Investigation calls for firing 2 Seattle police officers over insurrection
Two Seattle police officers should be fired for their role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., an internal police oversight agency has concluded in a report released Thursday. Four other officers who were in D.C. on the same day should not face any discipline, the agency said — three because they were not found to have engaged in any wrongdoing and a fourth because the circumstances surrounding his involvement were inconclusive. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
CDC says students vaccinated against the coronavirus can go maskless in fall
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines for schools Friday that give students who have been vaccinated the option of going maskless this fall while their classmates who have not had shots continue to wear face coverings. The much-awaited easing of pandemic rules for kindergarten through 12th grade follows the opening of vaccine eligibility this spring to anyone 12 and older. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)
Death toll from recent heat wave climbs to 78 in Washington
Washington state’s death toll from last month’s record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat wave has risen to 78. A year earlier, Washington had just seven heat-related deaths from mid-June to the end of August, the state Department of Health said Thursday. From 2015 to 2020, there were a total of 39 deaths. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune. (Darryl Dyck/AP)
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Two Seattle officers trespassed on U.S. Capitol grounds during riot and should be fired, investigation finds
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Investigation calls for firing 2 Seattle police officers over insurrection
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