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Investigators find ‘numerous’ issues related to patient safety at Swedish’s...
After an investigation identified a range of recent troubles at Swedish Health’s Cherry Hill facility, federal officials said the site is at risk of being terminated from the Medicare program.
View ArticleSeattle candidate accused of defrauding first-in-nation democracy-voucher...
Five voters contacted by The Seattle Times said they did not contribute to candidate Sheley Secrest in her bid for democracy vouchers, although her campaign reported they did. Secrest strongly denies...
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The most dangerous intersections in Seattle for bicyclists and pedestrians
While Seattle is one of the country’s safest major cities for pedestrians, we’re not yet at the city’s goal of eliminating pedestrian deaths and major injuries. Where are bike and pedestrian injuries...
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UW crew program changing how it counts women under Title IX
TIMES WATCHDOG: UW is changing its policy this fall after a Seattle Times investigation found the university included dozens of women who apparently weren’t on the team in reports to the U.S....
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Some Washington state legislators pocket thousands in extra-session expense...
Fourteen Washington state lawmakers took home more than $20,000 to pay for expenses in this year’s record-long legislative session, state House and Senate records show.
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Mayor Ed Murray’s cousin: He sexually abused me, too
Joseph Dyer, a younger cousin of Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, said Murray molested him in the 1970s in New York. “I have had enough,” Dyer said. “Something has got to be done.” Hours after Dyer’s...
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$100,000 per space? Costs soar for Sound Transit’s Kent park-and-ride garage
Parking-structure costs have climbed to $100,000 a stall, but that hasn’t dissuaded Sound Transit from adding a Kent garage that voters were promised in 2008.
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Podcast: Amazon plans second headquarters and Ed Murray resigns as Seattle mayor
In any other week, Amazon's HQ2 announcement might have continued to dominate the local political scene. This week, however, Seattle’s mayor resigned. We discuss both stories on Episode 52 of The...
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Seattle police officials concerned about officers’ off-duty work before FBI...
More than 5 months ago, a Seattle Police Department official warned the police chief and others that some off-duty work by officers threatened department integrity.
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‘Everyone failed him’: Boy’s aunt accused of murder, DSHS accused of...
Five-year-old Gary Blanton died in the care of an aunt struggling with six kids in a “chaotic” home. Why did the state keep him there? The case — with accusations of murder, falsified documents and...
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Seattle to spend $177M on new streetcar line amid questions about...
Seattle is slated to break ground soon on a streetcar line running along First Avenue. Officials say it will provide a crucial link through downtown, but streetcar lines aren’t meeting projections, and...
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Mayor orders Seattle police to take control of officers’ lucrative off-duty...
The executive order issued Wednesday by Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess comes a week after it was disclosed that the FBI is investigating allegations of intimidation and price-fixing in off-duty work at...
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Swedish’s Cherry Hill site regains full status in Medicare program
Swedish Health’s Cherry Hill site had faced the prospect of being terminated from the Medicare program. But regulators say Swedish has brought the facility into compliance.
View Article‘They let him lay there’: Family wants answers from Boeing on death of...
Roger Sanders’ family is getting little information from Boeing about why it took an hour and 24 minutes for Sanders to reach a hospital from the plant after he suffered a head injury.
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Fish-farming company offered money for Lummi Nation’s silence about net pens,...
Cooke Aquaculture offered the Lummi Nation a premium price for the fish it caught that had escaped from Cooke pens, in exchange for keeping silent about a ban on net pen Atlantic salmon farms in...
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Woman says she complained about Washington state Rep. Manweller’s conduct...
After a dinner in Olympia with state Rep. Matt Manweller, a legislative staff member complained about his conduct. Manweller said he was just being polite and helping the woman find a job.
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Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller placed on leave at CWU job
Central Washington University said Monday it is investigating the conduct of state Rep. Matt Manweller and has placed him on administrative leave from his job as a political science professor....
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Swedish Health nurses and caregivers vote no confidence in leadership
The nurses union and other caregivers said Tuesday night that 98 percent — of the 1,547 nurses and caregivers who voted — expressed their opposition to the administration at Swedish and its parent...
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Swedish Health’s ambitious Seattle plans involved a developer with a stake in...
Real-estate developer David Sabey’s support of Swedish’s Cherry Hill campus has had broad benefits for Swedish — and for Sabey. But as hospital executives draw a benefactor close, that relationship can...
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