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Cornelius Hocker

Reporter · US

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Cornelius Hocker

    Western Washington shaken by 4.2 magnitude earthquake (opens the original)

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    A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Gig Harbor Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake sits about 3.7 miles northwest of Wauna, Washington, according to USGS. At this time, no injuries or damage have been reported. Several residents posted on social media about feeling the quake across the Puget Sound region. "It shook the whole house and the chandelier in the living room," Stephanie Holloway shared online. "Our whole house just shook and

  2. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Cornelius Hocker

    Seattle barely enforces its drug-free zone law. Did it ever have a chance to work? (opens the original)

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    Two years after Seattle's Stay Out of Drug Area (SODA) became law, the city's controversial exclusion zone is rarely used. For critics of the law, it reflects a changing approach to enforcement. For supporters, it raises doubts about whether the policy was ever implemented enough to judge its effectiveness. Former Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison, one of the architects of SODA, said new city leadership walked away from a strategy that had not yet been given enough time to prove itself. She said

  3. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Cornelius Hocker

    Some Seattle City Council members slam mayor’s gun violence reduction proposal, pass their own (opens the original)

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    Hours after Mayor Katie Wilson announced her gun violence reduction plan, the Seattle City Council passed its own resolution on the same topic. Councilmember Maritza Rivera’s resolution to hire the New York-based National Network for Safe Communities to work on “focused deterrence” around youth gun violence passed with seven Council members voting in favor. Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Alexis Mercedes Rinck abstained. They thanked Rivera for her work on the issue, but they weren’t convinced

  4. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Cornelius Hocker

    After deadly Belltown shootings, Seattle City councilmembers push new gun violence strategy (opens the original)

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    After a weekend of deadly shootings in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, city council members are pushing forward a resolution to implement an evidence-based, comprehensive gun violence reduction strategy. At Tuesday’s Public Safety Committee meeting, Chair Bob Kettle said the weekend’s shootings and other recent gun violence incidents show the grave need for urgent solutions. In those same remarks, Kettle also raised concerns about the Seattle Police Department hiring incentives being dropped. H

  5. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Cornelius Hocker

    Seattle leaders launch new push to end traffic deaths as fatalities rise (opens the original)

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    Seattle city leaders have launched a two-prong effort to meet a goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries on city roadways by 2030, as those deaths and injuries continue to rise. Eleven years ago, city officials introduced Vision Zero, a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. However, traffic deaths have continued to increase. In 2025, 221 people were seriously injured and 30 were killed

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