand. And they were recently awarded grants from the U.S. Justice Department to do so.

Decades later, a collection of photographs is filling in the corners of Washington's Latino history

Irwin Nash photographed the living and working conditions of workers in the Yakima Valley during the height of the United Farm Workers' Movement. Thanks to technology, his photos are bringing that story to the forefront today.

Law & Courts

Longtime King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg won't seek reelection

After fifteen years as the elected prosecutor in King County, Dan Satterberg announced he will not seek re-election this fall. Satterberg called it a personal decision and said at age 61, after 37 years with the office, it’s a good time to do other things.

Law & Courts

King County suspends in-person jury trials through January 14

Jury trials in King County are yet facing another disruption due to Covid. But officials say the pandemic has taught them how to keep many court proceedings moving forward remotely.

Education

Former Garfield High student accuses school officials of quashing reports of sexual misconduct, hazing

A former Garfield High School student alleges staff pressured him to keep quiet about sexual harassment and hazing on the school's swim team. He’s taken legal action against Seattle Public Schools.

Law & Courts

Fatal police encounters in Washington fall to 5-year low

There’s intriguing new data about police interactions in Washington State. The number of people who died in police encounters in the first 11 months of the year declined more than 60 percent from the year before.

The Charleena Lyles settlement, COVID-19, and Mt. Baker Shootings, this week.

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Met Deputy Editor Allison Williams, South Seattle Emerald Publisher and Seattle Times columnist Marcus Green, and New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise.