December 6, 2020 Violence erupts between Trump supporters, Antifa at Washington state protests Police arrested an individual and have opened an investigation into reported gunshots from earlier in the day.
December 6, 2020 7 coronavirus deaths reported at 3 Washington state nursing homes after staffers attended large wedding The coronavirus has killed seven residents at three Washington state nursing homes where outbreaks were reported after staffers at the facilities attended a large wedding and became infected.
December 1, 2020 Women linked with anarchist group charged with terrorist attack on train tracks north of Seattle Federal authorities in Seattle on Monday charged two women with a terrorist attack on train tracks, suggesting they were working with an anarchist community to stand in solidarity with a Native American tribe to oppose the construction of a natural gas pipeline across the Canadian province of British Columbia by trying to derail trains in Washington state.
December 1, 2020 Seattle police arrest 4 after protesters damage businesses, residences after dark Seattle police made four arrests Monday night during protests that broke out by Capitol Hill.
November 30, 2020 Seattle-area program will pay victim restitution using taxpayer dollars; some criminals to avoid jail time A new program by a Washington county prosecutor’s office would allow for certain crime victims to be paid restitution directly from a fund established by the agency – and said to be supplied by taxpayers – instead of waiting for the alleged criminals’ cases to play out in court, according to officials and a report.
November 29, 2020 Seattle-area homeowners report ‘sovereign citizen’ property seizure attempts: report Police in suburbs north of Seattle say so-called “sovereign citizens” have been visiting homes in at least two communities, presenting homeowners with official-looking documents, and announcing that they’re the rightful owners.
November 26, 2020 Coronavirus delays national math, reading tests until 2022 National reading and math tests long used to track what U.S. students know in those subjects are being postponed from next year to 2022 over concerns about whether testing would be feasible or produce valid results during the coronavirus pandemic, the National Center for Education Statistics announced Wednesday.
November 25, 2020 Washington state homeowner fights back against man who used shovel to break into residence: report A Washington state father fought back against a home intruder on Saturday, after the suspect attempted to break in by smashing the family’s glass front door with a shovel, according to a report.
November 24, 2020 Seattle City Council approves 18% police budget decrease, reportedly one of biggest cuts nationwide Seattle City Council voted to cut the police department budget by roughly 18% – less than half of the 50% reduction that activists had called for – and instead re-allocate “millions” of dollars to “fund community alternatives,” according to officials and recent reports.
November 24, 2020 Washington reports another pediatric coronavirus death The novel coronavirus has claimed the life of a child in Washington state.