City planned to withhold West Seattle light rail environmental concerns from regulators, public Internal City of Seattle communications leaked to KUOW show that officials planned to withhold some environmental concerns from the public and federal regulators regarding Sound Transit’s planned West Seattle Link light rail extension. Ann Dornfeld
Video appears to show ICE agents targeting Latinos in Washington state, but are mass deportations coming? Rumors had been rampant on social media about increased immigration action and arrests in Washington state. Much of those fears have been stoked by the Trump administration. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
'Hasaan Hates Portland' humorously depicts the benevolent racism of the Pacific Northwest Vaughan Jones
Washington state and counties square off over juvenile rehabilitation closures One issue: DCYF’s transfer of 43 men in their early 20s from Green Hill to an adult prison. Ann Dornfeld
More talk, but no resolution. King County Council remains at odds about youth jail The King County Council will consider its official stance on jailing some youths for serious crimes, four years after Executive Dow Constantine pledged to end juvenile detention. Ann Dornfeld
Controversial county effort to divert youth criminal cases to community groups not meeting goals A $16 million effort by King County to send most juvenile criminal cases to community-based diversion programs, rather than the court system, is having trouble meeting its goals, a county report shows. Ann Dornfeld
Blooming in Seattle: Mayor Harrell’s family history of change, challenge, and flowers Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s favorite flower is a red classic rose. “As my mother used to tell me, if you are going on a date you can’t go wrong. And of course, that’s my mother’s name,” Harrell said. Natalie Akane Newcomb
Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users" Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in an internal memo that the AI tool's problematic images were unacceptable. He vowed to re-release a better version of the service in the coming weeks. Bobby Allyn
Video shows heavily armed guards detaining hunger strikers at Tacoma ICE center after using tear gas Detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma were subjected to tear gas, had guns pointed at them, and were physically restrained during a hunger strike last year for better living conditions. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
