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Following the killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police, Former King County Sheriff Sue Rahr published a piece for The Atlantic titled "The Myth Propelling America’s Violent Police Culture." KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to her about the issue and her article.

Their objective is to raise money to undo racial disparities in home ownership.

KUOW’s Natalie Newcomb reports.

King County and City of Seattle employees will no longer be required to have the Covid-19 vaccine to keep their job.
Originally put in place in 2021, the mandate required proof of the initial vaccine series as a condition of employment for city and county workers.
On Monday, officials dropped it, effective immediately.

This month marks the 81st anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the World War II order that forcibly removed Japanese Americans on the West Coast and placed them into camps. Many of those who were incarcerated held American citizenship.

‘I think wherever we can prevent childhood sexual abuse, where we can interrupt cycles of violence and prevent it from happening further, we should do that.’