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The sports and concert venue, home to the Seattle Storm and the Kraken, charged customers a hidden fee for buying food or drinks ..read more
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Inquest juries review law-enforcement-related deaths in King County. But the system has a yearslong backlog and the courtlike setting is increasingly adversarial ..read more
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The Seattle City Council voted Thursday to send voters two competing measures to fund a new type of mixed-income housing ..read more
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King County Executive Dow Constantine plans to propose an 8.5 cent property tax in next year's budget in order to preserve the county's primary care clinics ..read more
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“We believed the processes we put in place were effective,” one official said. “We did find a rare but important anomaly that we have now corrected ..read more
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The debate between Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democrat Dave Upthegrove followed a dramatic primary election recount ..read more
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Tanya Woo, an appointed Seattle City Council member, clashed over issues like drug "stay out" zones with challenger Alexis Mercedes Rinck ..read more
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Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert clashed on crime, abortion, schools and more in the Spokane debate ..read more
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Columnist Danny Westneat is originally from Springfield, which Trump slandered for eating its pets. It's been galling to watch how the totally fake can become real ..read more
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The City Council heard dozens of public comments for and against the anti-drug and anti-prostitution zones before voting 8-1 to approve them Tuesday night ..read more