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A missing Alabama woman's body is found in a parked, unoccupied police van

Christina Nance had been missing since Sept. 25, her family says. Video footage from that day shows her entering the van, which was in a police parking lot. Her body was found 12 days later.
Jonathan Franklin
National

40 years ago, San Francisco lowriders organized to fight police harassment — and won

"At one point it was bumper to bumper for 20 blocks. It was like a parade every Friday and Saturday night," Roberto Hernandez said. "It was something that the police just weren't able to manage."
Joe Hernandez
Government

‘That’s their individual choice’: Seattle mayor on officers who defy vaccine mandate

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she's hopeful those unvaccinated Seattle police officers will come around. And if they don't: "That's their individual choice."
Katie Campbell
National

More than 17,000 deaths caused by police have been misclassified since 1980

Public health data experts have a new way to calculate the underreporting of people killed by police. Criminologists call the results "interesting" but are reserving judgment on the accuracy.
Martin Kaste
National

Dozens Of Massachusetts State Police Have Resigned Over A Vaccine Mandate, Union Says

Under the governor's executive order, all executive department employees are required to show proof of vaccination by Oct. 17. Up to 20% of employees are not vaccinated.
Jonathan Franklin
Crime

Seattle City Council will spend extra police salaries on community groups, not hiring bonuses

The Seattle Police Department says it has a $15 million surplus in police salaries after hundreds of officers left the department in recent months.
Casey Martin

Amy Radil
Government

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says City Council bill restricting crowd-control tactics 'doesn't change anything'

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to improve policing in the city, but City Council members recently overstepped some legal boundaries to do so.
Katie Campbell
Law & Courts

Washington police divided on banning less-lethal ammunition under new law

Law enforcement agencies in Washington are facing a decision about whether to continue using less-lethal ammunition to detain people. They are technically banned under one of the state’s new police reform laws.
Amy Radil
Health

Covid makes a rebound, Washington begins planning for refugees, and mosquito anxiety, this week

Bill Radke discusses this week's news with Crosscut Science and Environment Reporter Hannah Weinberger; South Seattle Emerald reporter and co-host of Clap Back Culture on Converge Media, Mike Davis; and Kitsap Sun Military Reporter Josh Farley.
Bill Radke

Alec Cowan

Sarah Leibovitz
Politics

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan responds to police pushback over vaccine mandate and more

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced this week the city workers will be required to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The Seattle Police Officers Guild wasn't pleased, claiming the city did not consult members as required under the guild's bargaining agreement.
Angela King

Katie Campbell

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