A brush fire that was caused by fireworks spread to an apartment building in west Seattle, causing more than $100,000 in damage Saturday, investigators said.
A driver is in custody after crashing into a group of protesters in Seattle, injuring two women.
Seattle police are working to clear out the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order early Wednesday to vacate the area.
Police are investigating after a man was killed and a teenager was hurt in an early morning shooting Monday near Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone -- also known as CHOP.
A Washington man is facing a charge of commercial sexual abuse of a minor after allegedly trying to connect with a 13-year-old boy on the app Nextdoor to lure him to his home and pay for sex in May.
SEATTLE – Protesters occupying a portion of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood have given it a new name, KIRO-TV is reporting. A welcome sign now reads CHOP, which stands for “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.” The area was first called the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ. As demonstrations continued Sunday for the 17th consecutive day, there were talks among the […]
SEATTLE – A huge mural is being painted in what protesters are now calling the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” or CHAZ. The words Black Lives Matter are being painted on East Pine Street for a full city block. People have been using paint rollers to block out the letters for the last few days. Currently, the letters […]
Manuel Ellis: Washington governor announces new investigation into Tacoma man’s police custody death
TACOMA, Wash. – Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday announced a new investigation into the death of Manuel Ellis, a black man who died earlier this year while in the custody of Tacoma police, according to KIRO-TV. “I have become convinced that the Pierce County Sheriff should not complete the investigation of the death of Manuel Ellis […]
SEATTLE – Dozens of health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic took a moment Friday to support the protests over the death of George Floyd. 1268952353295618048 The health care workers were seen taking a knee outside Swedish Hospital in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. 1269055278651072512 An eighth day of protests continued Friday in Seattle. 1269148444901466112
SEATTLE – Protesters who took to the streets angry about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis voiced their outrage and frustration but remained peaceful for hours before the violence erupted. At one point on Saturday, protesters in a group in Washington state started to approach a line of Seattle police, but organizers called the […]