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La Conner Schools sues Juul Labs over teen vaping

The La Conner School District, an hour north of Seattle, is suing JUUL, saying the company has sparked an epidemic of vaping among school-kids.
Gil Aegerter
Politics

Here's how City Council candidates would solve Seattle's police reform problems

Seattle’s current City Council candidates say complying with the federal consent decree for constitutional policing is a high priority. But most of them also express deference to collective bargaining with the Seattle Police Officers Guild. Only a few candidates signal their support for the Community Police Commission.
Amy Radil
Politics

Walk-in opioid treatment is about to be even more robust in downtown Seattle
Amy Radil
Law & Courts

Lummi family settles wrongful death suit against Whatcom jail

The family of a Lummi tribal member has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the Whatcom County Jail. The settlement announced Monday stems from the death of Shannon Rose Jefferson in 2014.
Austin Jenkins
Politics

Washington state to sue over vehicle mileage standards

Washington state plans to sue the Trump administration over its move to limit states' authority to regulate vehicle mileage standards.
Derek Wang
Sister Helen: ‘People think I’m a saint...until they know me'

‘No religious leaders protested the killing that night. But I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. And what I saw set my soul on fire.’
John O'Brien
Education

'She did what she had to do.' A school board finalist reckons with a complicated past

On Thursday morning last week, a mom asked Emijah Smith for help.
Isolde Raftery
Law & Courts

Man dies in King County holding cell

The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating how man died after less than an hour in a holding cell.
Patricia Murphy
Law & Courts

Prolific offenders in Seattle: New plans to keep them in check

Seattle and King County leaders announced a slate of proposals Thursday to address the problems of repeat criminal offenders who have been arrested repeatedly for low-level offenses.
Amy Radil
Law & Courts

Amtrak concedes negligence in catastrophic 2017 derailment south of Tacoma

The first of what could be many trials stemming from the deadly 2017 derailment of a Portland-bound Amtrak Cascades train began with the railway accepting liability for the crash.
Tom Banse

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