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Aerospace firm Electroimpact agrees to pay $485K after AG finds ‘shocking’...

The state Attorney General’s Office has found that aerospace company Electroimpact discriminated against Muslims and single people. A nearly yearlong investigation followed a Seattle Times story...

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Nurses gain traction in Legislature on bills to address ‘dangerous’ staffing

Lawmakers have been moving forward with two bills that would address issues of nurse staffing levels, overtime and rest breaks.

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Union cites misconduct claims against King County sheriff, calls for outside...

The union representing 30 high-ranking King County sheriff’s commanders has notified Sheriff John Urquhart that its members are “deeply troubled” by misconduct allegations against him and want an...

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Lawsuit alleges Seattle Mayor Ed Murray sexually abused troubled teen in 1980s

A new lawsuit accuses Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of child sexual abuse decades ago. Two other men have told The Seattle Times they, too, were abused by Murray as teenagers in the 1980s. The mayor...

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Ex-Seahawk fights team over painkiller handouts that kept him playing NFL...

Hobbled by mental and physical ailments, retired Seahawk offensive tackle Jerry Wunsch is waging two legal battles that cast a harsh light on the scope of painkillers used in the NFL.

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Seattle mayor’s accuser eager for deposition next week, lawyer says

An attorney for the man suing Seattle Mayor Ed Murray over rape claims said his client is eager to respond to the mayor’s accusation the case is politically motivated. He’s seeking a deposition next week.

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Why we are publishing the allegations against Mayor Ed Murray, but didn’t in...

Lengthy discussion went into the decision to publish The Seattle Times’ story of sexual-abuse accusations against the Seattle mayor.

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State won’t investigate Seattle mayor’s use of campaign funds to fight 2008...

The state Public Disclosure Commission says too much time has lapsed to investigate a claim that Seattle Mayor Ed Murray misused surplus campaign funds in 2008, when he was a state senator, to ward off...

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Mayor Ed Murray’s lawyer: Medical exam disproves accuser’s anatomical claim

An attorney for Seattle Mayor Ed Murray fired back against sexual-abuse allegations, saying a doctor’s examination disproves a key claim in a lawsuit filed last week.

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Accuser’s lawyer wants to depose Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on May 2

The lawyer for a Kent man suing Seattle Mayor Ed Murray for allegedly sexually abusing him as a drug-addicted teenager three decades ago has filed a formal court notice to have Murray deposed on May 2.

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Statute of limitations prevented lawsuit against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray 10...

A Portland man’s effort to sue Mayor Ed Murray in 2007 over allegations of sexual abuse collapsed because of the statute of limitations — not credibility issues, his attorney said.

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Podcast: How our story about a lawsuit against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray came...

Seattle Times reporters Jim Brunner and Lewis Kamb discuss allegations that Seattle Mayor Ed Murray sexually abused three teenage boys in the 1980s.

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Seattle neglected to collect $3.4M payment for affordable housing as two...

Seattle officials neglected for years to collect a $3.4 million contribution for affordable housing from the developer of a high-rise condo project. That’s one of many findings from an audit of the...

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Texas football player’s story prompts probe of Garfield High School recruitment

Seattle is investigating possible recruitment violations tied to the Garfield High School football team in light of allegations made by a youth from Texas who arrived in Seattle without any family here...

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‘We were very lucky no one died’: What caused the unprecedented flood at the...

It was a disaster years in the making. A cascade of errors led to catastrophe at King County's workhorse wastewater plant. Sheer luck spared workers’ lives.

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How Seattle’s West Point plant processes your sewage, and what caused the...

Multiple failures led to a catastrophic flood at the wastewater plant in February. Learn how the plant operates and just where those failures occurred.

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Washington state senators tap surplus campaign money for food, clothes,...

Since the election, state Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, has spent thousands of dollars in surplus campaign money for travel, and lodging and meals in Washington, D.C. Other lawmakers have tapped such...

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How to send confidential tips to The Seattle Times

Do you have sensitive information that we should consider investigating? We’d love to hear from you.

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Ex-Swedish surgeon Johnny Delashaw has medical license suspended by...

The Medical Quality Assurance Commission said Dr. Johnny Delashaw had intimidated subordinates and put patient care at risk.

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What questions to ask your doctor if you’re considering surgery

Here are questions to ask and issues to think about when you face surgery.

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