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Seattle Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell announced seven new members of his leadership team Wednesday.

× By Joseph O’Sullivan, The Seattle Times Published: April 26, 2021, 3:35pm Share: Daffodils bloom near the Legislative Building on April 6, 2020 at the Capitol in Olympia. (Associated Press files) OLYMPIA — A full slate of legislation to overhaul policing. A pair of major climate-change bills. A new budget that expands child care, public health programs and a tax credit for low-income Washingtonians. A slew of equity initiatives. A capital gains tax. In any other year,...

King County sheriff vows to stay put Dave Wagner Despite calls for her resignation, King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht said she’s not stepping down. “No, I’m not going to resign.” Johanknecht told KIRO 7. Last week, King County Councilmember Joe McDermott joined a small chorus of people calling for Johanknecht’s resignation for her response to a $5 million settlement with the family of Tommy Le. Le was an unarmed 20-year-old who was shot and killed by Deputy Cesar M...

Families of Black males killed by police want sheriff out Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, March 12, 2021 SEATTLE (AP) - Relatives of Black males who have been shot and killed by law enforcment officers called Friday for the resignation of King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht for what they say is “her failure to treat racism with the seriousness it requires in her position.” Th...

Families of Black males killed by police want sheriff out March 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SEATTLE (AP) — Relatives of Black males who have been shot and killed by law enforcment officers called Friday for the resignation of King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht for what they say is “her failure to treat racism with the seriousness it requires in her position.” The group, which asked King County Executive Dow Constantine and the Metropolitan King County Council to support its demand, a...

Alexis Francois, center, says KCSO discipline was too lenient for officer who referred to Black youth as "animals" in a Facebook post. Credit: KUOW/Amy Radil Families call King County Sheriff too lenient in captains discipline over Facebook post about Black youth Mar 12, 2021 Family members of people killed by police are calling on the King County Sheriff to fire a captain over a social media post that describes Black youth as "animals." Last year on Facebook, King County Sh...

WA law enforcement, families of victims clash over independent investigations bill January 28, 2021 at 10:42 am People hold signs during a vigil for Manuel Ellis, a black man whose March death while in Tacoma Police custody was recently found to be a homicide, near the site of his death on June 3, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images) In the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, and the similar in-custody death of Manny Ellis in Ta...

Washington Wrongful-Death Lawsuit for $1.5M December 10, 2020 The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed after two police officers shot and killed Taylor outside a Wedgwood neighborhood home. A federal judge two months ago ordered the case to trial, after evidence raised questions about whether Taylor was actually armed when he was shot, The Seattle Times reported. The police department fo...