Ann Dornfeld
Stories
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Seattle Schools pays former student record $16 million to settle Garfield coach sex abuse lawsuit
Seattle Public Schools will pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by a former student who says two Garfield High School coaches sexually abused her for years, the largest-ever tort claim settlement in district history.
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Teen faces 5 potential first-degree murder charges for Fall City mass shooting
The teen voluntarily waived his right to appear in court and has not been officially charged. Formal charges are expected to be filed on Thursday, including whether prosecutors are requesting the boy to be charged as an adult.
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Fewer staff, longer reviews? Seattle Mayor Harrell proposes cuts to city's construction department
Seattle’s Department of Construction and Inspections would lose about 30 positions under Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed budget, which would reduce general fund support for the department by $2.9 million in 2025 and $2.5 million in 2026.
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UW biochemist wins Nobel Prize for using computers to design proteins
A biochemist at the University of Washington School of Medicine has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work in computational protein design.
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The grim reason fentanyl deaths are falling in King County
Fatal fentanyl overdoses may have reached a peak in Washington state. But that's not all good news.
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Kids targeted in string of south Seattle muggings
Seattle Police are investigating a string of recent muggings in South Seattle, including some that targeted kids. It’s similar to a slew of after-school robberies last school year around the city.
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After budget cuts, juvenile probation counselors struggle to keep up with youth crime surge
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Youth jail should be improved, not closed, King County Council votes
It was the council’s first time taking an official position on the future of the youth jail, four years after County Executive Dow Constantine called it a “system rooted in oppression” and pledged to close the facility by 2025.
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Middle school-aged kids increasingly face felony charges in King County
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Former coach charged with child rape has been attending Seattle school sporting events, judge finds
A former Garfield High School coach charged with raping a student violated his electronic home monitoring conditions by attending numerous high school sporting events last winter, according to a judge's findings.