New emails, texts show how Seattle leaders let CHOP spiral out of control

A federal judge has found the Seattle Police Department in contempt of court for the indiscriminate use of pepper-filled “blast balls” and pepper spray during Black Lives Matter protests in recent months. U.S.

Death Cab For Cutie and Modest Mouse frontmen Ben Gibbard and Isaac Brock, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Mark Lanegan.Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel also features in the backing band, alongside other members of Death Cab and The Afghan Wigs.The cover came together in support of SMooCH 2020, which is a benefit show that takes place every year to support the Seattle Children’s Hospital, and is supported by the Sub Pop label and lauded radio station KEXP.Watch the cover version below.The

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that she will not seek a second term after a tough tenure in office in which she faced widespread criticism over her handling of several crises, including the establishment of an “autonomous zone” amid civil unrest in the city last summer. In a video message to city residents, Durkan said her decision was driven by a desire to focus on ongoing recovery efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.

Seattle’s first-term Mayor Jenny Durkan announced on Monday that she won’t seek reelection.This almost ensures the unthinkable: Seattle will drift even further to the left. The news didn’t come to me as a shock.

A bitter political battle has broken out in Seattle where one of the city's councilmembers is facing a recall effort led by residents who expressed dismay over her conduct during recent protests. On Thursday, Seattle resident Ernest Lou made his case again for the recall effort, which he based on four specific charges relating to how Councilwoman Kshama Sawant.

At the end of a record-setting year of news consumption, Amazon Fire TV said local TV stations in 12 U.S. cities will be added to Amazon’s news app, with another 90 on deck for 2021.

another shocking return in the latest season 17 episode, welcoming back T.R. Knight's George O'Malley for a fitting reunion with Meredith Grey.In Thursday's episode, George -- one of the original interns who started at then-Seattle Grace alongside Meredith — reappeared in Meredith's COVID dream at the same sandy beach where she previously reunited with her late husband, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey).

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.

Seattle police made four arrests Monday night during protests that broke out by Capitol Hill. Officers with the Seattle Police Department witnessed “members of a protest” damage a KeyBank located in the 1600 block of Broadway around 8 p.m.The group then smashed windows at a Starbucks in the 800 block of 12th Avenue before officers moved in and made three initial arrests. One person was arrested for property damage and another two for obstructing a law enforcement officer.

Life isn’t all roses for car owners in Portland. The Oregon city topped a list of major metropolitan areas with the worst auto theft rates compiled by AutoInsuranceEZ.com.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan plans to sign a new city budget that will reduce the police budget by 18% despite homicides reaching record highs not seen in a decade.  Council members overwhelmingly voted last week to cut funds for police training, overtime and to eliminate dozens of vacant positions within the Seattle Police Department after months of contentious talks.The reductions fall short of the 50% local activists demanded amid nationwide protests against police brutality and racial

Portlandia star Carrie Brownstein is writing and is set to direct a music biopic based on the 1980s Seattle rock band Heart, led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Ann Wilson, during an interview with SiriusXM’s Lyndsey Parker, revealed that a script for the biopic from Brownstein — the actress, singer, author, comedian and musician — is in the works for Amazon Studios.

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.

Volume West over the weekend and said there’s a film biopic in the works, adding that the script is currently being written with a first draft already completed.Wilson also said that “Sleepless in Seattle” producer Lynda Obst is attached to produce the film, which focuses on the “Barracuda” band’s journey from childhood up through the 1990s.Also Read: Annie Clark Jokes She's Ready to Retire After 'The Nowhere Inn' 'Blows Up' Her St.

That knock on your door? It might be someone attempting to take your home. 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.

It’s an “open” rebellion. A Staten Island pub located in a coronavirus hot spot is stealing a page from Seattle’s anarchist cookbook, declaring itself an “autonomous zone,” free from the public-safety restrictions its owners say they will refuse to abide by.

Sleater-Kinney singer/guitarist and Portlandia creator Carrie Brownstein is writing and directing a new biopic about Seattle rock band Heart.Heart frontwoman Ann Wilson revealed that work is already underway on the Amazon feature film.“I saw the first draft of the script,” Wilson revealed during a new interview on SiriusXM’s Volume West show, which you can listen to below. “It’s really cool,” she added.

The trailblazing band that rocked throughout the 1970s and ’80s radio with such hits as “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You” will be the focus of an upcoming biopic on Heart, led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson.

Natalie Oganesyan editorA biopic about Seattle-based classic rock band Heart is being produced for Amazon, vocalist Ann Wilson revealed to SiriusXM’s “Volume West” host Lyndsey Parker.According to Wilson, Carrie Brownstein, guitarist of punk band Sleater-Kinney and star of IFC’s comedy series “Portlandia,” will write and direct the film.

Seattle's crime increase will only get worse if the city's leadership continues to hamstring its police force, Seattle Police Officers Guild president Mike Solan told Fox News Wednesday.