Seattle mayor-elect appoints anti-police activist to transition team
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson recently announced her full transition team, a slate of people that includes advocates of the progressive policies she campaigned on, as well as some moderates. The 60-member transition team
ICE arrests Ukrainian fugitive wanted for drug trafficking who entered US under Biden-era parole program
WA AG declines to investigate Yakima county election prize giveaway
(The Center Square) – The office of Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has notified the chair of the Yakima County Republican Party that it will not investigate a political group that held a raffle giveaway to encourage
Spokane protester pleads guilty to felony in exchange for plea deal with feds
(The Center Square) – One of the nine people indicted after the June 11 Spokane immigration protests pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday for felony conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer. Mikki Hatfield pleaded
Eddie Lin officially sworn in as Seattle City Council District 2 representative
(The Center Square) – Eddie Lin, who most recently worked as an attorney for the city of Seattle, has been ceremoniously sworn in as the new Seattle City Council District 2 representative. Lin won the 2025 election
Homeless man set on fire at Times Square subway station
‘South hill rapist’ Kevin Coe dies in Federal Way
(The Center Square) – Kevin Coe, the infamous “South Hill rapist,” died Wednesday at an adult family home in Federal Way. He was 78. The Federal Way Mayor’s Office and the Federal Way Police Department confirmed he
Woman charged after allegedly threatening UnDivided host Brandi Kruse
Independent journalist and Undivided podcast host Brandi Kruse told The Ari Hoffman Show on Talk Radio 570 KVI that threats and harassment have become routine in covering Washington politics, and that one recent incident has now moved
Washington state senator pre-files bill to tax paid protesters
Washington State Sen. Leonard Christian (R–Spokane Valley) has pre-filed legislation that would treat “paid protestor” labor the same way Washington treats other temporary staffing, subjecting it to the state’s retail sales and use taxes. The bill, Senate
Yakima closes $9M deficit with significant cuts after voters rejected tax hike
(The Center Square) – The Yakima City Council balanced a $9 million deficit on Tuesday by significantly cutting public safety next year, rejecting last-minute tax proposals that would maintain the status quo. The officials approved $3 million