Daniel Beekman

Seattle

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WA city renames park for Black trailblazers in time for Juneteenth

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

FEDERAL WAY — More than 150 years after John Conna broke free of slavery in Texas and made his way to the Pacific Northwest, some of his descendants gathered Wednesday to see his remarkable story placed back on the map. They and Federal Way officials, who recently renamed a park for the Black trailblazer and his wife, Mary, unveiled Conna Park’s new sign and broke ground on other improvements ahead of Thursday’s Juneteenth holiday.
'No Kings' day in Seattle begins with protest on the Bainbridge island ferry

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Hundreds of people boarded the 10:25 a.m. ferry from Bainbridge Island to Seattle on Saturday morning to demonstrate against President Donald Trump as part of the wave of “No Kings” protests across the United States. “This is something you aren’t going to see anywhere else in the country,” said Greg Relaford, a 65-year-old Poulsbo retiree who helped organize the “Ferries Not Tanks” protest aboard the MV Kaleetan.
WA Supreme Court orders much lower caseloads for public defenders

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Washington counties and cities must dramatically reduce their caseload caps for public defenders but will be allowed to carry out the contentious change over the span of a decade, the state Supreme Court announced Monday. The new rules in an order signed by all nine Supreme Court justices could have a major impact throughout Washington, because criminal courts can’t function properly without public defenders.
Trump travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Nina Shapiro |Daniel Beekman

Madina Hassany said she felt helpless when she heard about the travel ban President Donald Trump signed late Wednesday. The Kent resident, who immigrated from Afghanistan shortly before the Taliban regained control, has family and friends trying to come to the U.S.“We were hoping to be together,” said Hassany, an elementary school administrative assistant.
WA effects unclear after judge in AmeriCorps case rules against Trump

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Seattle-area organizations are waiting to learn how a court ruling against the Trump administration’s AmeriCorps cuts may affect their local operations.
Search for father of slain Wenatchee girls continues on ground, by air

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Law enforcement officers worked their way across Chelan County on the ground and by air Wednesday as they continued a large-scale search for the father of three young Wenatchee girls found dead at a campsite Monday. The Spokane County sheriff’s office sent two helicopters to bolster local air operations over national forest and wilderness areas, “providing more eyes in the sky and opportunities to find” 32-year-old Travis Decker, a news release from the Chelan County sheriff’s office said.
Daniel Beekman: Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore is stepping down

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

Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore is stepping down less than halfway through her four-year term in office, she announced Monday. Moore will leave July 7 rather than serve the remainder of a term set to run through 2027, she said, citing unspecified "health and personal reasons.""My decision to leave the City Council is one I've been considering seriously over the past several months due to some recent health challenges," she said in a news release.
Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore is stepping down

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore is stepping down less than halfway through her four-year term in office, she announced Monday. Moore will leave July 7 rather than serve the remainder of a term set to run through 2027, she said, citing unspecified “health and personal reasons.”“My decision to leave the City Council is one I’ve been considering seriously over the past several months due to some recent health challenges,” she said in a news release.
Seattle socialist Kshama Sawant to run for Congress against Adam Smith

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant will run for Congress in Washington’s 9th District, where incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep Adam Smith will be up for reelection in 2026, Sawant announced Monday.
Shootings, stabbing in Seattle and Lakewood: What we know

4 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Caitlyn Freeman |Kai Uyehara |Daniel Beekman

Violence flared across the Puget Sound region on the hottest day of the year so far, including in downtown Seattle, where two people were killed. In the heart of the city, a shooting and a stabbing around 10 p.m. Wednesday left a teenager and a man dead. Earlier, at a Pierce County park, gunshots fired in a dispute between groups struck seven people, including five teens.

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