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Northwest Newsradio
"charles vinick" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"Wearing a seat belt, reporting an auburn Karina Vargas, colonials. A homeless encampment in Seattle sono neighborhood is now in the process of being cleared. Jeremy Harris says it comes as a relief to local activists. Police data shows reported crimes here more than doubled from 2021 to 2022. We definitely saw the criminal elements here that was using them held as a cover. CID advocate and now city council candidate Tanya Wu says this encampment was a hub for drugs and was a hazard for the neighborhood and for people staying at nearby homeless shelters. We see that detrimental people from all over the city coming here to buy drugs. They take drugs and they come into our community. This is at least the 5th encampment to be closed down in the last two weeks in Seattle. There was one at first in Michigan, one underneath the ship canal bridge, and two in the Chinatown international district. The King County regional homelessness authority has told me for the last two weeks that they have had some new housing options come online. We're asking them for more specifics about that. And if this could be a sign that more in canons are going to be cleared in the near future, Jeremy Harris, como news. Plans appear to be moving fast to relocate and orca taken from the waters of the puget sound more than 50 years ago. Northwest news radio's John libertini. The billionaire owner of football Indianapolis colt says he'll pay whatever it takes to bring toki back to the Pacific Northwest. She is roughly 57 years old. She was captured in the Pacific Northwest in 1970 when there were a large number of captures captured from a southern resident orca pad. Charles vinick at the whale sanctuary project is working with veterinarians and planning the move. Although she still has a chronic infection, she is stable enough that they think such a move would be better for her health than where she is. The Miami seaquarium. She's been there for more than 50 years, but as Lolita after decades of trying to gain her release, Friends of toki finally succeeded last week. To begin discussions with all the federal agencies and the state agencies to facilitate a move to a netted enclosure in the Pacific Northwest, a move could happen sometime in the next year, but vinick says talk of returning to
Northwest Newsradio
"charles vinick" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"Every 2.6 jobs created only one housing unit was built in 92% of them was a luxury housing unit. The limit extension would add roughly $130 a year to the average tax bill and voters will likely have the final say on the November ballot. John libertini, northwest news radio. State lawmakers have passed a bill, they hope will prevent harassment and bullying of LGBTQ students, Democrats supported the measure Republicans opposed it. In our no vote is not in any way that we support harassment or bullying. I think harassment and bullying prevention is very important. Instead says senator Brad Hawkins, they took issue with state requirements for points of contact and compliance. The measure which requires anti harassment language to be put in student handbooks passed on a largely party line vote and now heads to the governor's desk A Washington state man has pleaded guilty in connection with the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. capitol. As part of an agreement with federal prosecutors 64 year old Jeffrey grace of battleground pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, according to KGW TV, three other charges were dropped in exchange. He could face up to 6 months in prison when he is sentenced in August. Grace's son, Jeremy, also took part in the riot and has pleaded guilty to the same charge. He was given 21 days in prison and supervised release, prosecutors used to photographic evidence in the case, including multiple selfies the two of them took while committing the crime. Jeff pojo in northwest news radio. A former sheriff and police chief says his first turn at jury duty gave him a fresh and optimistic perspective, he talked with northwest news radio's Ryan Harris. Cops often have to Don the uniform to take the witness stand, but because of their jobs, they're usually sent home from jury duty. That's how former King County sheriff Steve strand now director of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs thought it would go for him instead strand says he not only made it to the final 50 prospective jurors in a case of assault on a law enforcement officer, but he says he was part of a thoughtful and sophisticated conversation where they were asked how they felt about officers. The scrutiny they are under, or whether they'd find them credible on the witness stand. I saw nobody saying cops are always right. I saw nobody saying cops are always wrong. They had a nuanced and balanced approach and they said, law enforcement's given amazing responsibility, which comes with an expectation of accountability and it was just a very good conversation from all these different perspectives. Strand says it not only makes him feel good about the justice system, but about people who vote and who participate in society. Ryan Harris, northwest news radio. Plans appear to be moving fast to relocate and orca stolen from the waters of the puget sound more than 50 years ago. The billionaire owner of football's Indianapolis Colts says he'll pay whatever it takes to bring Tokyo Tai back to the Pacific Northwest. She is roughly 57 years old. She was captured in the Pacific Northwest in 1970 when there were a large number of captures. Charles vinick from the whale sanctuary project is working with veterinarians and coordinating the move. Although she still has a chronic infection, she is stable enough that they think such a move would be better for her health than where she is. For the past 50 years she was called Lolita at the Miami seaquarium, the move could happen sometime in the next year. Time to check in with
Northwest Newsradio
"charles vinick" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"Prioritize serving these victims. Merriman has spent 9 years prosecuting sexual abusers and domestic violence offenders in King County. With sticker shock still reverberating across Seattle, the city council started vetting a massive levee extension today. Michael Winkler chin runs the office of housing. For every 2.6 jobs that were created between 2011 and 2019, only one home was built. Council member here, Lisa herbold. 92% of the 31,000 market rate apartments opened in Seattle during that decade were luxury units. Mayor Bruce harrell's plan would more than triple the housing levy to $970 million over 7 years the proposal was headed for the November ballot. A Tacoma city council member shares an update about her cancer. Catherine ashka, who last September announced she was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer, says her journey is an over as her treatments last fall were not as successful as she and her team had hoped. So consequently, I'm scheduled for surgery and I'll be out for four to 6 weeks starting next Tuesday. Ashka has served district four of Tacoma since 2017. New developments in an effort to return an orca taken from the waters of the puget sound more than 50 years ago, northwest news radios, John lobert. For 53 years, she's been Lolita at the Miami seaquarium. But in her native Pacific Northwest, she's to tie for the indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest. She is called Scully shock Pinot. After decades of trying to gain her release, Friends of toki finally succeeded last week. To begin discussions with all the federal agencies and the state agencies to facilitate a move to a netted enclosure in the Pacific Northwest. But the move has to be carefully orchestrated. Toku tie is in poor health, Charles vinick at the whale sanctuary project is working with a team of veterinarians. Although she still has a chronic infection, she is stable enough that they think such a move would be better for her health than where she is. Jim irsay, the billionaire owner of football's Indianapolis cold, says he'll pay to have the 57 year old orca returned to her native waters. Because Jim irsay stepped forward earlier this month has said he will provide all of the money for her life to move her and care for her. The move could happen in the next year to a pin built just for toki. John libertine, northwest news radio. The former King County sheriff says his first call for jury duty gave him a new confidence in the court system. Steve strand now director of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chief says he was struck by the honesty and humility of his counterparts in the jury pool for a case of a soul on a law enforcement officer. Strand says when it comes to issues like police accountability, there are people at what he calls the edge of each perspective. But the majority of folks out there, the people, frankly, in our real lives, they understand the complexities of the issues we're talking about. They acknowledge them. And it made me feel better about the people who have the task of deciding cases in court under the rule of law. People who vote people who participate in society. And strand says he was also struck by the willingness of people to serve on a jury even if it meant a big inconvenience or a hardship for them. We checked the Beacon plumbing sports desk at ten and 40 minutes past the hour with Bill sports, golf's best players adjusting to a change at amen corner. The 13th hole at Augusta national has produced some of the iconic moments in the major, adding 30 yards means more players will have to think about a dangerous, high risk second shot to the par 5. 2015 champion Jordan Spieth says putting is always a challenge on the master's greens. Can't stress enough how nice it is if you can lag to insight three feet here because you're 5, 6 footers or harder here than they are just about anywhere else with how much break you have to play on them. Round one is tomorrow morning and there's rain in the weekend, Georgia forecast. Rain stayed away from downtown Seattle this afternoon, allowing the Mariners and angels to play ball with the roof open. The ems dropped their series in homestand finale for three to Los Angeles. Seattle had the tying runner aboard in the 9th, but failed to cash in. After a two and 5 start to the season, the M's hit the road to play the guardians in Cleveland Friday. Hunt auctions has announced the private sale of a baseball bat used by the great Babe Ruth in the 1920 season, sale price, $1.85 million. Sports was for its ten and 40 after the hour northwest news radio
Northwest Newsradio
"charles vinick" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"7, stay connected, stay informed. Good evening, it's 7 O 5, I'm Kelly Blair, and here's what's happening. A Seattle city council committee got a closer look today at what's driving the mayor's whopping proposal to extend the housing levy. Northwest news radio's John lobert he explains. Housing affordability and availability is at the center of this push. Make a Winkler chin office of housing. For every 2.6 jobs that were created between 2011 and 2019, only one home was built. Mayor Bruce Herald's plan would more than triple the housing levy to $970 million over 7 years. I know there is some sticker shock. Council member Alex Peterson. I want to make sure we're using the best available data because the proposal is to have a 100% of this funded by increasing property taxes. A city report suggests one third of all households are low income and close to 40% of the family budget goes to housing. Council member Lisa herbold on the decade ending in 2017. 92% of the 31,000 market rate apartments opened in Seattle during that decade were luxury units. The increase would push the levee from 260 to $390 a year on average and voters will likely see it on the November ballot. John libertini, northwest news radio. The city of anacortes is asking residents to raise taxes to pay for public safety details from northwest news radio's Jeff poggio. State law permits local governments to raise taxes by 1% without a vote, but city leaders say that just isn't enough. According to the skagit valley Herald proposition one would raise property taxes to a buck 34 per $1000 of assessed value. That money would fund 5 more police officers and 8 new firefighters at paramedics, city leaders say the additional staff is needed to handle an increasing number of calls, a special election is being held for the proposal and the results should be known on April 25th. Jeff pojo, northwest news radio. State lawmakers have passed a bill aimed at preventing harassment intimidation, bullying, discrimination in our schools. That's democratic state senator Lisa wellman, House Bill 1207 requires language about preventing such things in student handbooks, Republicans were opposed to the idea, but ejected to state requirements for points of contact and compliance, the bill now heads to the governor. A longtime law enforcement leader says his first experience inside a jury box left him with a new appreciation for the justice system. Northwestern's radio's Ryan Harris talked to him. Steve strand, the former King County sheriff and Bremerton and Kent police chief had to appear in court many times over the years, so he planned to be dismissed from jury duty right away, especially since the case was assault on a law enforcement officer. Instead, the now director of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chief says he found himself with a group of about 50 people who told the judge and lawyers why it would be hard for them to serve. There was a person who said they're not really worker. And if they don't work, they don't get paid, you know, a mom who said I would have trouble with day care. A person who was leading a really significant military project at the shipyard, they all made it very clear that they would serve if needed. And it was encouraging and heartening. Strand says what he did not see was the polarization over law enforcement we so often see on TV, but instead found a thoughtful conversation as the lawyers asked them their feelings about police, all of it, he says, reminding him why a jury of our peers was and still is a good idea. Ryan Harris, northwest news radio. New developments today in the case of an orca stolen from the waters off the puget sound more than 50 years ago at the Miami seaquarium. She's known as Lolita, but in her native Pacific Northwest, its token. For the indigenous tribes of the Pacific Northwest, she is called Scully shock Pinot. After decades of trying to gain her release Friends of toki finally succeeded last week, Charles vinick is with the whale sanctuary project. To begin discussions with
Northwest Newsradio
"charles vinick" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. 6 31 here on northwest news radio. I'm Kim shepherd, and here are your top northwest stories. A former sheriff and police chief says his first turn at jury duty gave him a fresh and optimistic perspective. He shared his story with northwest news radios, Ryan Harris. Cops often have to Don the uniform to take the witness stand, but because of their jobs, they're usually sent home from jury duty. That's how former King County sheriff Steve strand now director of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs thought it would go for him instead strand says he not only made it to the final 50 prospective jurors in a case of assault on a law enforcement officer, but he says he was part of a thoughtful and sophisticated conversation where they were asked how they felt about officers. The scrutiny they are under or whether they'd find them credible on the witness stand. I saw nobody saying cops are always right. I saw nobody saying cops are always wrong. They had a nuanced and balanced approach and they said, law enforcement's given amazing responsibility, which comes with an expectation of accountability, and it was just a very good conversation from all these different perspectives. Strand says it not only makes him feel good about the justice system, but about people who vote and who participate in society. Ryan Harris, northwest news radio. An 86 year old Everett man already in prison for murder, sentenced now for a separate assault. The Everett held reports Lloyd Richmond was giving a female tenant to ride home when he stopped to check on his boat for reasons that are still unclear, richman snapped attacking the woman with a tire iron. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to a year in prison for that assault to be served concurrently with his sentence for murder, Richmond's already serving 15 years for killing Justin Allen, another of his tenants. Plans appear to be moving fast to relocate and orca taken from the waters of puget sound more than 50 years ago. The billionaire owner of football Indianapolis Colts says he'll pay whatever it takes to bring toki back to the Pacific Northwest. She is roughly 57 years old. She was captured in the Pacific Northwest in 1970 when there were a large number of captures captured from a southern resident orca pod. Charles vinick at the whale sanctuary project is working with veterinarians and planning the move. Although she still has a chronic infection, she is stable enough that they think such a move would be better for her health than where she is. The Miami seaquarium. She's been there for more than 50 years, but as Lolita, after decades of trying to gain her release, Friends of toki finally succeeded last week to begin discussions with all the federal agencies and the state agencies to facilitate a move to a netted enclosure in the Pacific Northwest. A move could happen sometime in the next year, but vinick says talk of returning to open waters is wildly premature. She and the southern residents are an endangered species. So nothing can be done that would jeopardize that group of whales. A rescue effort, 50 years in the making. John lobert, northwest news radio. Such a cool story. 6 34 now time to get a check on your drive now from the high performance homes, traffic center, how's it shaping up, Natalie Melendez? Well, in Seattle on the
AP News Radio
52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific
"An unlikely coalition has a plan to return Lolita, also known as toki and orca that has lived in captivity at Miami seaquarium for more than 50 years to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest. It could take 6 to 9 months or even longer to move the 57 year old 5000 pound orca closer to where it's believed her mother still swims. The aquarium CEO Eduardo albor says his daughter told him Lolita needs to move. I feel so bad. I have to go around with cry. The honor of the Indianapolis Colts, Jim irsay, says this is very close to his heart. I know Lolita wants to get to free waters. I don't care what anyone says, she wants she's lived this long to have this opportunity. Charles vinick with Friends of toki says moving toki Lolita is worth the $20 million price. That's all that matters. I'm Ed Donahue
WCPT 820
"charles vinick" Discussed on WCPT 820
"Key report on inflation shows signs of easing. Here's the AP's Jennifer King. Inflation eased and consumer spending moderated in February, according to today's report from the commerce department. That's good news for inflation watchers, consumer spending rose 0.2% from January to February. That's a drop from the hefty 2% increase a month earlier, consumer prices rose 0.3%, half the increase reported in January, slowing the annual rate to 5%. So called core inflation, a figure closely watched by the Federal Reserve is hovering at 4.6%, but most consumers like Jennifer Schultz and saint Joseph, Missouri, are still feeling the pinch. I'm gonna say I see it most in groceries, just because that's like, you know, weekly, we have to go get groceries. Friday's figures show that inflation pressures are gradually easing, but still maintain a grip on the economy. Jennifer King, Washington. President Biden is urging Russia to free a detained Russian journalist. The AP's Sagar Meghani has the story. The message is simple. The president pushing Russia to release The Wall Street Journal's Evan gershkovich, who Moscow arrested on espionage charges. It's the first time an American journalist has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War. The Biden administration calls the charge ridiculous and the targeting of Americans unacceptable, asked if he'd retaliated by expelling Russian diplomats or journalists from the U.S.. That's not the plan right now. Sagar Meghani, Washington. The Justice Department is suing Norfolk Southern over environmental damage from a toxic trained in east palestin, Ohio. This is AP news. And unlikely coalition has a plan to return Lolita, also known as toki, and orca that has lived in captivity at Miami's seaquarium for more than 50 years to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest. It could take 6 to 9 months or even longer to move the 57 year old 5000 pound orca, thus aquarium CEO Eduardo alborz says his daughter told him Lolita needs to move. This place is too small for the why do you mean? It's too small. I feel so bad. I have to go and we cry. The honor of the Indianapolis Colts, Jim irsay, says this is very close to his heart. I know Lolita wants to get to free waters. I don't care what anyone says, she wants she's lived this long to have this opportunity. Charles vinick with Friends of toki says moving toki Lolita is worth the $20 million price. That's all the better. It's the weather. I'm Ed Donahue. AP news. This is a 20 a.m. WCT willow springs and streaming