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Michelle Esteban

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · KOMO News Staff, Michelle Esteban

    POLL: What kind of changes would you like to see in sentencing for convicted taggers? (opens the original)

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    SEATTLE — A King County judge has ruled against leniency for a Hawaii-based graffiti tagger who prosecutors say violated sentencing terms. VOTE: What kind of changes would you like to see in sentencing for convicted taggers? Kyle McLaughlin, known as “WESH,” is required to spend five months in King County Jail after a hearing Wednesday where prosecutors said he broke conditions while on electronic home monitoring. RELATED | Seattle prosecutors charge 17 in felony graffiti cases, seek restitution

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Michelle Esteban, KOMO News Reporter

    West Seattle assault sparks calls for surveillance, cellphone video (opens the original)

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    SEATTLE — A brutal, broad daylight assault on a woman in West Seattle has sparked renewed calls for more surveillance and cellphone video, as well as a reward offer, while police search for five suspects. Four suspects were captured on camera surrounding and attacking the 51-year-old woman. She survived the attack but suffered serious injuries. RELATED | Cell phone video shows brutal West Seattle Attack “To have somebody assaulted in broad daylight in a parking lot — there are no words for it. I

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Michelle Esteban, KOMO News Reporter

    What happens next for Wilson’s no-new-taxes budget as Seattle City Council weighs changes (opens the original)

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    SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s first budget proposal is drawing attention as much for what it omits as for what it includes: It contains no new taxes. Wilson on Tuesday afternoon unveiled a $9.1 billion spending plan that relies on about $50 million a year in spending cuts to help close the city’s budget gap. RELATED | Mayor Katie Wilson proposes $9.1B Seattle budget with public safety boost, no new taxes The proposal would cut 128 city jobs while adding more police, and it avoids major

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Michelle Esteban, KOMO News Reporter

    SPD spokesperson to skip Seattle City Council hearing on Bite of Seattle response delay (opens the original)

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    SEATTLE — A key figure in the controversy over Seattle’s response to the mass shooting at Bite of Seattle will not appear before the Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee when it meets Tuesday to examine the city’s handling of the incident, including a five-hour gap in public information. Three people were killed, and four others were injured in the mass shooting, which turned the signature Seattle summer event into a crime scene. RELATED | Mayor Wilson wants CARE to lead Seattle gun vi

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Michelle Esteban, KOMO News Reporter

    'More of the same': Council members criticize Seattle mayor’s gun plan (opens the original)

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    SEATTLE — Some Seattle City Council members sharply criticized Mayor Katie Wilson’s newly unveiled gun safety plan Tuesday, calling it “more of the same” as they advanced their own push for a different approach to reducing gun violence. The council approved a nonbinding resolution Tuesday afternoon urging the mayor to hire a national organization to implement a “focused deterrence” model. The vote was 7-0, with two abstentions. Because the measure is nonbinding, it does not require the mayor to

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