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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now.

Former King County Sheriff Sue RAR is stepping into the top spot at SPD. RAR will replace Chief Adrian Diaz, who was pushed out yesterday.

The move to fire Diaz follows a string of lawsuits and allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the department.

KUOW's online managing editor, Isolda Raftery, has details has details but first let's get you caught up boeing firefighters are set to vote on a tentative contract today they've been locked out of the job for months after

rejecting two previous contract offers from Boeing so far details, but Reuters reports the union that represents

about 125 firefighters said they expect the vote will end the lockout and months of negotiations.

If the deal is approved, they could be back on the job Saturday.

After a close game in Seattle last week, the storm are in Indiana to play The Fever and the number one overall pick Caitlin Clark tonight.

The Storm had a rough start to the year, but have won three straight games, including last week's matchup with the fever.

You can catch tonight's game on Fox 13 and Amazon Prime video.

The Storm's next home game is Tuesday afternoon against the Phoenix Mercury.

And Pax West badges go on sale today.

Attendees get the opportunity to try out demos for upcoming video games,

see musical performances and video game tournaments.

The fun runs August 30th through September 2nd. Badges will cost you

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