Author: John Rivera
The King County jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict for the second time in the trial of two brothers accused of killing two people and wounding three others in a 2016 shooting spree in “the Jungle,” a Seattle homeless encampment that was shut down later that year. The jury heard opening statements in the […]
As the Presidential election is nearing, the Washington Voters have done something not typical for other states. The voters are likely to get to vote in next year’s presidential primaries much earlier than in past elections. And the vote might happen while the nominees are still in doubt. The state Legislature voted to move the […]
Leading Oregon Republican Norma Paulus has died. She was also the first woman elected to state-wide office. Ms. Paulus died Thursday after being in hospice for health problems related to dementia, as per Kerry Tymchuk, a longtime friend and her successor as director of the Oregon historical society. Ms. Paulus was 85 years old. “She […]
A federal judge has rejected a defamation lawsuit filed against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant by two Seattle police officers over public statements she made. She had called the 2016 police shooting of Che Taylor a racially motivated “brutal murder,” although a portion of the officers’ claims against the city will continue. U.S. District Judge […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was staggered by Seattle based Amazon’s decision to pull out of its plans for a campus in New York City, is actively working behind the scenes to lure the company back, and even connecting with Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, and CEO, to make a personal pitch. The Governor has reportedly had […]
Seattle Police have released a sketch of a man, who is allegedly linked to trying to kidnap a woman at gunpoint in Capitol Hill earlier this month. As per the Police Statement, the woman was waiting for rideshare on 11th Avenue between East Union Street and East Pike Street around 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 1 […]
The Puget Sound region is trying hard to get out of the housing crisis, but it is falling woefully short on one critical aspect: affordable homeownership. Apartments for rent are mounting all over Seattle and parts of the Eastside. And some outlying communities have reportedly added tracts of expensive new single-family homes, often far from […]
Washington environmentalists and lawmakers now hope to refresh the momentum by legislation that would usher in an era of cleaner power generation after being stung by the November election defeat of a carbon-pricing initiative and repeated failures to pass ambitious climate bills in Olympia. The new House Bill 1211 would require Washington utilities to be […]
As the issue of homelessness is on the rise in Washington State, the lawmakers here are considering a bill that would provide the homeless people with a free ID card. People without any ID have a tough time renting an apartment, opening or accessing a bank account, using medical insurance, qualifying for federal benefits, like […]
The measles outbreak in Washington State has been a hot topic for discussions amongst lawmakers and health activists. The degree of spread was so high that Governor Inslee had to declare a health emergency. However, recently it is reported that the cost of Washington’s measles outbreak has surpassed $1 million as more than 200 health-department […]
