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Arts & Life
2024: A year in KUOW's arts and pop culture
It wasn't just film reviews and arguments about whether or not "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie. KUOW covered a lot of arts, a lot of culture, and bit of pop culture in 2024.
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Law & Courts
Washington state gets NY bank to pay $10 million for role in pandemic unemployment fraud
Metropolitan Commercial Bank will reimburse Washington state $10 million in unemployment funds that were stolen and processed through the bank during the pandemic, the state Attorney General’s office announced this week.
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Politics
Don't defend the status quo, exiting Congressmember Kilmer says
“This was a change election,” Congressmember Derek Kilmer told KUOW's Soundside. “People were unhappy. Candidly, I don’t think we should be defenders of the status quo."
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Person without a ticket gets through Sea-Tac security and almost flies to Hawaii
Someone without a ticket was able to get around security at Sea-Tac International Airport and get on a Delta flight to Hawaii on Christmas Eve.
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Law & Courts
Instacart joins Uber in suit to block new Seattle law for gig workers
Instacart is joining Uber in a lawsuit against the city of Seattle over a new law scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2025, that would require companies to give gig workers 14 days’ notice before deactivating them.
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Health
Whooping cough cases in Washington state might hit 2,000 by end of 2024
So far this year, close to 2,000 cases have been reported in Washington state, compared to just 78 at the same time last year. This year’s total is the highest since 2012.
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Crime
Man charged with murder, assault in fatal stabbing of Seattle bus driver
Richard Sitzlack faces murder and two assault charges in connection with the fatal stabbing of a King County Metro bus driver last week.
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Crime
Man arrested in connection with fatal Seattle bus driver stabbing
53-year-old Richard Sitzlack was arrested Saturday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a King County Metro bus driver in the University District neighborhood on Wednesday.
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Crime
Seattle police identify suspect in fatal U District bus driver stabbing
The Seattle Police Department has identified 53-year-old Richard Sitzlack as a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a King County Metro bus driver in the University District neighborhood on Wednesday.
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David Bonderman, Seattle Kraken co-owner and billionaire investor, dies at 82
David Bonderman, a co-owner of the Seattle Kraken and co-founder of the Texas-based private equity firm TPG, died on Wednesday at age 82.
