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Capitol building in Washington state, theGrio.com
January 22, 2024
Democratic Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, a Washington state lawmaker, wants to prohibit police from hog-tying people.
December 28, 2023
On Wednesday, parks and recreation workers removed a Black Lives Memorial garden planted in 2020 from Seattle's Cal Anderson Park.
December 22, 2023
Manny Ellis was shocked, beaten and held face-down, begging for breath. There was a gasp from the court at the…
May 3, 2023
If lawmakers fail to pass a bill, Washington would become the second state — after Oregon — to decriminalize drug possession.
February 21, 2023
Kshama Sawant has proposed an ordinance to add caste to Seattle’s anti-discrimination laws. If her fellow council members approve it...
February 7, 2023
A single winning ticket for a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot was sold in a Seattle suburb, Washington state lottery officials…
Pierce County sheriff Ed Troyer
December 15, 2022
Ed Troyer, a Washington sheriff, has been cleared of charges stemming from him confronting a Black newspaper carrier.
Tops Buffalo supermarket -- Joey David George
November 9, 2022
A Seattle man has pleaded guilty to a hate crime after he admitted to making threatening phone calls to several…
Geno Smith thegrio.com
January 12, 2022
Officers have claimed Geno Smith threatened them and was argumentative after they pulled him over for speeding and driving erratically.
October 28, 2021
BLM Washington State chapter calls for resignation of sheriff charged with lying about Black newspaper carrier.
inmate Shane Goldsby thegrio.com
August 9, 2021
A Seattle inmate, Shane Goldsby, ended up sharing a cell with the man who raped his sister and he killed…
Kyle Massey thegrio.com
July 13, 2021
An arrest warrant has reportedly been issued after Kyle Massey missed both of his court dates in communication with a…
December 15, 2020
"I was glad to do my duty," said Jack Arends, one of Washington state's 12 electors, "and rid our nation…
Nursing home thegrio.com
December 7, 2020
A wedding attended by more than 300 people in Washington state may be a superspreader COVID-19 event, state health officials…
September 13, 2020
Crews continued to battle wildfires that have killed at least 33 victims from California to Washington state.
May 29, 2020
A wrestling coach has found himself without a job after he made a post on social media of him smiling…
Fox News theGrio.com
April 16, 2020
Fox News filed a motion in court requesting that a Washington state judge throw out a lawsuit that accuses them…
death penalty thegrio.com
February 16, 2018
Republican Sen. Maureen Walsh, ushers in a bill that would abolish the death penalty which is heading to the House…
June 12, 2015
Rachel Dolezal, 37, the head of the Spokane, Washington, branch of the NAACP, has represented herself as an African-American woman
August 22, 2012
(AP) - The Secret Service on Tuesday arrested a Washington state man accused of making an email threat against President…