Data released by the city of Seattle reveals that homeless encampments are seeing a significant percentage of shots fired in 2022. According to the latest update from the One Seattle Homelessness Action Plan, nearly 20 percent of all citywide shootings/shots fired through September were connected to an unauthorized encampment or a homeless person. Out of…
Nearly 20 Percent of Seattle Shootings Happened Near Homeless Encampments
Family Indoor Skydiving With IFLY Seattle
When I told my family that we were going to try some indoor skydiving at iFLY Seattle during our recent trip to Seattle Southside, a convenient destination right in Seattle’s backyard, I admit I was met with some skepticism. (Courtesy of Michelle Sutter) Here’s My hubby and daughter just before we head in. They’re cautiously optimistic. My husband…
Seattle CBP Officer Receives Probation for Arranging Fake Immigration Marriage
A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was sentenced to two years of probation in Seattle on Sept. 16 for helping to arrange a sham marriage for a friend so he could obtain U.S. citizenship, according to officials. Katherine De Leon Evaristo, a 39-year-old Burien resident, agreed to a fake marriage with an acquaintance…
Navy, NTSB to Begin Efforts to Recover Crashed Seaplane
SEATTLE—Crews later this month will begin trying to recover the wreckage of a seaplane that crashed in Puget Sound off Whidbey Island in Washington state, killing 10. The National Transportation Board said Friday it will work with the Navy to collect the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter. The effort is expected to begin Sept….
School to Start Wednesday in Seattle After Weeklong Strike
SEATTLE—Classes will begin Wednesday in Seattle following a weeklong teachers strike that delayed the start of the new school year. Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association announced Monday night that they had reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, and after 5 p.m. Tuesday the district announced that classes would begin Wednesday…
Seattle Teacher Strike Continues for 5th Day, Tentative Agreement Reached
Students in Seattle are set to miss a fifth day of classes on Tuesday amid an ongoing teacher strike over increased pay and more classroom support, although a tentative agreement has now been reached. The strike initially began on Wednesday, Sept. 7 on what was supposed to be the first day of school for the roughly 50,000…
Seattle Teacher Strike Persists, No Classes Monday
SEATTLE — Students in Seattle on Monday will miss a fourth day of school as teachers strike over pay and classroom support. The school district Sunday afternoon announced the cancellation of Monday classes and said negotiations with the union were ongoing. “We are optimistic an agreement will be reached soon so that students can begin…
1 Dead, 9 Unaccounted for in Floatplane Crash Near Seattle
A deceased child has been recovered from a floatplane that crashed in Washington’s Puget Sound near Seattle on Sunday afternoon, as Coast Guard personnel continue to search for nine missing adults. The U.S. Coast Guard for the Pacific Northwest first received reports around 3 p.m. that a floatplane had plunged west of Mutiny Bay, Whidbey…
Judge Hits Number 44, Yankees Beat Mariners 9—4 to Stop Skid
SEATTLE—On a night when the Yankees ended their losing streak and Aaron Judge homered yet again, it wasn’t all good news for New York. Judge hit his 44th homer, Josh Donaldson went deep and drove in three runs, and the Yankees snapped a five-game skid by beating the Seattle Mariners 9–4 on Monday. Donaldson doubled…
Family Suing Seattle Over Son’s Death in Autonomous Zone
The city of Seattle is facing a fresh lawsuit over city officials’ treatment of the autonomous zone that sprang up there in the summer of 2020. Multiple people were killed in or near the zone, which police officers fled after barricades were erected by radical activists following the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. Lorenzo…
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