Family of Stonechild Chiefstick sues city of Poulsbo over fatal 2019 shooting
Family members of Stonechild Chiefstick, the Native American man with close ties to the Suquamish Tribe shot by a Poulsbo police officer at the community’s Third of July celebration in 2019, have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Poulsbo over the fatal shooting. The suit, brought by attorneys representing Chiefstick’s children, a guardian and a representative for his estate, was filed in U.S. District Court in Tacoma Thursday, two days short of the second anniversary of the shooting. The lawsuit alleges negligence on the city’s part, inadequate training and excessive force used in the incident. Continue reading at Kitsap Sun. (Jessica Darland/Kitsap Sun)
Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help
Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly — one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery. As forecasters warned of a record-breaking heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada last weekend, officials set up cooling centers, distributed water to the homeless and took other steps. Still, hundreds of people are believed to have died from Friday to Tuesday. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Nathan Howard/AP)
U.S. hiring accelerated last month as workers see pay gains
In an encouraging burst of hiring, America’s employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the previous three months and a sign that companies may be having an easier time finding enough workers to fill open jobs. Friday’s report from the Labor Department was the latest evidence that the reopening of the economy is propelling a powerful rebound from the pandemic recession. Restaurant traffic across the country is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, and more people are shopping, traveling and attending sports and entertainment events. The number of people flying each day has regained about 80% of its pre-COVID-19 levels. And Americans’ confidence in the economic outlook has nearly fully recovered. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune. (Keith Srakocic/AP)
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