Daniel Beekman

Seattle

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WA agency reviews disturbing Yakima County jail death

6 days ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Daniel Beekman

A Washington agency is reviewing the 2023 death of Hien Trung Hua in the Yakima County jail to determine whether a new criminal investigation is warranted, the agency disclosed last week. The state's Office of Independent Investigations, or OII, decided to conduct the formal review in response to a request from Hua's cousin in December that was prompted by The Seattle Times' reporting on the case.
Yakima County will pay embattled coroner to resign - The Daily Chronicle

1 week ago | chronline.com | Daniel Beekman

Yakima County will pay embattled Coroner Jim Curtice an extra six months salary in exchange for Curtice's resignation, officials decided Tuesday. Curtice may sign the agreement as soon as Wednesday, according to his attorney, Bill Pickett, who described it as "good for all parties."Curtice has been on paid leave since September, when police accused him of taking illicit drugs from dead bodies in the course of his work, snorting the drugs in his office and then lying about it.
Yakima County will pay embattled coroner to resign

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Yakima County will pay embattled Coroner Jim Curtice an extra six months salary in exchange for Curtice’s resignation, officials decided Tuesday. Curtice may sign the agreement as soon as Wednesday, according to his attorney, Bill Pickett, who described it as “good for all parties.”Curtice has been on paid leave since September, when police accused him of taking illicit drugs from dead bodies in the course of his work, snorting the drugs in his office and then lying about it.
Daniel Beekman: Yakima County will pay embattled coroner to resign

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Daniel Beekman

Yakima County will pay embattled Coroner Jim Curtice an extra six months salary in exchange for Curtice’s resignation, officials decided Tuesday. Curtice may sign the agreement as soon as Wednesday, according to his attorney, Bill Pickett, who described it as “good for all parties.”Curtice has been on paid leave since September, when police accused him of taking illicit drugs from dead bodies in the course of his work, snorting the drugs in his office and then lying about it.
WA agency reviews disturbing Yakima County jail death

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

A Washington agency is reviewing the 2023 death of Hien Trung Hua in the Yakima County jail to determine whether a new criminal investigation is warranted, the agency disclosed last week. The state’s Office of Independent Investigations, or OII, decided to conduct the formal review in response to a request from Hua’s cousin in December that was prompted by The Seattle Times’ reporting on the case. “Our family deserves answers,” Hua’s cousin, Celyna Ly, said about the OII review.
Housing above a community center? Plan advances in Seattle's Lake City

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood is a step closer to getting a larger new community center with affordable housing on top. The city’s parks and housing departments have picked nonprofit Mercy Housing to lead the $100 million-plus project, officials announced Friday. Lake City in Northeast Seattle is diverse and growing but has lacked a public community center since 2023, when its old center burned and was razed.
Seattle settles with veteran police commander for nearly $1M over discrimination claims

2 weeks ago | police1.com | Daniel Beekman

By Daniel BeekmanThe Seattle TimesSEATTLE — A demoted Seattle police commander who sued the city for alleged discrimination, accusing police Chief Adrian Diaz of unfairly blaming him for the infamous “pink umbrella incident” during 2020’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations, has settled his case. An agreement signed by Capt. Steve Hirjak in September requires the city to pay Hirjak and his attorney’s firm about $600,000, in installments, to settle the lawsuit.
Daniel Beekman: Under pressure from city, Everett homeless center finds new spot

2 weeks ago | tri-cityherald.com | Daniel Beekman

EVERETT - Hope springs eternal. But sometimes it has to move. A day center for homeless and other struggling people reopened in a new space last week after city officials threatened to shut down the center's old location for violating a law that prohibits street-level social services on certain downtown blocks. Rather than continue operating from a former coffee shop on Rucker Avenue, Hope 'N Wellness is now using a Cedar Street building owned by Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church.
Daniel Beekman: WA sues Trump administration over attempt to change voting

2 weeks ago | tri-cityherald.com | Daniel Beekman

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown filed a lawsuit Friday against President Donald Trump's attempt to alter election procedures across the U.S., challenging what he described as an unconstitutional and illegal attack on democracy. Washington teamed with Oregon to file the lawsuit, which is similar to one filed Thursday by California and 18 other states, Brown said.
WA demanda al gobierno de Trump por tratar de cambiar el sistema de votación

2 weeks ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Daniel Beekman

El procurador general de Washington Nick Brown presentó una demanda el viernes contra el intento del presidente Donald Trump de modificar los procedimientos electorales en Estados Unidos, y calificó la medida como un ataque inconstitucional a la democracia. Washington se unió a Oregon para presentar la demanda electoral el viernes, que es similar a la presentada el jueves por California y otros 18 estados, señaló Brown.