July 13, 2020 Seattle police chief says 50% budget cut would be 'tragic decision' and is politically motivated Seattle police Chief Carmen Best told “Fox & Friends” on Monday that a 50 percent budget cut to her department would “truly” be “a tragic decision.”
July 12, 2020 Seattle police chief says 'reckless' and 'political' 50 percent budget cut would lead to major layoffs for black officers Seattle police Chief Carmen Best on Friday accused the City Council of recklessness and “political pandering” by advocating to slash her department’s budget by 50 percent, arguing that cutting funds to that extent would be asking citizens “to test out a theory that crime goes away if police go away.”
July 12, 2020 Washington state party melee leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded, police say A fight at a party in Bellevue, Wash., just east of Seattle, left two people dead and two others wounded Saturday evening, Bellevue police confirmed.
July 11, 2020 Seattle police union leader: 'Socialist' city council holding 'reasonable majority' hostage Socialist members on Seattle's City Council are holding the "reasonable majority" of their residents hostage by threatening to defund their police departments by 50 percent, Seattle Police Officers Guild President Michael Solan said Saturday.
July 9, 2020 Trump call to reopen schools draws pushback from Dem governors Inslee, Whitmer At least two Democratic Party governors said Thursday they’ll delay reopening schools for the fall semester if they decide the coronavirus pandemic makes reopening them unsafe for students and staff.
July 9, 2020 Washington state town prints own wooden currency for coronavirus relief A small town in Washington state has been printing its own wooden currency to help residents and businesses navigate the economic pressures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
July 9, 2020 Socialist Seattle councilwoman: Overthrow ‘racist, sexist, violent, utterly bankrupt system of capitalism’ After the Seattle City Council approved a payroll tax on the city’s largest employers this week, one of the councilmembers appeared to threaten locally headquartered e-commerce giant Amazon -- while using fiery language to call for the "overthrow" of the "rotten" system of capitalism.
July 8, 2020 Seattle driver who allegedly hit 2 protesters, killing 1, charged with felonies The driver’s lawyer says his client is "very remorseful" and "feels tremendous guilt."
July 8, 2020 Seattle held 'segregated' training session on 'undoing whiteness,' encouraged staffers to forfeit 'guaranteed physical safety' The session took place on June 12, as protesters took part in the so-called "Capitol Hill Organized Protest" in the Capitol Hill district.
July 7, 2020 Judge sets $1.2M bail for driver who hit 2 Seattle protesters Dawit Kelete's lawyer, John Henry Browne, said the crash was a 'horrible, horrible accident' and was not intentional.