Former MyNorthwest.com Editor

As mask mandate returns, delta variant now makes up 98% of state’s COVID cases

With a statewide mask mandate taking effect next week, the largest concern for health officials continues to be the highly contagious delta variant.聽

4 years ago

King County certifies primary results, field now set for November election

Primary election results in King County have officially been certified,聽with each race now narrowed to two candidates ahead of November.聽

4 years ago

Gap in strategy, fundraising opens up between Seattle City Attorney candidates

A sizable fundraising gap -- both in strategy and dollar amounts -- has opened up between the two candidates for Seattle City Attorney.

4 years ago

Kshama Sawant supporters begin mobilizing for winter recall vote in Seattle

With a winter special election the most likely date for a recall vote for Councilmember Kshama Sawant, her supporters are already beginning to mobilize.

4 years ago

Gov. Inslee offers clemency for drug possession convictions invalidated by court ruling

Gov. Inslee announced this week that he will be granting commutations for drug possession convictions invalidated by a recent state Supreme Court decision.聽

4 years ago

Seattle council votes to move parking enforcement away from SPD

Seattle City Council voted Monday to move the city's parking enforcement officers out of the police department and into SDOT.

4 years ago

‘Abolitionist’ Seattle City Attorney candidate scores endorsement from local Democrat group

The 34th Legislative District Democrats voted on a new round of endorsements for Seattle's mayoral, city council, and city attorney races.聽聽

4 years ago

State Supreme Court rules in favor of homeless Seattle man whose truck was towed

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a truck owned by a homeless Seattle man that was towed and impounded was protected under homesteading laws.

4 years ago

Large donations to ‘Compassion Seattle’ homelessness initiative dwarf all other races in 2021

While donations have flooded in to Seattle election races in 2021, no single candidate or campaign has raised as much as Compassion Seattle.

4 years ago

King County assessing need for mask mandate ‘on an ongoing basis’ as COVID cases continue to rise

A mask directive in Snohomish County takes effect Thursday, but is a similar mandate in the works elsewhere in the Puget Sound region?

4 years ago

ACLU asks judge to invalidate ‘Compassion Seattle’ proposed homelessness initiative

The ACLU announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against a proposed charter amendment seeking to overhaul Seattle's homelessness response.

4 years ago

Clearance of downtown Seattle homeless camp wraps up as City Hall Park closes

After weeks of outreach efforts, a 72-hour clearance of a homeless encampment in downtown Seattle's City Hall Park is now in progress.聽

4 years ago

Amid run for Congress, Loren Culp continues to push election fraud narrative

Amid a nascent Congressional campaign, former gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp has maintained his insistence that the 2020 election was stolen.

4 years ago

Tacoma opens up applications for universal basic income pilot program

Applications are now open for Tacoma's universal basic income pilot, which will pay participants $500 a month to cover a range of personal expenses.

4 years ago

Group claims cops have ‘intentionally misinterpreted’ state’s new police accountability laws

A group is claiming that officers across Washington have willfully misinterpreted newly passed police accountability laws.

4 years ago

Another election, another late surge for Seattle’s progressive candidates

As consistent a tradition as any in Seattle elections, progressive candidates have benefitted from a late surge of ballots tallied after election night.

4 years ago

What’s next for Kshama Sawant recall with November vote no longer likely?

With the likelihood of a recall vote for Kshama Sawant taking place in November quickly dwindling, questions remain as to what comes next.

4 years ago

Trio of Seattle’s largest theater, music venues to require proof of vaccination

A trio of Seattle's largest theater and music venues will be requiring proof of vaccination for all shows, taking effect on Aug. 12.

4 years ago

With 12-year incumbent out, tectonic changes are on the way for Seattle City Attorney’s office

With incumbent Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes having bowed out, the political gap between the remaining two candidates is the widest of any other race.聽