November 5, 2020 Voters approve measures overhauling police in areas across the country Police reform was a hot button issue leading up to the election, and on Nov. 3, voters in dozens of municipalities across at least six states passed measures to implement stricter oversight of police boards and allow for more public access to camera recordings.
November 4, 2020 Election Day protests in Seattle result in at least 8 arrests, police say nails put in roadway At least eight people were arrested in Seattle as people took to the streets to protest on Election Day, including demonstrators who were leaving nails in a roadway, according to police.Â
October 31, 2020 Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird announce engagement Professional soccer player Megan Rapinoe announced her engagement Friday after proposing to her longtime girlfriend, WNBA guard Sue Bird.
October 24, 2020 Family of missing Seattle hiker urges authorities, Trump to continue search Authorities called off the search after nine days, but family of the missing hiker say that only one of those days had clear weather.
October 23, 2020 Washington state 911 service outage prompts investigation The Washington state 911 emergency response system appeared to experience a brief outage Thursday afternoon.
October 22, 2020 NYC joining Portland, Seattle to sue Trump admin over defunding for 'anarchist jurisdictions' New York City is joining Seattle and Portland, Ore., to file a complaint against the Trump administration in a Seattle court.
October 22, 2020 WNBA's Seattle Storm endorses Biden-Harris ticket in rare move for a sports team In a rare move for a sports team, the WNBA's Seattle Storm formally gave their support to the 2020 Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Wednesday.
October 21, 2020 Seattle realtor, stepson of ex-Dem lawmaker became ‘protest buddies,’ charged with arson attack on precinct Two self-described protest buddies in Seattle, one the stepson to a former Democratic lawmaker, the other a since-fired real estate broker, are facing felony charges stemming from the riots that broke out in September following the decision in the Breonna Taylor case.
October 21, 2020 Election 2020: Police in cities nationwide bracing for potential unrest in days before, after Nov. 3 The backdrop of a summer of civil unrest in America’s largest cities and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic looms large as motivated voters prepare to submit their ballots for president in less than two weeks.
October 20, 2020 Seattle police officers’ exit interviews cite lack of support, ‘political agenda’: report The exit interviews by officers leaving the Seattle Police Department shine a spotlight on the discontent and frustration within the agency with some saying they felt a lack of support and concern for their well-being amid protests, a new report claims.