Brandi Kruse: You can't bully Boeing if it's no longer here

Each week on “The Divide” Brandi Kruse offers a commentary that looks for common ground on issues that divide us. Topics include gun control, free speech, policing, and politics.

Displaced Boeing employees seeking job training may find new value in old skills

Lawmakers say the future of aviation and aerospace in Western Washington may no longer belong only to companies like Boeing. Many of the highly specialized skills can also apply to industries that haven’t been hit as hard as others, including at companies that build drones, space rockets and even medical devices.

Optimism over Everett’s future despite loss of Boeing 787 production

Despite the harsh reality that hundreds of Boeing employees will likely lose their jobs over the company’s decision to relocate 787 Dreamliner production, some in the area are expressing optimism that the region as a whole is better prepared to weather the storm.

Nearly 20,000 Amazon workers tested positive for COVID-19

Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

It's official: Boeing reveals plans to move all Dreamliner production to South Carolina

As expected, Boeing revealed that it's moving all 787 Dreamliner production to South Carolina, dealing a big blow to a Puget Sound city already reeling from Covid-related losses.

FAA chief visits Boeing Field to test changes to grounded 737 Max

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, a former military and airline pilot, said Wednesday that he liked what he saw during a two-hour test flight of Boeing’s revamped 737 Max jetliner, a key step as the agency considers whether to let the plane return to flight after two deadly crashes.

Everett on edge over report Boeing moving Dreamliner out of state

A report that Boeing will pull the 787 Dreamliner production out of Everett has people around town talking about the impacts, not just on the assembly line, but on the entire region. 

WSJ: Boeing to move Dreamliner assembly to South Carolina

According to the Wall Street Journal, Boeing is expected to announce official plans to move all Dreamliner assembly from Everett to South Carolina.

Seattle to require minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers

The Seattle City Council unanimously voted Tuesday on a new pay formula that forces Uber and Lyft to pay their drivers more.

SPD Chief: 'None of this behavior is acceptable' after another weekend of destruction

We saw another weekend of destruction on Seattle streets. This time windows were smashed at City Hall and the Columbia Tower, and rioters left a trail of destruction in other parts of the Seattle core.

Seattle police arrest 10 people during Saturday protests

Seattle Police said they arrested ten people in response to assaults and property damage during another day of unrest in the city.

Fires set outside East Precinct during Seattle Breonna Taylor protests

Protesters set fires outside a police precinct in Seattle Thursday night, then launched fireworks before police moved in to clear the area.

Seattle officer who ran over man's head with bicycle facing criminal probe

The independent agency tasked with investigating police misconduct has requested a criminal investigation into a Seattle officer caught on video running over a man's head with his bicycle. 

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Several officers were injured by protesters, and video shows one officer running over a man with his bicycle.

One man dead, one woman recovering from Belltown apartment building stabbing

One man has died and one woman is recovering in the hospital after a stabbing inside a Belltown apartment building Wednesday, Seattle Police said.

SPD intends to keep department ‘whole’ after council votes to cut budget, officers

Seattle Police Department is vowing to keep its department “as whole as possible” after city council voted to cut its budget for the rest of the year, suggesting 100 officer layoffs. 

Seattle City Council overrides Mayor Durkan's veto of cuts to police budget

The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to override all three vetoes that Mayor Jenny Durkan announced last month, which means the cuts to the Seattle Police Department can proceed.