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1 month ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Luke Duecy
One state lawmaker is introducing a new bill to tax online dating apps and companies, leaving companies to decide whether to pass the tax onto customers.
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2 months ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Luke Duecy
President Trump has promised to retaliate, including a 200% tariff on alcohol imports from the EU if they continue targeting American alcohol products.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
mynorthwest.com | Frank Lenzi |Luke Duecy
Newly released videos reveal the last moments before King County Metro bus driver Shawn Yim was stabbed to death in Seattle. (Image courtesy of King County) (Image courtesy of King County) Share The King County Council has unanimously approved a new task force to address bus safety in the wake of last December’s murder of Metro driver Shawn Yim.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
mynorthwest.com | Sam Campbell |Luke Duecy |Lexi Herda
UPDATE (Jan. 29, 5:45 p.m.): A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing of a 13-year-old boy in Everett. The Everett Police Department (EPD) announced a man was arrested around 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Police stated a community member notified the department of the suspect’s whereabouts, who was arrested without incident. EPD said the suspect will be booked into the Snohomish County Jail on assault in the first degree. Previous story (Jan.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
mynorthwest.com | Frank Sumrall |James Lynch |Luke Duecy |Julia Dallas
A former Auburn police officer is being sentenced Thursday morning after he was charged with second-degree murder last year. Jesse Sarey shot to death in 2019In 2019, Jesse Sarey, 26, was reportedly having a crisis and was allegedly throwing garbage, banging on store windows and kicking cars in an Auburn shopping area.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
mynorthwest.com | Luke Duecy
Gregory Emmanuel Ward pleaded not guilty to charges of rape of a child in the second degree and communication with a minor for immoral purposes on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Photo: Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio) (Photo: Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio) Share The ex-tutor charged with sexually assaulting his 13-year-old middle school student inside a South Seattle restaurant bathroom and recording it, pleaded not guilty to two charges Thursday.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
mynorthwest.com | Luke Duecy
Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee took up a new controversial series of amendments to allow the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to once again use blast balls to help them control crowds during riots and protests, like past May Day protests and the George Floyd protest in 2020, under stricter oversight and rules before implementing the non-lethal weapon.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
mynorthwest.com | Luke Duecy
King County Council members and members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the union that represents King County Metro bus drivers, met Monday to discuss potential safety improvements to better protect drivers and riders following the Dec. 18 stabbing death of driver Shawn Yim in Seattle’s University District neighborhood. Yim was attacked with pepper spray after a rider demanded the 59-year-old bus driver close his window, according to the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
mynorthwest.com | Luke Duecy
King County Council members and members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the union that represents King County Metro bus drivers, met Monday to discuss potential safety improvements to better protect drivers and riders following the Dec. 18 stabbing death of driver Shawn Yim in Seattle’s University District neighborhood. Yim was attacked with pepper spray after a rider demanded the 59-year-old bus driver close his window, according to the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
mynorthwest.com | Luke Duecy
The man charged by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) with fatally stabbing a King County Metro bus driver in Seattle pleaded not guilty in court Monday. Richard Sitzlack, 53, was charged with first-degree murder with a deadly weapon enhancement and second-degree and third-degree assault in the stabbing of driver Shawn Yim, the KCPAO announced in a statement emailed to members of the media, including KIRO Newsradio. The court set bail at $5 million at the KCPAO’s request.
