SEATTLE (AP) — A new review shows that federally mandated changes in the Seattle Police Department led to a stunning drop in how often officers use serious force, with no rise in crime or officer injuries. A court-appointed monitor released the review Thursday...
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle city officials on Tuesday were clearing a homeless encampment south of downtown, calling the site a public safety and health hazard. A city spokeswoman says there were about 28 people living at the camp known as "the Field" as of Monday...
SEATTLE (AP) — A new report from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says the most commonly charged crime in Washington state shouldn't be a crime at all. The ACLU of Washington report says taxpayers spend tens of millions of dollars a year prosecuting cases of third-degree drivin…
The Yakima Herald-Republic is reporting that Barge-Lincoln Elementary has been placed on "modified lockdown" after Yakima police responded to a shooting on North 2nd St. this afternoon.
Earlier today, I swung by my old (new!) high school in West Valley for an awards presentation. As I strode to the main entrance, I saw a number of people in white lab coats, armed with clipboards, cameras and other equipment surveying an area adjacent to front doors that had been cordoned off with y…
It’s been a week now since I sat through a seminar on “The Science of Human Factors” as they play out in conflict moments between law enforcement and the public. It was great and I learned so very much about what happens to the bod -- everybody&Close…