Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer violated several department policies and standards when he followed and engaged in a confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier in January, a county council-authorized investigation found.
Additionally, Troyer exhibited "an improper bias" when he confronted Sedrick Altheimer on the night of Jan. 27.
"Had Sheriff Troyer exercised good judgment and followed his department’s policies, he could have simply remained at home and made a non-emergent call to 911 about his suspicions, however wrong they ultimately proved to be. But he did not, and as a result, he put others at risk and fell short of meeting the public’s—and his department’s—expectations of how its employees should do their jobs," the Oct. 26 investigation report states. Read more
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, who challenged former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud in 2020, has accepted a new job heading the Biden administration's effort to protect future elections as Senior Election Security Lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Her resignation as secretary of state will take effect on Nov. 19.
CISA is the agency within the Department of Homeland Security that is responsible for safeguarding the U.S. elections. Read more
Seattle police arrested a man Tuesday after he allegedly stole a school bus and struck multiple vehicles while fleeing police.
According to the Seattle Police Department, officers received a report around 7:50 a.m. that a man stole an empty bus near South Horton and Colorado Avenue South. The suspect rammed vehicles for about 15 minutes while fleeing from officers in Seattle’s SoDo and Central District neighborhoods.
The suspect swerved across traffic, ran red lights and “appeared to purposefully ram other vehicles,” according to SPD. Read more
For the first time, Everett residents will vote this election for city council members by district, which means they'll vote for members closer to where they live.
There are now a total of seven city council positions. Five districts are up for election this year, and two city-wide positions will be on the ballot in 2023.
According to the Snohomish County Auditor's Office, the goal is to make voting for city council more equitable. Read more
A North Bend family has spent more than two decades perfecting a terrifying, teeny tiny town that comes to life each October inside their home.
Inside the spare bedroom of Hobbin Joost's home is "Hobbin's Haunt," a Halloween-themed model town that started back in 1998 when Joost's mom purchased a model house called 'Grimsley Manor.'
The display has been growing for more than 20 years and now consists of 100-plus buildings and figurines. Joost said the entire display takes up about 120 square feet. Read more
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