Mike Carter
The Seattle Times
Seattle, WA, United States
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Seattle settles CHOP lawsuit after judge levied sanctions over deleted texts
The settlement comes after a judge levied sanctions against the city over thousands of deleted text messages between the former mayor, former police chief and other officials. → Read More
White supremacists sent to prison for brutal assault on Black DJ at WA bar
The four avowed white supremacists brutally beat a Black DJ unconscious at a Lynnwood tavern in 2018. → Read More
Inquest into fatal shooting by police delayed after Federal Way officer gets COVID
An inquest into the 2017 shooting death of Robert Lightfeather by Federal Way police was postponed after one of the officers tested positive for COVID-19. → Read More
WA Secretary of State primary election results: Democratic incumbent Hobbs trounces field
Steve Hobbs' victory puts him in a good spot in his quest to become the first Democrat elected secretary of state since 1960. → Read More
Seattle pays $500K to settle lawsuit over man’s death in CHOP shooting
A judge has approved settlement of a lawsuit filed by the father of a man who was shot to death inside the no-police zone during the June 2020 racial justice protests on Capitol Hill. → Read More
Nicole Thomas-Kennedy gains ground in Seattle city attorney’s race, but Ann Davison maintains large lead
Progressive "police abolitionist" Nicole Thomas-Kennedy gains ground but continues to trail Republican Ann Davison in the Seattle city attorney's race → Read More
King County sheriff fires detective over tactics that led to 2019 fatal shooting of Black Diamond man
King County sheriff's Detective George Alvarez endangered the public and his partner when he decided to ram a stolen pickup truck and arrest its driver, 37-year-old Tony Chilcott, Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht said. → Read More
Legal costs in protest lawsuit stack up for Seattle, could top $600,000 if judge awards fees
Costs and fees and possible sanctions are mounting as the Seattle Police Department defends itself against a Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County lawsuit over use of force against peaceful protesters. → Read More
Far-right group stakes claim at Whidbey Island Grange, stoking angry debate and exposing political divides
In recent months, Whidbey Island's Deer Lagoon Grange #842 has been at the center of outrage and controversy over its apparent affiliation with the armed, far-right Washington State Three Percenters... → Read More
Crowd of protesters marches through downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill; police report arrests, vandalism
Protesters have gathered downtown, with police reporting some property damage and looting. → Read More
Tacoma police investigating shooting that left two dead; suspects are being sought
Police are seeking suspects in a shooting that left two people dead following a dispute in a Tacoma parking lot. → Read More
FBI arrests ‘violent extremists’ after threatening posters sent to minorities, journalists in Seattle area
The FBI has arrested at least two people described by the agency as "violent extremists," believed to have ties to the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, after an investigation that included... → Read More
Man, 27, shot dead after altercation in Renton homeless encampment
Police say a 27-year-old man was shot and killed after an altercation at a Renton homeless encampment Sunday. Renton police received a report of shots fired at the encampment, in the 13200 block of 89th Avenue South, at 12:25 p.m.... → Read More
Multiple people shot near 3rd Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle, Westlake Station evacuated
Police say there are multiple victims in a shooting downtown this evening, the third downtown shooting in just over 24 hours. → Read More
Seattle federal jury convicts man of sexually assaulting woman on international flight
The charges allege he repeatedly assaulted a 22-year-old woman on a 10-hour flight from London to Seattle on Jan. 10, 2018. → Read More
Seattle Police Officer Fired Over Profane Social Media Posts
A Seattle police officer has been fired after an internal investigation found he violated the department’s social media policy by posting profane and politically charged comments on Instagram. → Read More
Seattle Police Chief Touts Department's 2019 Successes
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best at Tuesday’s news conference touted lower crime statistics and advances the department has made in hiring and retaining new officers. → Read More
Washington woman accuses Craigslist, major hotel chains of profiting from child sex trafficking
The woman, now in her 20s, claims that as a child and teen she was sold to hundreds of men after her pimp placed advertisements on Craigslist; she alleges in... → Read More
Police release video of suspect in deadly Westlake Station shooting
The Friday night shooting did not appear to be random, according to police. The gunman and two of the victims, all in their 20s, may have been in an altercation... → Read More
Documents, family members link indicted Everett woman to possible hit man in Thomas Wales killing
A 34-year-old Everett woman indicted for allegedly obstructing a grand-jury investigation into the slaying of Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Wales has ties to two men entangled in the investigation into the unsolved killing, court documents and interviews show. → Read More