Friday Evening Headlines
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2024
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Sound Transit is stepping up its fare enforcement on Light Rail platforms starting next week, Mayor Bruce Harrell is moving away from acoustic gunshot detection technology, and don't worry, eBook readers, Seattle Public Library still has your holds in place despite the ransomware attack.
It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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| 0:00.0 | TGIF from the KUOW Newsroom. |
| 0:05.0 | This is Seattle now. I'm Paige Browning. |
| 0:08.0 | Here are today's top stories. It's Friday, the last day of the month, May 31st. |
| 0:14.0 | Seattle gets a second White House visit in as many months tomorrow, Saturday. |
| 0:19.0 | Vice President Kamala Harris will be in town for a campaign fundraiser. |
| 0:23.2 | Harris's visit comes just on the heels of President Biden's visit |
| 0:27.1 | three weeks ago for his own fundraising events. |
| 0:30.5 | People should prepare for sudden road closures and traffic delays throughout Saturday |
| 0:34.7 | as her motorcade escorts her through the city. That'll mean heavier weekend traffic than normal. |
| 0:41.6 | The work week's end brings us one more update about our police leadership. Adrian Diaz has lost another title after stepping aside from his position as police chief this week. |
| 0:53.4 | He and the agency face mounting lawsuits |
| 0:55.9 | alleging discrimination and harassment. Amy Radle has today's details. The Police Executive |
| 1:02.0 | Research Forum is a national think tank that works to improve law enforcement practices. |
| 1:07.3 | Until this week, Diaz served as president of the organization's board. He was elected by his fellow chiefs across the country. But now, the group's website contains a blank space after president. They say only chiefs are eligible to serve in that position, and Diaz no longer meets that requirement. Executive Director Chuck Wexler says they'll hold a new election to fill that seat. |
| 1:29.0 | Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says Diaz will continue with SPD, but his rank, role, and salary aren't clear. |
| 1:35.8 | Former King County Sheriff and Police Academy Director Sue Rar is now serving as Seattle's interim police chief, |
| 1:42.0 | while the city launches a national search to fill the position. |
| 1:45.6 | Amy Radle, KUOW News. |
| 1:48.2 | And we got word of another public safety about face late today. |
| 1:52.7 | The city of Seattle will not move forward with buying gunshot detection surveillance, like the brand shot spotter. |
| 1:59.5 | Mayor Bruce Harrell has long advocated for sensors |
| 2:02.3 | that hear when shots go off, but that is now nixed due to costs. Today, Mayor Harrell announced |
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