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Few clergy on Catholic child-sex list ever prosecuted
Out of 77 Catholic priests and clergy members the Seattle Archdiocese listed this month as likely sex abusers of children, only five have ever been convicted of such crimes. | TIMES WATCHDOG
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‘Combat veteran’? Records fail to back state lawmaker’s claims
A doctored war photo and discrepancies about medals have raised questions about state Rep. Graham Hunt’s military background. He served in the Middle East and says he was “wounded in combat,” but has...
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Clarify your military record or resign, lawmaker tells state Rep. Hunt
Times Watchdog: Orting Republican state Rep. Graham Hunt is under increasing pressure from Republican leaders over allegations he embellished his military record
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State Rep. Graham Hunt quits over military-service exaggerations
State Rep. Graham Hunt of Orting said in a statement Tuesday he was resigning immediately from the House “with a heavy heart.”
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Mobile-home industry may get state scrutiny
A bill backed by Gov. Jay Inslee and the state Department of Commerce calls for a study of how the industry sells, finances and repossesses mobile homes.
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City brushed off feasibility of NHL, NBA at KeyArena
Documents show Seattle officials knew of an engineering consultant’s finding that a KeyArena remodel could meet NBA and NHL standards, information they had well before an environmental statement...
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Buffett’s mobile-home empire makes record profits while foreclosing on 8,444...
Warren Buffett discloses the mobile-home company he controls made record profits last year while foreclosing on more than 8,000 customers.
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Emails suggest UW regents decided on new president days before public vote
The chairman of the University of Washington’s Board of Regents and other key officials communicated as if they knew Ana Mari Cauce would be named the university’s president days before the board...
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Buffett: ‘Not true’ that mobile-home firm charges minorities more
Appearing on CNBC, the Berkshire Hathaway chief addressed complaints about lending practices at the company’s mobile-home division, Clayton Homes.
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Seattle priest, a known pedophile, was moved parish to parish
The secret files on the Rev. Michael Cody show how the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese moved him from parish to parish, even after knowing he was a sick and dangerous pedophile.
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Confirmed: Doctors who take pharma money twice as likely to prescribe...
TIMES WATCHDOG | An analysis by investigative journalists at ProPublica, with cooperation from The Seattle Times, finds that half of top doctors in Washington accept payments from the medical industry,...
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Kids’ jewelry sold at JC Penney, Dillard’s tested off the charts for toxic...
Sky-high levels of lead and cadmium in children’s jewelry were found in tests by the Washington Department of Ecology.
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Chai suffered injuries, weight loss months before her death
The Oklahoma City Zoo said there were no red flags before an elephant from Seattle was found dead. But records show Chai suffered injuries, weight loss, skin lesions, chewing problems and other...
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Seattle Times wins 2 national honors for business reporting
Seattle Times reporters have won two national awards from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, for stories about the predatory practices of a mobile-home company and about the Navy...
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As Hillary Clinton bolstered Boeing, company returned the favor
TIMES WATCHDOG: New emails provide a fuller look into the former secretary of state’s advocacy for Boeing. The company helped her reach a major foreign-policy goal, gave over $1 million to the Clinton...
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Elephant Chai was likely source of herpes virus that killed calf in Oklahoma...
Genetic tests suggest that Chai, transferred from Seattle, was likely the source of a virus that killed a 4-year-old female elephant at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
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$503K in fines upheld against L&I for delaying release of lead-poisoning...
The records were a basis for The Seattle Times’ investigation, Loaded with Lead, which found that America’s gun ranges put workers, shooters and their family members at risk from lead poisoning.
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Sound Transit pulls survey question that may break state law
The question in the online survey sought to gauge why people would be willing to support a ballot measure to fund more public-transit services. The Public Disclosure Commission says it may violate a...
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Wind-toppled tree that killed man at Seward Park was rotten, arborist says
The Douglas fir that toppled onto a car and killed a man in Seward Park last month was nearly completely rotten at its base, a certified arborist who examined the tree says, estimating it “was 90 to 95...
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Sinkhole worries loom large as Bertha prepares for dive under viaduct, downtown
A sinkhole that formed in January behind Bertha’s cutting face led independent experts to emphasize stricter protocols before contractors continue the Highway 99 tunnel dig under Seattle’s Alaskan Way...
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