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King County’s largest labor organization votes to expel Seattle Police Officers Guild

The King County Labor Council voted Wednesday to expel the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) from its coalition of over 150 unions.
6 years ago

Washington State DOH corrects inaccuracies in death count, test result data

Deaths and testing data reported by the Washington State Department of Health have been incorrect for the past few weeks. The DOH has corrected the data.
6 years ago

Washington State Patrol to investigate Manuel Ellis’ death in police custody

The governor's office has ordered the Washington State Patrol to begin a new investigation of Manual Ellis' death in Tacoma while he was in police custody. 
6 years ago

How machine learning could reduce police incidents of excessive force

Rayid Ghani from Carnegie Mellon discusses using machine learning in police reform and how it may help reduce incidents of excessive force.
6 years ago

Snohomish County open to reform, but rejects demands to defund police

Snohomish County council chair Nate Nehring rejects letter demanding the Council “defund” the SnoCo Sheriff’s Dept.
6 years ago

Follow KIRO Radio’s Hanna Scott at the CHOP

KIRO Radio's Hanna Scott spent Tuesday into Wednesday reporting from the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, otherwise known as CHOP. Follow her tweets from the past 24 hours.
6 years ago

Phoenix Jones supports CHOP, but says ‘you can’t just not enforce laws’

An autonomous zone set up in the heart of Capitol Hill brought Seattle's own superhero, Phoenix Jones, out of retirement.
6 years ago

Changes coming to the CHOP to improve public safety, local access

The city remains committed to maintaining space for community protests as changes are made to improve safety and increase access for locals in the CHOP. 
6 years ago

WB I-90 in North Bend begins to reopen after semi fire

All lanes of westbound I-90 in North Bend have now reopened, following an early-morning collision that had the direction fully blocked.
6 years ago

What level of privacy can we expect online?

Tech analyst Larry Magid joins Seattle's Morning News to discuss the expectation of privacy online and the ramifications of facial recognition.
6 years ago

Capitol Hill resident says living within CHOP is an ‘eye opening experience’

One Capitol Hill resident talks about his up-close view of the standoff between protesters and police, and the transformation to the CHOP.
6 years ago

Loren Culp: CHOP is what happens with far left people in government

Republic Police Chief Loren Culp discusses Gov. Inslee’s handling of CHOP, and says he's not surprised it's happening when the far left has positions in government.
6 years ago

Can the medical system and patients afford coronavirus-related costs?

Can the medical system and patients afford all the expense associated with coronavirus? Tacoma MD Dr. Gordon Cohen joined the show to discuss.
6 years ago

COVID-19 updates: 1,270 deaths, 28,680 cases of coronavirus in Washington state

Health officials say 10 people have died of coronavirus in Washington state since Thursday. There are 409 new cases. 
6 years ago

UW race theory scholar explains how racism plays a role in public health

UW Medicine lecturer Edwin Lindo explains the intersection of racism and public health, and how the number one risk factor for a chronic illness is often race.
6 years ago

Phoenix Jones out of retirement, checks out CHAZ or CHOP

After just over a year of retirement, Seattle's superhero, Phoenix Jones, is back to patrolling the streets of Seattle.  First stop: CHOP, or CHAZ.
6 years ago

Thousands of people attend weekend protests, marches in Seattle

Thousands attended protests across Seattle over the weekend. On Sunday evening, a large crowd of marchers made their way though downtown Seattle as part of the March for Black Lives - It's Time.
6 years ago

Former ICE Director: Defunding police is not the answer to racism

Former Acting ICE Director and former police officer Tom Homan discusses why defunding the police is dangerous and unnecessary.
6 years ago

Judge grants temporary restraining order against SPD for use of tear gas, projectiles

Seattle Federal District Judge Richard Jones granted a temporary restraining order against the Seattle Police Department for the use of tear gas and blast balls against protesters.
6 years ago

Amazon temporarily banned a COVID book, Elon Musk fought back

Alex Berenson published a coronavirus book on Amazon that was temporarily banned. After Elon Musk defended him, it's now available for sale.
6 years ago

WA GOP Chair: Inslee ‘gaslighting’ by saying CHAZ is peaceful

WA GOP Chairman Caleb Heimlich joined the Jason Rantz Show to discuss the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) and how it impacts the gubernatorial race.
6 years ago

Mayor Durkan clarifies role in clearing of East Precinct

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan clarified her role in the decision from frontline commanders to empty the East Precinct on Capitol Hill.
6 years ago

Kshama Sawant wants East Precinct converted to community center

Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant tweeted Thursday night that she wants the now empty East Precinct converted into a community center.
6 years ago

Thousands participate in Black Lives Matter silent march

Thousands of people marched through Seattle on Friday as part of a Statewide Silent March and General Strike hosted by Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County. As part of the general strike, many local businesses were closed Friday.
6 years ago