Prosecutors: No charges for former Seattle Mayor Durkan's deleted texts during 2020 protests
King County prosecutors announced they will not seek charges against former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, former Police Chief Carmen Best and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins for allegedly deleting text messages during the 2020 racial justice protests.
Seattle to pay $2.3M to whistleblowers over ex-mayor Durkan’s 2020 deleted texts
The city of Seattle will pay $2.3 million to settle a lawsuit brought by employees who helped reveal that thousands of then-Mayor Jenny Durkan’s text messages had been deleted in 2020 amid protests over George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.
King County Sheriff following up on prosecutors’ request to investigate missing texts of mayor, police chief
The King County Sheriff's Office confirmed to FOX 13 that it is in the early stages of investigating missing text messages from then-Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and other city leaders from 2020.
Seattle City Council approves up to $220k for hiring bonuses of SPD officers, dispatchers
The Seattle City Council passed legislation approving funds for pay bonuses for the Seattle Police Department in 2022, even though initially they said there were no funds for the bonuses.
'Now is not the time'; Mayor Durkan vetoes bill ending frontline workers' pandemic hazard pay
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoed a City Council bill that would have ended hazard pay for frontline workers in 2022.
Report on Seattle mayor’s missing texts yet to materialize
A completed report on Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing text messages from a period during last year’s racial justice protests has yet to appear as Durkan prepares to leave office — and officials aren’t saying when it will.
Durkan applauds passage of Biden's $1T infrastructure bill
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued a statement supporting the approval of Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
“Major cities really matter”: Mayors demand climate action
On a train hurtling toward Glasgow, the mayors of Seattle and Freetown, Sierra Leone, greeted each other like long lost sisters, bonded by years of Zoom calls and collaboration in the fight against climate change.
Mayor Durkan authorizes up to $25,000 in hiring bonuses to help Seattle Police staffing crisis
Mayor Durkan has issued an executive order authorizing hiring bonuses for people looking to join the Seattle Police Department, with the aim of upping recruitment for officers and staff.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan presents her final budget proposal to city council
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan presented her final 2022 budget proposal to the city council on Monday evening.
Seattle’s Mayor still refuses to say whether unvaccinated officers will be fired
Despite Seattle police officers being under a mandate to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Mayor Jenny Durkan has mysteriously refused to commit to firing unvaccinated officers after the Oct. 18 deadline.
Officials knew Seattle mayor’s phone setting caused texts to vanish
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s office said this spring that 10 months of her missing text messages could be attributed to an "unknown technology issue."
Police: Woman violated protection order by going to Seattle Mayor's home
Seattle police have arrested a woman after she allegedly violated an anti-harassment protection order by going to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s home on Monday.
Handling of Mayor Durkan’s missing texts brings $5M claims against Seattle
Two now-former public records officers who blew the whistle about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing text messages have each filed $5 million claims against the city, saying they faced retaliation and felt compelled to resign.
Seattle City Council OKs plan to spend $128M in COVID-19 relief funds
The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a plan for nearly $130 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds that will go to Seattle residents, programs and businesses.
City of Seattle extending eviction moratorium to Sept. 30
Speaking to Brandi Kruse on Q13 News Friday morning, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that the city's eviction moratorium will be extended through Sept. 30.
Seattle to close four vaccination sites as city's vaccination rate soars
Seattle's vaccination rate is the second highest in the nation, according to the mayor's office. The city will close four vaccination sites in June.
Seattle's Lumen Field offering vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds leads to confusion
When the City of Seattle started vaccinating 12- to 15-year-olds for COVID-19 at Lumen Field Wednesday morning, the timeline led to some confusion.
Mayor Durkan, city officials' text messages missing following investigation into public records requests
Months of Durkan, city officials text messages missing following an investigation into public records requests.