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Pfizer To Stop Selling Drugs For Use In Lethal Injections

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Friday it will move to prevent its drugs from being used in lethal injections.Pfizer was the "last remaining open-market source of drugs used in executions," The...

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The Strange Death of José de Jesús (Part 1)

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The sad story that taught Judge Judith Hightower a humbling lesson

The woman had been booked into King County Jail for driving with a suspended license. When she appeared between Judge Judith Hightower, she asked her to be released because she had to get home in time...

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After prison the right to vote means 'way more'

You know how you get your ballot in the mail, and you throw it in with the pile of fall catalogs and bills? And you say to yourself: “Oh, yeah, voting. Yeah. Gotta get to that.” Well, that's not what...

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Seattle traffic isn't getting better and other 2017 predictions

It’s the last Week In Review of 2016. We’ll be taking a look back at the biggest local stories and looking forward to the news of 2017.

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Justice so white: King County juries have a diversity problem

When Tara Moss walked into the juror room at King County District Court in Seattle, she did what she says many black people do in white spaces.

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Art Collector Sells A Lichtenstein For $165 Million To Fund Criminal Justice...

A noted art collector and philanthropist has sold a major painting for an eye-popping $165 million to raise money for criminal justice reform. Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein's 1962 work Masterpiece ,...

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Needed: Black mentors to keep kids out of jail. Comeback stories a plus

Alternative sentencing programs have reduced the number of kids in King County’s juvenile jail, but they’re still disproportionately black. The county council’s Law and Justice Committee got an update...

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Family, community gather to talk about justice for Tommy Le

A community forum was held Wednesday night in Seattle, to give people a chance to talk about the fatal officer-involved shooting of 20-year-old Tommy Le. Parents of the young man spoke about his death.

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Gun violence was endangering teens, so two Federal Way moms stepped in

Last summer, worried parents gathered at Federal Way City Hall. There had been an uptick in violence in the city -- including three gun deaths that May. Most of the kids being referred to the courts...

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King County will stop putting youths in adult jail

Youth charged as adults in King County will no longer be detained at the Regional Justice Center in Kent. County Executive Dow Constantine signed an order Thursday effectively ending a practice that...

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Why King County no longer prosecutes kids who beat their parents

Vicky used to hide the knives in her home, but not because of the ex-husband who she says was abusive. She was being beaten by her 13-year-old son.

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Nearly 10,000 warrants in Seattle. Only 20 showed up for free help

The thousands of people facing Seattle Municipal Court arrest warrants got a chance to straighten things out Thursday, but only 20 of them showed up. That result wasn’t unexpected, according to the...

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What It Takes To Get Guns Out Of The Wrong Hands

"Why did he even have a gun?" — it's a common refrain in America, often after mass shootings by people who legally aren't supposed to have firearms. One of the worst recent examples was the massacre in...

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Lyft, Uber Drivers May Face Fingerprint Background Checks

Uber and Lyft drivers may soon have to undergo tougher background checks in Washington state. Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require drivers to pass a fingerprint background check...

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Seattle wants to drop old pot charges and convictions

People with pot possession records in Seattle may be about to catch a break. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes announced today a plan to ask the city's municipal court to drop...

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How an ICE attorney stole immigrant IDs, for years

People who’ve worked with Raphael Sanchez say they’re shocked to see the complex fraud he carried out for more than four years, for his own personal gain.

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Should Washington Prohibit Juvenile Detention For Truants? 

In recent years, Washington state has led the nation in locking up kids for running away, skipping school and other non-criminal behavior. Now state lawmakers are considering whether to ban juvenile...

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Couple finds comfort in helping pass WA law to keep guns from people in crisis

Marilyn Balcerak said she can predict that the birthdays of her son and stepdaughter will be hard. What’s harder to predict are the random events that will take her back to the day when her son James —...

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Snohomish County man charged with sending explosives to Government agencies

A Snohomish County man faces a federal charge alleging he sent nearly a dozen explosive packages to government agencies in the Washington DC area.

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