July 25, 2020 Seattle police declare riot after protesters set fire to construction site Seattle police declared a demonstration Saturday a riot after a group of almost 12 people set fire to a construction site, reportedly causing explosions.
July 25, 2020 Federal judge blocks Seattle council’s law banning police anti-riot gear In a ruling Friday night, a federal judge blocked a new Seattle law prohibiting police from using pepper spray and other anti-riot weapons.
July 25, 2020 Seattle police chief: New limits on anti-protest gear will mean 'adjusted' law enforcement Seattle's police officers will now respond to protests and rioting through “adjusted deployment” methods because of a new city law that bans them from using some crowd-control tools, the city's police chief said Friday.
July 24, 2020 Seattle sees federal officers arrive ahead of planned weekend protests A federal government plane landed in Seattle on Thursday, carrying federal agents who will reportedly be on standby ahead of planned weekend protests in the city, authorities said.
July 23, 2020 Seattle, other King County schools in Washington state plan to go online-only in the fall As educators across the country are deciding on how their students will learn this fall, several schools in Washington state’s King County are planning to teach remote-only classes.
July 22, 2020 Good Samaritans in Washington state jump in as suspect tries choking deputy, officials say A group of young men intervened to save a female sheriff's deputy in King County, Wash., last week after a DUI suspect allegedly began choking her following a multi-car crash.
July 22, 2020 Washington's King County pushes to take away power of sheriff's office Voters in Washington's King County will decide whether to scale back the role of the sheriff's office and could choose to make the sheriff an appointed position rather than elected when they go to the ballot box in November.
July 21, 2020 Seattle police release bodycam footage of protesters throwing projectiles at them Seattle police released body camera footage Tuesday revealing how protesters threw projectiles in front of the West Precinct over the weekend, injuring 12 officers.
July 20, 2020 Group of Seattle bat-wielding rioters targeting businesses, police appeared 'very organized' Seattle police said Sunday that a group of rioters who triggered property damage to government buildings and private businesses during a demonstration earlier in the day appeared to be “very organized.”
July 19, 2020 Seattle rioters seen damaging, looting stores; 2 arrests, 12 cops injured At least two people were arrested in Seattle and a police officer is in the hospital Sunday after a march through downtown devolved into property damage and looting, police say.