With a stack of petitions bearing more than 1,000 signatures in hand, Gary Lee walked into Seattle City Hall’s council chambers on March 24 to make an important delivery.
Seattle’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs director discusses City response to possible immigration action
Immigrants around the country face increasing pressure and stress from federal immigration enforcement agents sweeping into communities, rounding up immigrants regardless of their status and without due process.
ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners — No ICE agents yet at Sea-Tac airport
President Donald Trump’s decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with security during a budget impasse is drawing concerns that their presence may escalate tensions among air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about missed paychecks.
Scam alert: Fake King County court notices circulating
The King County District Court is warning residents about a wave of fake court hearing notices showing up in text messages and emails.
Insanity plea accepted in killing of Eina Kwon
A man charged in a deadly 2023 shooting of Eina Kwon has been found not guilty by reason of insanity after both prosecution and defense experts agreed he was legally insane at the time.
Seattle halts camera expansion as CID debate over surveillance continues
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced on Thursday that the city will hit pause on expanding its police surveillance camera program, a decision that carries particular weight in neighborhoods like the Chinatown-International District (CID), where the technology has drawn both support and concern.
Bainbridge Island to mark 84th anniversary of first forced removals of Japanese Americans
When she was young, Lilly Kodama’s mother, Shigeko Kitamoto, would tell the family’s farmhand, Felix Narte, not to buy the little girl candy or ice cream on their regular trips to the grocery store.
CID stabbing
Police are investigating a stabbing in Chinatown-International District that left a man seriously injured.
Cherry blossoms begin early show at UW
The University of Washington Quad is beginning to show early signs of spring as its iconic cherry trees start to bloom, drawing visitors despite unsettled weather.
“Listen to the workers’ own voices”: Massage worker advocates hold vigil for Atlanta spa shooting victims, launch campaign for better working conditions
“We gather here today to grieve and remember, to honor the dead, and fight like hell for the living,” said Rachel Sun, standing just in front of the Grand Pavilion at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, as she addressed attendees at Massage Parlor Outreach Project (MPOP)’s vigil on March 15 to honor the eight people a gunman killed in Atlanta in 2021.