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Judge dismisses ex-Swedish surgeon’s libel lawsuit against The Seattle Times...
Dr. Johnny B. Delashaw had sued The Seattle Times over a series of articles published in 2017 that described aggressive business practices and a toxic work environment at the Swedish Neuroscience...
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Washington medical commission indefinitely suspends license of fired head...
State medical regulators have suspended the license of the former medical director at Monroe Correctional Complex. Dr. Julia Barnett had been fired last year after allegations of inadequate care that...
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Undetermined: A suspicious death at Green Lake, an investigation’s limits
A 23-year-old woman’s body was found in the lake of one of Seattle’s busiest parks on a sunny summer day. Police quickly formed a theory – one that isn’t widely shared outside the department, not even...
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New investigative report documents fires, violations at company treating...
A waste complex has a growing business treating radioactive wastes at the Hanford nuclear facility, but a new report questions the safety of this cheaper approach to handling some of the site's toxic...
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Washington state auditor warns unemployment agency on ‘interference’ with...
A state investigation into a $576 million fraud at the Employment Security Department has been hindered by slow access to agency staff and documents, according to the Washington state auditor's office.
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UW professor fired after investigation finds sexual misconduct with...
The University of Washington has fired a professor and former director of the young scholars program, after finding last year that he exploited his position to have "inappropriate sexual contact" with...
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How the city of Seattle watched as cracks in the West Seattle Bridge grew
Seattle transportation leaders watched for seven years as cracks slowly grew in the West Seattle Bridge. Finally, the cracking accelerated and forced a bridge closure.
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Washington state begins bulk shipments of N95 masks from its huge stockpile
Washington has distributed as many N95 masks in the past month as it had in the first eight months of the pandemic, after The Seattle Times reported on the huge, and largely unused, stockpile.
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Coronavirus vaccine heads to Washington’s nursing homes, bringing hope and...
As health officials rapidly prepare for the daunting challenge of vaccinating more than 170,000 long-term care residents and workers in Washington, facilities and experts question whether vaccines will...
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State auditor: weak security, accounting errors in $600 million unemployment...
A state audit faults the Employment Security Department for software vulnerabilities that contributed to a $600 million unemployment fraud scheme. The report also says the state budget office misstated...
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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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‘Culture of fear’ at Western Washington University after auditors fired,...
As Western Washington University's internal audit office has investigated the president's expenses and "ghost courses," it has become the epicenter of sudden firings, lawsuits and even a police escort...
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New report reveals fifth Tacoma officer restrained Manuel Ellis, who died in...
The details released in a Washington State Patrol report Wednesday underscored the stark contradictions and conflicts of interest that have marred the investigation into Manuel Ellis' death.
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Inside the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines in Washington state
Nearly half a million vaccine doses have arrived in Washington state since their approval last month. So why haven't most of them been administered? Why are so many of the state's most vulnerable...
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How a delayed software launch hindered Washington state’s vaccine rollout
Washington state planned to provide software to manage the complex process of getting vaccine doses into arms. But the launch was delayed at least a month, leaving clinics scrambling under intense demand.
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Overlake Medical Center donors got special access to COVID-19 vaccine; Inslee...
Overlake Medical Center opened special access to its vaccination site to major donors, among others, creating an appearance of favoritism -- and echoing the situation around the country.
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Sexual abuse investigation into former Seattle police victim advocate closed...
Seattle police's watchdog agency closed an investigation into a decades-old allegation of sexual misconduct against a former crime victims' advocate without concluding whether he committed misconduct.
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‘Special invitation only’ COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Seattle-area...
At least three Seattle-area hospital systems have offered board members or donors access to invitation-only vaccination clinics, illustrating concerns about inequitable distribution of vital doses.
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Reporter’s notebook: I waited 219 days for Washington’s unemployment agency...
A peek behind the scenes: How a simple public-records request for Employment Security Department Commissioner Suzi LeVine's calendar took 219 days to fulfill.
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Seattle mayor calls on state to ban special vaccine access to donors, route...
Following reports of three large local hospital systems giving special vaccine access to donors, board members or other community members with connections, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is calling on the...
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