Seattle's Spark Block project brightens crime-ridden areas with festive lights year-round
Two of Seattle's most crime-ridden areas are looking much brighter following the introduction of festive lights that now span above entire blocks of the city.
‘I miss him’: Family of Garfield student killed at school pleads for public’s help to find suspect
I haven’t had one call from the detective since it happened. We have to reach out to get our updates. We never got a home visit.”
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More officers hired, fewer shots fired: Seattle interim Police Chief Rahr optimistic as she exits
Sue Rahr’s interim role as Seattle Police Chief winds down this week as the city prepares to welcome Mayor Bruce Harrell’s nominee Shon Barnes, chief of police in Madison, WI, as the new head of the agency.
Table poorly vetted plan for more housing near Seattle stadiums
The Seattle City Council has bigger issues to ponder than whether to add housing to the stadium district. It ought to table a proposal that would do just that.
Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr to vacate office this week for new permanent hire
The transition of power at the top of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) will officially commence this week.Sue Rahr, who has served as the interim police chief in Seattle since May 2024, will clear out of the office Wednesday,
Seattle invests $108 million to build hundreds of affordable homes across the city
The $108 million investment in affordable housing is the first full allocation of funds after Seattle's approved 2023 housing levy, according to a release. Homeowners will be paying $970 million over seven years as part of the city's housing levy.
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Seattle claims to ‘protect’ hundreds of trees that were never threatened
Analysis shows fewer than 3% of “protected” trees were actually preserved under the city’s controversial 2023 ordinance.
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Immigration Washington State
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell speaks during an event hosted by OneAmerica after Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order creating a family separation rapid response team aimed at respondin
We want to vote for Seattle schools Prop. 2. Here’s why we can’t
Voters in Seattle deserve transparency about the implications of their Seattle Public Schools levy approval — not just promises of shiny new buildings.
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Internal memo: Interim SPD chief Sue Rahr to vacate office Wednesday
The Seattle Police Department's Interim Chief Sue Rahr will vacate her office Wednesday to make way for new department Chief Shon Barnes, according to memo
Proposal to rezone industrial area around Sodo riles port officials
Industrial and agriculture groups have long pushed to protect the land around Seattle's deep seaport, and the debate was seemingly put to rest in 2023.
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Ferguson signs executive order to support children if parents arrested by ICE
Ferguson signed an executive order that creates a rapid response team to support children and their families if mom or dad are arrested by ICE.