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Community raises more than $600K to keep Scarecrow Video open for at least the next two years
SEATTLE — Scarecrow Video, one of the only video stores in the world and located in Seattle, will remain open for at least the next two years after being on the brink of closure. The community helped raise more than $600,000 to save it. "A movie Mecca,” said Kate...
95 Years Later: Washington State Patrol Honors Trooper’s Legacy
Today the Washington State Patrol honors a Trooper lost in the line of duty 95 years ago to the date. Remembering Trooper Henry D. Cossmann on the Anniversary of His Death. Today marks the 95th anniversary of the tragic death of Washington State Patrol Officer Henry Douglas Cossmann, who lost his life in the line of duty on October 9, 1929. Just two weeks prior, on September 23, Cossmann was involved in a motorcycle collision in Tacoma that left him with severe head injuries. He succumbed to those injuries at the age of 29, leaving behind a grieving widow and a newly formed agency grappling with the loss of one of its own.
‘No relief is coming’: Seattle restaurants prepare for $3 minimum wage hike
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell claims that next year's increased minimum wage will boost the local economy, but the Washington Hospitality Association disagrees. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, all Seattle employers regardless of size will be required to pay their employees at least $20.76 an hour. Currently, Seattle’s smaller employers can pay their workers a minimum $17.25 per hour if they pay $2.72 per hour toward medical benefits,...
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