November 9, 2021 Seattle schools cancel class due to staffing shortage, district says Seattle Public Schools says classes are canceled for this Friday due to a shortage of teachers.
November 9, 2021 Seattle Parks hosts beach walk for anybody who 'identifies' as non-White Seattle Parks and Recreation co-hosted a beach walk with Sea Potential on Sunday that was advertised as "open to anyone who identifies" as non-White.
November 8, 2021 Search for missing Seattle fire deputy chief enters second week in rugged Washington terrain Search and rescue efforts for a high-ranking Seattle fire official continued Monday, nearly a week since the deputy chief and avid outdoorsman went missing in eastern Washington’s rugged terrain while on a hunting trip.
November 8, 2021 Washington state police reassigns psychologist over recruit diversity concerns as staffing shortages persist Washington State Patrol has reassigned its staff psychologist of nearly three decades, hiring an outside contractor to conduct evaluations for new troopers amid pressure from Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee to diversify the hiring process despite law enforcement staffing shortages across the state.Â
November 4, 2021 Seattle father files lawsuit over son's CHOP/CHAZ zone shooting death after judge dismisses federal complaint The family of a man with special needs who was fatally shot in Seattle’s CHOP autonomous zone has filed a new lawsuit against the city and Mayor Jenny Durkan just days after a judge dismissed a federal wrongful death suit in the case.Â
November 3, 2021 Seattle pro-police candidates lead progressives in races a year after CHOP Moderate pro-police candidates in Seattle led "defund the police" supporters on Tuesday.
November 2, 2021 Judge rejects Seattle mom's lawsuit over son's CHOP/CHAZ shooting death as city skirts blame for protest zone A federal judge rejected a lawsuit by the Seattle mother of a 19-year-old man gunned down in an autonomous "no-cop" protest zone dubbed CHOP/CHAZ in the summer of 2020.
November 2, 2021 Washington dad rescues daughter from sex traffickers, kills boyfriend he believes sold her for $1,000: police A Spokane, Washington, father is accused of killing his daughter's boyfriend, believing he sold her into sex trafficking in Seattle last year.Â
November 1, 2021 Seattle police union lambasts mayor for $25K officer hiring bonuses after pushing defund movement Seattle’s police union is lambasting the city's mayor for granting up to $25,000 hiring bonuses for police officers as part of a last-ditch attempt to amend staffing shortages brought on by the defund the police movement and exacerbated by the COVID-19 vaccine mandate before she leaves office next year.Â
October 29, 2021 Jason Rantz: COVID vaccine mandate just decimated the Seattle police force The city of Seattle is officially in unchartered territory thanks to Democrat Mayor Jenny Durkan’s vaccine mandate.