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Jul 11, 2021 · Armed robberies, aggravated assaults, shootings and other violent crimes continue to pile up as the county’s legal system attempts to dig out from a historic backlog of felony cases, while also...
- The Bike Shortage Will Run Into The Summer
- Traffic Deaths Hit A 13-Year High, Even with Fewer Drivers and Miles Driven
- The 100 Deadliest Days For Teen Drivers Start Now
- Don’T Eat The Bugs
- 20 Journalism Groups Protest California Bill Limiting Access to Protests
- Documenting ‘6 Days in May’
- A Bear in Tampa Bay Launched A Twitter Account
Remember last summer when bike shops said they were selling every new and used bike that they could get their hands on? Well, the update is that the tight supply will continue into this summer. It is another of those pandemic perfect storms where a supply interruption meets a spike in demand. Bicycleretailer.com says: The U.S. Census foundthat more...
You would have thought that the pandemic would have had one benefit: fewer traffic fatalities. You would be wrong. It seems that with less traffic, people drove faster and died in crashes at a rate we have not seen in more than a decade. Forbes summarizes the data:
The sad truth is that the span from Memorial Day to Labor Day is the deadliest 100 days of the yearfor teen drivers. And now that young people can get vaccines, experts fear they will be out and about more than usual.
Look, I generally live by the credo of “to each his/her/their own,” but the Food and Drug Administration says, “Don’t eat #cicadas if you’re allergic to seafood as these insects share a family relation to shrimp and lobsters.” I only bring this up because people are posting recipes that include the bugs. Some restaurants are offering cicada tacos. ...
It is pretty rare to see 20 journalism groups, including labor unions, come together on much of anything. But they are raising their collective voices against a California state Senate billthat started out trying to protect journalists but now would limit access to protests once cops move in. The coalition says: Here is an excerpt from the original...
There is a danger that when a newsroom produces a documentary about how it covered something as momentous as George Floyd’s murder and the days that followed that the public might see it as a “it’s all about us” moment. But what WCCO-TV in Minneapolis producedis not that at all. Years from now, when there is enough space to know if that moment in t...
Here in Tampa Bay, we have a bear that is wandering around. It might not be much news for those of you in some parts of the country, but we are more used to panthers and gators. Anyway, the bear has launched a Twitter page. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is reaching out without luck: Local journalists are trying to score interviews: We’ll...
Jul 27, 2021 · The Metropolitan King County Council on Tuesday approved more than $42 million in supplemental funding for the county’s backlogged criminal legal system, an amount that is far less than judges,...
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Jul 19, 2021 · The pandemic forced thousands of King County Superior Court cases to be put on hold, creating a backlog that will take years to clear. Years before crime victims can find a measure of...
Mar 3, 2021 · “The pre-COVID normal backlog of felony cases that have been filed hovered around 3,000," said King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg.
Jul 27, 2021 · SEATTLE - The King County courthouse could soon see some relief after the The Metropolitan King County Council approved a budget to help with the massive backlog of cases in the court system.
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May 14, 2021 · SEATTLE — The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in chaos for local court jurisdictions by creating a backlog that could take years to work through, according to judge and prosecutors, who warn...
