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Pierce County power-grid attacker sentenced to federal prison

A Puyallup man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for sabotaging four electrical substations in Pierce County on Christmas Day 2022.
John Ryan
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Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines is released from jail; must avoid aircraft
Associated Press
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Kids at gunpoint, casino casings: How south Seattle Asian immigrants became the target of home invasions

At least 14 homes were broken into during a two-months long run of violent robberies targeting Asian immigrants in south Seattle and nearby suburbs. These break-ins bore marks of unusual cruelty: guns shoved in mouths, jewelry roughly grabbed off victims, children led through their homes at gunpoint until they could produce cash and luxury handbags.
Ashley Hiruko

Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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Seattle set a new record for homicides

Seattle recently set a record that no city welcomes. There have been 70 homicide victims in the city so far this year, which is a new record for the most homicides in a single year. KUOW editor Catherine Smith is here to tell us more about why this is happening.
Patricia Murphy

Vaughan Jones

Catharine Smith
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Police credibility on trial in Tacoma

Jurors will learn this week if three Tacoma police officers accused of murder and manslaughter will take the stand in their defense. The key question that has emerged for the jury: If they trust the police account of what happened the night Manny Ellis died, or the account of witnesses who contradict the officers.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
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Anti-Asian hate is underreported in King County. New community gatherings aim to change that

Federal and local prosecutors and advocates for the Asian American community are encouraging crime victims to come forward and file reports, with the goal of reducing hate crimes.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Crime

Seattle sets new record for most homicides in a single year
Catharine Smith
Crime

Seattle ties record for homicides set in the 1990s

The city of Seattle has tied its previous record for the most homicides in a single year, and it likely will establish a new homicide record by the end of 2023.
Catharine Smith
Crime

Washington state sees rise in anti-Arab, anti-Jewish hate incidents amid Israel-Hamas War
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Crime

What's happened so far in the trial of Tacoma officers charged with killing Manny Ellis

For the last six weeks, jurors in Tacoma have listened to testimony in the trial against three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of 33 year-old Manuel Ellis. Soundside guest host Mike Davis caught up with Peter Talbot, a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune in Tacoma about some key moments in the trial so far.
Mike Davis

Noel Gasca

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