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Read full sanctions on Bellevue football program levied by KingCo
Read the full list of findings and penalties imposed Tuesday against the Bellevue High School football program in its ongoing scandal over rules violations
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Seattle Times reporter Mike Baker wins Livingston Award
The prestigious Livingston Awards recognize journalists under the age of 35 from across the country.
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Ex-state Rep. Graham Hunt’s effort to clear his name raises new accusation
Former state Rep. Graham Hunt has released new military records in an effort to clear his name. But the effort led a top GOP political operative to lob a new accusation of lying by the former lawmaker.
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Seattle Times sues UW over records in medical-negligence claims
The Seattle Times sued the University of Washington on Wednesday, contending the university has improperly redacted and withheld public records in its response to requests for information about...
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Minorities, punished most by war on drugs, underrepresented in legal pot
Blacks and Latinos were disproportionately prosecuted under the war on drugs. Washington’s legal pot industry has not provided much relief, as relatively few minorities have an ownership stake in legal...
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School district bought $175,000 in gear from Bellevue football coach
The Bellevue School District has ceased all purchases from coach Butch Goncharoff’s company, saying payments to him violated district policies.
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Sen. Pam Roach’s fundraising, expenses and a meeting at Applebee’s draw FBI...
Controversial Republican state Sen. Pam Roach has drawn scrutiny from the FBI, and some new allegations have surfaced from a former aide.
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Watch: Bellevue ‘students and families have been hurt’ by football...
An independent investigation into the Bellevue High football team found, in part, that top Bellevue administrators willfully ignored rules violations for years. In response to the investigation,...
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Plan to boost affordable housing in Seattle falls short of mayor’s rhetoric
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s inclusionary-housing strategy is less inclusionary than he made it sound. Officials anticipate that more than half the units created through the strategy would be constructed...
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Bellevue booster club says it pays coach Butch Goncharoff $60,000 a year —...
The Bellevue football booster club said Tuesday it pays $60,000 a year to head coach Butch Goncharoff but doesn’t violate any rules because the money doesn’t compensate him for coaching during the...
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CEO makes fiery emails about Muslims part of the workday
Times Watchdog | Long before Electroimpact President Peter Zieve sent postcards to Mukilteo residents about a planned mosque, he was drawing strong reactions from some of his 800 employees with...
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For first time, Boeing reveals state tax breaks: $305 million in 2015
Times Watchdog | Boeing saved $305 million in state taxes last year thanks to aerospace tax incentives granted by lawmakers to keep the company building jets here. Union leaders point out the savings...
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Bellevue High principal leaves school amid scrutiny of football program
Bellevue High School Principal Scott Powers is heading to another Eastside school, at a tumultuous time for Bellevue’s celebrated football program.
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Bellevue school board to discuss football program Tuesday night
The Bellevue Wolverines football program faces enormous challenges as it works to vindicate itself after a scathing report about the program’s questionable methods. Supporters of the team have vowed to...
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School board rebukes Bellevue football program; possible two-year ban for...
At an acrimonious board meeting that lasted past midnight, Bellevue School District board members declared that there was “evidence of misconduct.”
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Buildings that kill: The earthquake danger lawmakers have ignored for decades
Seismic Neglect: Seattle officials have been counting earthquake-vulnerable buildings since the early 1990s, but no law requires the structures to be strengthened.
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Seismic Neglect: A Times’ special report on Seattle’s earthquake nightmare
For decades, Washington state officials have known the full scope of the Northwest's earthquake menace. Yet the state lags nearly all other quake-prone states in policies to reduce the risk.
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How to find out if a school in Washington state is safe from earthquakes,...
Washington doesn’t have statewide data on the seismic safety of schools. Here are a few tips to find the available information.
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‘We should be screaming’ with outrage: State does little to protect...
Seismic Neglect: Tens of thousands of Washington students attend schools in tsunami and earthquake zones. But the state, ignoring the advice of safety experts, doesn’t require seismic evaluations or...
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Port Angeles, tribe say Elwha water plant never worked, still doesn’t
A $79 million, 5-year-old water-facilities project is supposed to be handed over from the National Park Service to the city of Port Angeles, but the city says it won’t take it unless it’s fixed.
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