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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Gino Betts as the next director for the city's Office of Police Accountability (OPA).

Alaska Airlines announced a new program to replace traditional printed luggage tags with electronic ones, allowing travelers to skip the line checking their bags at the airport.

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products.

Dozens of Seattle Starbucks workers hit the picket line Sunday, in front of one of the coffee giant's largest location, the Seattle Reserve Roastery.  The workers say the company refuses to bargain with the union as the members demand better pay and working conditions.  

City officials said staffing with the Seattle Police Department is at its lowest levels in more than 30 years. More than 400 police officers have left since 2019, according to the city.

Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission, a revelation that’s bound to raise more privacy and civil liberty concerns about its video-sharing agreements with police departments across the country.

Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 51 passenger and cargo planes in June, the aircraft maker’s best month for deliveries in more than three years, as airlines saw demand recovering from pandemic lows.

Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday much differently than how it entered the pandemic.

Starbucks will permanently close five of its Seattle stores in areas with high rates of crime, a spokesperson told FOX 13. 

The jury found that the two Seattle police officers who fired at Charleena Lyles both gave multiple warnings after she suddenly grabbed a knife and told officers something to the effect of “do it.”

Seattle’s 911 call center is being dragged into the controversy of the police department's slow response times—but it's not a problem of their own making.