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The Seattle Police Department released an updated "Use of Force" policy Friday, which now prohibits neck holds and carotid restraints.

King County received approval Friday from the state Secretary of Health to enter into Phase 2 of Gov. Inslee's Safe Start reopening plan.

The Seattle Police Officers Guild is pushing back against a recent ban on crowd control weapons and chokeholds, claiming that they're subject to bargaining.

A movement by the longshore workers' union to recognize Juneteenth will effectively shut operations at 29 ports along the West Coast.

The King County Board of Health approved a resolution Thursday that declares racism as a public health crisis.

Seattle's Lorena González, King County's Girmay Zahilay, and Spokane's Kate Burke ask local leaders to pledge to reduce police brutality and reinvest in communities. 

American/Canadian couples separated by the pandemic-related border closure were meeting in Peace Arch Park -- but they'll no longer be able to do so.

A series of rallies and marches are scheduled across the Seattle area on Friday, June 19 -- or Juneteenth -- commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.

Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards continues to call for a full investigation into Manuel Ellis' death, and shares her thoughts on necessary police reform.

Protesters in Portland tried to set up their own autonomous zone Wednesday night, an effort that was quickly quelled by the city's police.

The King County Labor Council voted Wednesday to expel the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) from its coalition of over 150 unions.

Deaths and testing data reported by the Washington State Department of Health have been incorrect for the past few weeks. The DOH has corrected the data.

The governor's office has ordered the Washington State Patrol to begin a new investigation of Manual Ellis' death in Tacoma while he was in police custody. 

Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes announced Wednesday that charges will not be filed against any protesters not arrested for a felony.

KIRO Radio's Hanna Scott spent Tuesday into Wednesday reporting from the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, otherwise known as CHOP. Follow her tweets from the past 24 hours.