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Washington state ordered $227.5 million in coronavirus supplies from a...
State officials ordered $227.5 million in coronavirus supplies from a Chinese manufacturer, but some shipments are weeks behind schedule and others are sitting in a state warehouse while awaiting...
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How missed ‘red flags’ helped Nigerian fraud ring ‘Scattered Canary’ bilk...
The monumental pilfering of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Washington unemployment benefits was abetted by a once-a-generation flood of jobless claims, but the security experts say the state...
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Armed groups fueled by rumors about antifa meet peaceful protesters in Snohomish
Rumors that antifa activists were on their way to cause mayhem drew hundreds of self-declared protectors, many of them armed and some associated with far-right groups, to the small town of Snohomish.
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In $37 million push to buy Chinese-made masks for COVID-19, Washington state...
After ordering $37 million of Chinese-made masks to protect against the coronavirus, state officials cancelled more than half the orders and stopped placing new ones over quality and fit problems.
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Snohomish police chief reassigned after rumors about antifa spurred armed...
A divide in Snohomish, a city of 10,000 near the Cascade foothills, had come to light early last week as citizens armed with semi-automatic weapons and displaying a Confederate flag gathered in the...
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Despite army of workers, coronavirus contact tracing in Washington state is...
Washington state officials have trained workers who are now finally ready to make phone calls for contact tracing for coronavirus — but those who are doing the work have to overcome a number of hurdles...
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Tacoma police killing of Manuel Ellis spotlights failures of new I-940...
Voters passed I-940 to hold police more accountable. The probe into Manuel Ellis' death at the hands of Tacoma police shows the law's weaknesses.
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Federal court rules against Yakama tribe in policing dispute
A complex patchwork of policing jurisdictions on Washington's Yakama reservation leaves officers and residents at odds over who is responsible for investigating crimes. A federal court ruling this week...
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Fired, but still a cop: How Washington state’s decertification process leaves...
The legal grounds that allow Washington state to decertify a cop — taking away their badge and gun for good — are so narrow that the state hardly ever bars police from returning to work.
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A Seattle police officer’s extraordinary pay raises questions SPD can’t answer
Ron Willis, a Seattle patrol officer, became the most highly paid city employee last year. How? He was paid the equivalent of two years of work inside of one, renewing longstanding questions on how...
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Whistleblower investigation reveals family hiring at top level of Washington...
Washington state law bans nepotism in public service, but a top administrator was not seriously disciplined after hiring her nephew and daughter to work in her chain of command.
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After prostitution arrest, Seattle police captain got preferential treatment...
A Seattle police captain arrested in a prostitution bust got preferential treatment from fellow officers and commanders, prompting internal investigations. The captain remains on paid leave pending the...
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Investigation into Manuel Ellis’ killing by Tacoma police flawed from the start
Manuel Ellis' death in an encounter with police on March 3 was ruled a homicide amid the national reckoning over police misconduct. But the investigation was riddled with flaws, conflicts of interest...
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How Manuel Ellis slipped through the cracks of the mental health system
Manuel Ellis, whose death in police custody has been ruled a homicide, wasn't diagnosed with schizophrenia until he was in his late 20s. By then, he'd come to know Tacoma-area police, not mental health...
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Nursing homes in Washington state struggled with adequate staffing for years....
Even before the pandemic, regulators found patients suffering from staffing problems in over half of the nursing homes in Washington state. But the state still lacks a sweeping response.
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Police reform bill could bring Washington to forefront of accountability...
Washington's process for taking away problem officers' badge and gun hasn't been significantly changed in two decades. Following summer protests, lawmakers are now taking a second look at strengthening...
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A King County cop left a 17- year-old girl at a massage parlor, where she was...
Detailed notes by a former King County detective document his role in dropping off a 17 year-old girl at a massage parlor he was investigating for sex trafficking. They are the linchpin of a $20...
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Tell us: Have you had trouble getting public information during the pandemic?
A Washington state law meant to provide a public window into the inner workings of government requires agencies to provide an array of documents to anyone who requests them. But as the coronavirus...
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Washington state stockpiles N95 masks as hospitals see demand rise in new...
Washington state built a stockpile of more than 30 million N95 masks since initial shortages early in the pandemic, but distributing them has been complicated.
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‘I needed to be rescued’: Former Seattle teen soccer star says youth coaching...
A former Seattle teen soccer star says she was sexually abused by her coach while Washington state's youth soccer organizations failed to protect her. She also says she wasn't the only player the coach...
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