Email Author Keegan Hamilton

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published October 12, 2011

  "Meet Mr. Buzzard"

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published March 2, 2011

  "The Wrong Man"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 1, 2010

  "Dog Beat Dog"

• 2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published September 5, 2007

  "2 Hot in Here"

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2012 Stories by Keegan Hamilton

• Nowhere Man

  published December 12, 2012

  Though it was years in the making, Kasey Anderson's life ultimately imploded in about 72 hours. In late October of this year,... More >>

• Ballard's Bar Car

  published November 14, 2012

  The Watering Hole: Ballard Station Public House, 2236 N.W. Market St., 906-9040, BALLARD The... More >>

• Sipping a Sundance Kid at Ballard Station Public House

  published Nov 01, 2012

  The Watering Hole: Ballard Station Public House 2236 NW Market St, 999-5600. BALLARD The Atmosphere: Back before Seattle coerced Ballard into annexation by threatening to cut off its water supply, a ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Evan Sargent vs. Donald Waters: State Supreme Court Accepts Public Records Lawsuit Appeal Against SPD

  published Sep 18, 2012

  The Washington State Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Evan Sargent, a teenager involved in an infamous altercation in a West Seattle alley with an off-duty SPD gang detective.Sargent's cas... More >>

• Can $1 Million Rein in Crime in Rainier Beach?

  published September 5, 2012

  The City of Seattle has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to reduce juvenile crime in Rainier Beach, and says it will be thinking outside... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Evan Sargent's Clusterfuzz

  published September 5, 2012

  The summer of 2009  was one of Seattle's hottest, with temperatures soaring into the upper 90s and blistering the city... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Can A Million Dollars and Three Years of Research Fix Rainier Beach's Most Notorious Crime Hotspotr

  published Aug 29, 2012

  The City of Seattle was recently awarded a grant from the federal government's Bureau of Justice Assistance worth nearly $1 million, and the money will go toward a three-year effort to reduce juvenile... More >>

• Getting High on God

  published August 29, 2012

  Karl Marx famously said that religion is the opiate of the masses, and now a new study from sociologists at the University of Washington... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Jorge Luis Barron Zarate: Alleged Meth Dealer Tied to Mexican Drug Cartel La Familia Michoacana Arrested in Seattle

  published Aug 28, 2012

  A man accused of selling and manufacturing meth for a California gang allied with the Mexican drug cartel La Familia Michoacana was arrested last week in Kent by the DEA.Jorge Luis Barron Zarate, aka ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Charges Dropped Against May Day Protestor Maria Jannett Morales

  published Aug 27, 2012

  After reviewing YouTube video of the May Day riot, King County prosecutors dismissed all charges against a protestor accused of punching a bike cop.Maria Jannett Morales, 30, was charged with assault ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  'Milk Piranhas': Canada Responds to 'Americans Only' Costco Controversy With Witty T-Shirt

  published Aug 24, 2012

  Earlier this month, a Facebook page made national headlines by calling for a Costco store in Bellingham to host "special time just for Americans," claiming that unruly Canadians are crossing the borde... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Attending a Megachurch is Kinda Like Doing Drugs, UW Study Finds

  published Aug 23, 2012

  Karl Marx famously said that religion is the opiate of the masses, and now a new study from sociologists at the University of Washington suggests that attending a protestant megachurch produces a high... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Busted Marijuana Dispensary Owner Craig Dieffenbach Loses Real Estate License Before It's Even Issued

  published Aug 22, 2012

  Prominent Seattle real estate developer Craig Dieffenbach was in court Monday owning up to accusations that he was the co-owner of a crooked medical pot dispensary busted last year by the DEA. Dieffen... More >>

• Chasing Down the DREAM

  published August 22, 2012

  A new program intended to shield thousands of young, undocumented immigrants from deportation, and allow them to attend college and obtain... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  'That Pike Place Market is a Rat's Nest of Hippies,' Anonymous Grumpy Old Man Complains to Seattle Mayor in 1970

  published Aug 21, 2012

  An angry letter to the Mayor mined from Seattle's Municipal Archives suggests Pike Place Market was a haven for hippies in 1970.The letter was reportedly found in the archives in a folder marked "Anon... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Kick-Ass Wheatpaste Kinda Makes Phoenix Jones Look Like Bane

  published Aug 20, 2012

  Street art spotted in Ballard looks like a mash-up of The Guardian of Seattle and The Dark Knight's latest masked nemesis.The wheatpaste poster was spotted over the weekend in Ballard, at the intersec... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  DREAM Act Reprieves for Undocumented Immigrants Begin, Deportation Business As Usual Continues at Federal Courthouse

  published Aug 16, 2012

  A new program intended to shield thousands of young, undocumented immigrants from deportation, and allow them to attend college and obtain better jobs, took effect yesterday. Meanwhile, a half dozen i... More >>

• Green Cards Banned at Hempfest

  published August 15, 2012

  Last week, the state Department of Health filed charges against two naturopaths who wrote hundreds of medical pot prescriptions at last year's... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  A Tale of Two Diagnoses: Records Show How Army Doctors Downgrade PTSD

  published Aug 10, 2012

  How does one doctor diagnose an Iraq war veteran with PTSD while another says the same soldier has a less severe condition called adjustment disorderr Medical records shared by one of the characters i... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  No Medical Marijuana Authorizations at Seattle Hempfest 2012

  published Aug 09, 2012

  Yesterday the state Department of Health filed charges against two naturopaths who wrote hundreds of medical pot prescriptions at last year's Hempfest. Don't expect a repeat this year: Festival organi... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mind Field: PTSD Resources Available to Soldiers and Military Families

  published Aug 08, 2012

  Our feature story this week examines an emerging phenomenon known as "secondary PTSD," in which soldiers with little or no combat experience struggle with PTSD-like symptoms. Soldiers' families can al... More >>

• Seattle Lawyer: The Doppelganger Did It

  published August 8, 2012

  A man convicted in a 2003 gang shooting in South Park has appealed his case all the way up to the state Supreme Court, with his lawyer claiming... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Health Department Cracks Down on Hempfest Pot Prescriptions

  published Aug 07, 2012

  The Department of Health (DOH) announced today that they have filed charges against two naturopaths who each wrote more than 100 medical marijuana authorizations last year at Hempfest. The crackdown w... More >>

• Mind Field: PTSD & the Military

  published August 8, 2012

  Nature calls, even in a war zone. And so, in April 2008, when John Byron Etterlee was stationed at an American military base... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Dubious Distinction: Scott Havsy First Washington Doctor Charged With Violating Medical Marijuana Advertising Law

  published Aug 07, 2012

  A Tacoma doctor faces sanctions from the state Department of Health for advertising the fact that he writes medical marijuana authorizations for qualifying patients.Dr. Scott Havsy, a 59-year-old oste... More >>