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She's the first woman to ever become the presumptive nominee of a major American political party. jctabb/Shutterstock

Hillary Clinton Declared Victory: She won New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, and California last night, becoming the first woman to ever be the presumptive nominee of a major American political party. "Thanks to you, we reached a milestone," Clinton told supporters. "Tonight's victory is not about one person. It belongs to generations of women and men who struggled and sacrificed and made this moment possible."

Bernie Sanders Vowed to Keep Fighting: He won Montana and North Dakota. In a speech during which his supporters booed at the mention of Clinton, Sanders vowed to stay in the race and "to fight for every vote and every delegate we can get."

Donald Trump Had to Use a Teleprompter: And it was somehow even more unsettling than his usual nonsense.

Garfield High School teacher Jesse Hagopian reached a $100,000 settlement with the city over his pepper-spraying during last years Martin Luther King Day march.
Garfield High School teacher Jesse Hagopian was pepper-sprayed during last year's Martin Luther King Day march. youtube

Jesse Hagopian Will Get a $100,000 Settlement Over His Pepper-Spraying by Seattle Police: Hagopian was on the phone during Martin Luther King Day demonstrations when an officer began screaming and spraying pepper-spray. "This represents an acknowledgement by the city that there was a critical constitution violation on MLK Day in relation to the spraying of Jesse Hagopian," said James Bible, Hagopian's attorney.

The Latest in the Bellevue High School Football Program Saga: A KingCo Conference committee banned the team from postseason play for four years and ruled the program can't receive donations for four years, the Seattle Times reports. The coach is urging supporters to "fight back."

The Mayor Wants to Sell Pacific Place Garage for $87 Million: The Puget Sound Business Journal explains the building's troubled history. The mayor wants to use the sale to fund a new north precinct police station.

The Megaquake Is Gonna Be Bad: That was the message from yesterday's Cascadia Rising earthquake drill. The drill included thousands of military personnel and emergency responders reacting to a megaquake much larger than the the 2001 Nisqually quake, reports Joseph O'Sullivan.

New State Education Standards Address Gender Identity: The standards are suggested, but not required. They will include teaching fourth grade students about sexual orientation and teaching kindergarten students to "understand there are many ways to express gender," KING 5 reports.

In a text message last month, Mayor Ed Murray told Council Member Sally Bagshaw he would stop encampment sweeps and pull police off enforcement if she moved forward with her resolution on the Jungle.
In a text message last month, Mayor Ed Murray told Council Member Sally Bagshaw he would stop encampment sweeps and "pull police off enforcement" if she moved forward with her resolution on the Jungle. City of Seattle

Why Does It Matter that the Mayor Bullied Sally Bagshaw About the Jungle Resolution? Because it may have influenced the language she used in her resolution about how the city will clear the encampment under I-5 known as the Jungle.

The Union Gospel Mission Says Fewer People Are Living in the Jungle Now: But most of those who left didn't go to shelters and instead are sleeping outside somewhere else, KUOW reports.

Seattle's New Youth Poet Laureate Is Homeless: A panel of writers selected 19-year-old Angel Gardner, who has been homeless her whole life, without knowing most of the details of her life. She'll receive a yearlong appointment to the position and a book deal. Her poems “feel urgent when you read them, in a way that seems important for folks to pay attention to," one of the judges told the Seattle Times.

"There's no way to describe this grief. It's all encompassing." An interview with the mother of one of the women who died on Capitol Hill from overdose of cocaine mixed with acetyl fentanyl.

Bill Bryant Finally Reveals Who He Voted for In the Presidential Primary: KING 5's Natalie Brand says the gubernatorial candidate told her he voted for John Kasich. But Bryant still won't talk about Trump.


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