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Seattle police officer heard on bodycam joking after grad student was fatally hit by cop cruiser is reassigned
Officer Daniel Auderer was heard saying that the life of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old from India, “had limited value.”
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Outrage grows from Seattle to India after officer's remarks on student's death
Demonstrators in Seattle have demanded the resignation of two police officers over the death of a student from India and callous remarks by one of them.
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Bodycam video shows officer joking woman struck and killed by Seattle police cruiser ‘had limited value'
A Seattle police oversight organization, the Community Police Commission, called the audio “heartbreaking and shockingly insensitive.”
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Video captures Seattle officer saying woman struck by another patrol car ‘had limited value'
A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street.
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Shooting in Seattle parking lot leaves five injured, two critically, police say
The five victims included two who were listed in critical condition and three who appeared to be stable
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Ferry Runs Aground on Island Near Seattle, Leaving Over 600 Stranded on Board
A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people ran aground near Bainbridge Island west of Seattle on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or contamination, authorities said.
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Washington City Settles Bikini Barista Dress Code Lawsuit for $500,000
A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay $500,000 to the owner and employees who sued over it six years ago.
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Stalker From Texas Kills Woman, Husband in Seattle-Area Home
A long-haul truck driver from Texas who became obsessed with a software engineer in Washington state after meeting her through a social media chatroom app killed her, her husband and himself after stalking them for months.
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Seattle Becomes First US City to Ban Caste Discrimination
The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia.
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Boeing Delivers Final 747 Jumbo Jet to Be Ever Made
Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday: It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet.
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Woman Jumps Out Window and Is Rescued by Ride-Share Driver In Harrowing Escape From Seattle Pimp: Police
Prosecutors in Seattle say a young woman made two harrowing attempts to escape her vicious pimp that ended with her rescue by a ride-share driver who engaged in a gunfight with the man.
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Two Teens Facing Charges in Fatal Seattle High School Shooting
A judge has ordered a 14-year-old boy arrested in a fatal shooting at a Seattle high school to remain in custody pending a charging decision by prosecutors.
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Student Dies in Seattle High School Shooting, Mayor Confirms
A student was shot to death at a Seattle high school Tuesday morning, with a suspect being arrested on a public bus about an hour later, officials said.
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Ex-Housekeeper Sues Jeff Bezos, Claims Discrimination and Poor Working Conditions
A former housekeeper for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says she and other employees suffered unsafe working conditions that included being forced to climb out a laundry room window to get to a bathroom.
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Eclipse, a Seattle Dog Who Learned to Take the Bus Alone, Dies
“Eclipse was a super sweet, world-famous, bus-riding dog and true Seattle icon,” the account shared on Friday, Oct. 14. “You brought joy and happiness to everyone and showed us all that good dogs belong on the bus.”
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1 Dead, 9 Missing After Float Plane Crashes in Washington State
Authorities say one person has been killed and nine others are missing following a float plane crash in the Puget Sound in Washington state.
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Alaska Airlines Flight to San Diego Loses Engine Cover During Emergency Landing, Video Shows
An Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Diego was forced to return to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after part of the metal paneling that covers the engine dislodged and detached from the aircraft, the airline said.
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Seattle's Space Needle Painted Original Gold for Anniversary
The anniversary celebration, which began in April, continues for six months.
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Fatal Robberies at Cash-Only Pot Shop Businesses Renew Calls for Banking Reforms
A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target.