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Washington recovers $300 million of stolen unemployment funds

May 29, 2020, 1:52 PM | Updated: Oct 7, 2024, 9:32 am

³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Radio’s Dave Ross and award-winning reporter Aaron Granillo discuss the possibility of moving to Phase 2 on Monday.

Washington state managed to get $300 million back from scammers who filed fraudulent claims. But real Washingtonians are still waiting for their payments.

Twitter increased fact-checks on the platform during the coronavirus health crisis. But now they’re fact-checking the President. Dave has an easy solution to this escalating ‘censorship’ war.

Ross: A simple solution to Trump’s Twitter problem

And the Seafair Pirates call in from a remote island to discuss the cancellation of their annual Alki Landing.

Inmate escape...

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Inmate escaped custody at SeaTac airport, boarded light rail, and got off at Capitol Hill station

An inmate who was being transported at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport escaped custody at about 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, according to the Port of Seattle Police Department (POSPD).

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, May 4, 202...

Associated Press

Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island. In a message on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, Trump wrote that, “For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs […]

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Federal Way Police cart at crime scene....

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Federal Way sees two separate fatal shootings in one day

Federal Way police say there were two separate fatal shootings on Saturday.

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Associated Press

5 Virginia prison guards are injured by inmates accused of being MS-13 members

BIG STONE GAP, Va. (AP) — An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were MS-13 gang members who entered the U.S. illegally. Three guards were stabbed and were transported for medical treatment along with two others hurt Friday at Wallens […]

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Image: Yellow "Do not cross" police tape can be seen at a recent crime scene in Seattle....

Frank Lenzi

Two people stabbed in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District

Two people were stabbed Saturday night near Hing Hay Park in Seattle's Chinatown-International District. Police have made no arrests.

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Missing in Action...

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Defense Department agency helping families identify veterans’ remains missing in action

The Defense Department is helping families identify remains of veterans’ who went missing in action.

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Washington recovers $300 million of stolen unemployment funds