Tacoma leaders get 1st update on plan to cut violent crime
(photo courtesy of KOMONews.com) The first phase of Tacoma’s new violent crime reduction plan saw the numbers start to drop significantly. The first 90-day phase takes 16 addresses, mostly businesses, with the biggest concentrations of violent crimes,
Gun violence on the rise in King County, but fewer teens involved
(SEATTLE, Wash.) — The number of reports of shots fired is trending upward by 20% year-over-year. In 2021, there were 1,036 incidents of gun violence from January to September. During the same period this year there were
Kansas mother who led ISIS battalion sentenced to 20 years in prison
Jason Marz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Kansas mother who was convicted of leading an ISIS battalion was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday.
Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, pleaded guilty in June to expressing interest in carrying out terrorist attack…
New York drug overdose deaths spiked by 68% during COVID pandemic
Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Drug overdose deaths in New York state spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the state comptroller’s office.
The analysis, published Tuesday, found that fatalities surged by 68% between …
Hate speech increased on Twitter after Elon Musk takeover, study finds
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new study from Montclair State University showed a dramatic increase in hate speech on Twitter immediately following Elon Musk’s acquisition of the social media platform.
Musk, who describes hims…
Van Lathan and Mona Scott-Young on the shooting death of Takeoff
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for ActivisionJust as TV personality and host Van Lathan and producer Mona Scott-Young were scheduled to chat with ABC Audio about their new WE TV show, Hip Hop Homicides, the music world was coming to terms with another murd…
Jan. 6 committee ‘in discussions’ with Trump’s legal team about testifying, Cheney says
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Liz Cheney said the House Jan. 6 committee is in talks with former President Donald Trump’s lawyers about his potential testimony.
“The committee is in discussions with President Trump’s attorneys and he ha…
City of Seattle sues opioid marketing firm
(SEATTLE, Wash.) — The City of Seattle has filed a lawsuit against the consulting firm McKinsey and Co., arguing they acted as marketers of deadly opioid-based drugs. “They were instrumental in helping Purdue Pharma triple the sales
Trump Organization fraud trial adjourns for week after witness tests positive for COVID
Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress/Getty Images(DENVER) — The tax fraud trial against former President Donald Trump’s namesake company has paused just one day after it began when the first witness on the stand tested positive for COVID-19.
Jeff McConney, the T…
2 police officers shot in Newark, New Jersey; gunman still at large
WABC(NEWARK, N.J.) — A gunman is at large after two police officers were shot while serving a search warrant in Newark, New Jersey, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
The officers are in the hospital in stable condition, the sources said.
Police…