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Driver accused in high-speed Eastside pursuit pleads not guilty
KING COUNTY, Wash. — The man accused of ramming several police cars and leading police on a high-speed pursuit across the east side of King County in early April pleaded not guilty on Monday, April 22. Brandon Wilburn, 32, is charged with multiple counts of assault and malicious mischief...
Seattle hospital won’t turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas
DALLAS — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday. Seattle Children’s Hospital filed the lawsuit against Paxton’s office in December in response...
America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to return to work after having her son in August. But then she and her husband started looking for child care – and doing the math. The best option would cost about $2,000 a month, with a long wait list, and even the least expensive option would cost around $1,600, still eating...
'Not guilty' plea for Seattle man accused of shooting, killing dog
SEATTLE - The man accused of shooting and killing a dog in a possible case of ‘mistaken identity’ pleaded not guilty on Monday. Magan Yussuf, 21, was in court Monday facing charges of first-degree animal cruelty, stemming from the killing of a dog in Seattle's Lake City neighborhood on April 4. According to charging documents filed in the King County Prosecutor's Office, Yussuf gunned down the dog "Stevie" in the middle of the street.
Unhoused people, advocates rally outside federal Seattle courthouse
In response to what has been labeled as "cruel and unusual punishment," numerous homelessness advocacy organizations rallied outside the Nakamura Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle to voice their opposition.
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