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Hundreds of people attend the march through White Center Wednesday night. (MyNorthwest)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Hundreds march across Seattle, White Center

A Seattle Youth Protest rallied at Volunteer Park and then marched to the Seattle Police West Precinct on Virginia. The crowd stood behind the metal fencing for awhile before turning back.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Public Schools to reevaluate relationship with Seattle police

Seattle Public Schools will consider a resolution to reevaluate the district's relationship with the Seattle Police Department and a one-year suspension.
6 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Asymptomatic spread of the virus is happening, WHO clarifies

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo discuss the World Health Organization walking back an earlier claim that asymptomatic COVID-19 cases are "rare."
6 years ago
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Trump, aid checks...
MyNorthwest Staff

WA Rep. Jayapal backs ‘transformative’ changes to policing

Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal voiced her support Monday for "transformational" changes to the policing both in Seattle and across the U.S.
6 years ago
Seattle police, ACLU lawsuit, protests...
MyNorthwest Staff

ACLU files lawsuit against City of Seattle over police violence at protests

The ACLU filed a lawsuit Tuesday, alleging Seattle police violated the rights of protesters with the use of dispersal methods like tear gas, flash bangs, and more.
6 years ago
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Nicole Jennings

UW Tacoma senior buys $1,200 worth of free meals for cops

A UW Tacoma student is using his economic impact stimulus check to buy $1,200 in free meals for cops at a downtown Puyallup diner.
6 years ago
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Nick Bowman

Tacoma mayor vows ‘meaningful, thorough’ reform to police department

Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards released a statement Monday, affirming her commitment to "a long-term approach to reforming our criminal justice system."
6 years ago
Seattle schools, police staging...
Nick Bowman

Seattle Public Schools asks police to cease staging on school property

Seattle Public Schools spoke out Monday, after police officers and SWAT teams were spotted staging in the parking lot of the Seattle World School.
6 years ago
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Nick Bowman

Man who shot protester appears in court, held on suspicion of first-degree assault

The man who drove into the crowd of protesters on Capitol Hill Sunday and shot one made his first court appearance Monday. 
6 years ago
Protesters pack City Hall on Tuesday night. (KIRO Radio, Hanna Scott)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Protesters pack into Seattle City Hall, remain at East Precinct

After SPD boarded up the East Precinct and left the area, protesters stayed into the night Monday at 12th and Pine and set up their own barricades to keep cars out.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle police union demands elected officials condemn violence toward officers

Mike Solan, president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, expressed concern Monday for the safety of officers and the calls to defund the police.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Gov. Inslee: I hear you, Black Lives Matter

Gov. Inslee said he's determined to avoid vague promises, and wants quick action to work on institutional racism in Washington state.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

SPD preparing to abandon East Precinct if necessary

Preparations are underway to secure the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct building in Capitol Hill in the event that it needs to be abandoned.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

What does it mean when protesters call to defund the police?

The demand to defund the police is not about eliminating police departments or stripping agencies of all their money, but rather for the U.S. to address systemic problems in policing and spend more on what communities need.
6 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Washington state begins to reopen, county by county

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo cover some of the newly relaxed rules statewide as Washington starts to reopen.
6 years ago
Seattle police...
Nick Bowman

Seattle councilmembers join calls to defund police department

Seattle councilmembers joined the call to defund the city's police department Monday, calling for "transformation" changes going far beyond reform.
6 years ago
Seattle protests, tear gas, lawsuit...
Nick Bowman

Fred Hutch scientist: Tear gas, pepper spray ‘actively exacerbating’ COVID transmission

Police have frequently used measures like tear gas and pepper spray at protests, something one local expert warns could lead to higher transmission rates of COVID-19.
6 years ago
Snohomish County, Phase 2...
Chris Sullivan

Thoughts from inside Phase 2 as Snohomish County reopens

What was life like in Pierce and Snohomish Counties over the weekend after both counties moved into Phase 2 around noon on Friday?
6 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

COVID-19 updates: 25,834 confirmed cases with 1,217 deaths statewide

Health officials report more than 25,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus statewide. The majority of counties in Washington state are in Phase 2 right now.
6 years ago
Seattle-protest...
MyNorthwest Staff

Large crowd gathers outside of SPD’s East Precinct

After a violent Sunday night on Capitol Hill, the SPD boarded up its East Precinct and said it plans to reopen streets around the precinct to allow protesters to march.
6 years ago
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Jason Rantz

Man plows car through Seattle protest, one victim shot

A driver reportedly drove a black sedan through a barricade along 11th and Pine in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood brandishing what looks like a handgun.
6 years ago
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, protests...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Mayor Durkan, Chief Best address clash at Saturday protest

After another weekend culminating in a clash between police and protesters, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best delivered a press conference Sunday detailing the city's response to the incident.
6 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Man shot at Capitol Hill protest moments after mayor, chief speak

After another weekend clash between police and protesters, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan addressed the city's response Sunday.
6 years ago
Seattle councilmembers, teresa mosqueda, dan strauss, andrew lewis, lisa herbold, seattle protest, ...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle councilmembers, lawmakers intervene after Saturday protest escalates

After a Saturday night protest in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood escalated, councilmembers and local lawmakers arrived in hopes of easing the tension. 
6 years ago