October 25, 2021 Seattle fireman struggles to feed his family while on unpaid leave amid vaccine mandate After serving six-and-a-half years with the Seattle fire department, 38-year-old Andy Pittman tells ӣƵ that he’s been pulled off his duty as an engine driver after choosing not to get vaccinated by the city’s October 18 deadline, citing religious and moral convictions.
October 21, 2021 Seattle hair salon robbed by armed men in ‘Scream’ masks Three armed men wearing “Scream” masks robbed a Seattle hair salon at gunpoint, video shows.
October 21, 2021 Police departments are struggling to hire new cops Police departments across the country are struggling to hire new cops and it’s now forcing cities to get creative. The Phoenix Police Department is looking out of state to fill more than 300 open positions. They’re also raising annual salaries, offering hiring bonuses, and turning to social media to spread the word. Everything from politics, to the job market, and overall lack of interest is to blame, they say.
October 20, 2021 Karol Markowicz: Stop canceling holidays and sucking the joy out of kids' lives In a coddled America, Halloween, a holiday involving costumes and candy is offensive
October 20, 2021 Seattle cops and firefighters feed homeless after getting fired for refusing vaccine Seattle police and firefighters who are out of jobs for refusing to comply with Washington's vaccine mandate were seen feeding the homeless.
October 19, 2021 Seattle first responders fired for vaccine noncompliance march on city hall to turn in their boots Seattle Police Department officers and firefighters who were fired for not complying with the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate marched up the steps of city hall to turn in their boots.
October 19, 2021 Mike Solan: Liberal Seattle leaders 'want to cancel police unions' President of the Seattle Police Guild Mike Solan told "The Faulkner Focus" Tuesday why his union members are pushing back on the vaccine mandate for officers, warning about how many cops are leaving the ranks.
October 19, 2021 Seattle police union blasts ‘gross mismanagement’ after vaccine mandate deadline: 'public safety crisis' Seattle’s police union fired back against the city’s “media blitz” on Monday’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline, arguing the department’s “gross mismanagement” in barring some 100 officers granted medical and religious exemptions from continuing to serve will result in an “untenable public safety crisis.”
October 19, 2021 Seattle police officers face vaccine mandate deadline, as 'costly litigation' next step for defunded force The some 200 Seattle police officers who have declined to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Monday’s deadline will likely bring litigation against the city to prevent their mass termination, as the department is already struggling with staffing shortages seriously affecting 911 response.
October 18, 2021 Seattle police officers unfurl Gadsden flags from patrol cars to protest vaccine mandate Seattle police cars were photographed with Gadsden flags hanging from their windows ahead of Washington state’s vaccine mandate going into effect.