Seattle politician who defunded the police called 911 to protect her from a crime she wants to legalize

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOver the weekend, indie-rock fans of a certain age were surprised to learn that “Bean Dad” — a man who posted a long Twitter thread about refusing to teach his hungry, crying daughter how to operate a can opener — was John Roderick, frontman of the veteran Seattle band the Long Winters and currently a podcaster. Many were even more disturbed to learn that Roderick’s Twitter history included racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic language.

A man who owned a recently closed business that managed human cadavers has been arrested in Arizona after dozens of human body parts, including severed limbs and heads, were found scattered in a remote area in what investigators are calling a "bizarre and grisly case." Walter Mitchell, 59, was arrested Tuesday in Scottsdale on 28 counts of abandonment or concealment of a dead body, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Russell Wilson was thinking of Kobe Bryant and his late daughter, Gianna Bryant, after winning the NFC West championship on Sunday.The 32-year-old Seattle Seahawks quarterback shared an emotional video on Tuesday on Instagram, in which he spoke about the late NBA star's legacy.

A Washington restaurant that has been struggling to survive during the coronavirus pandemic was given a little boost last week.  El Toreador Mexican Restaurant in Redwood, Washington, received a $1,000 tip last Monday, KING, the NBC affiliated TV station in Seattle, reported.  According to a photograph obtained by the station, the generous tip was on a $27 meal, with a note that said "Merry X-mas!" Restaurant owner Mark Mahan told KING-TV on Tuesday that the tip went to his wife and they decided

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A train carrying crude oil derailed Tuesday and caught fire north of Seattle close to the Canadian border, authorities said.

A Seattle-area Antifa member, who has been arrested multiple times during violent protests and tweeted out a list of businesses that supported the city's efforts to clean out a homeless encampment, has been identified as a children's camp counselor and substitute teacher.  On Dec.

On Monday, award-winning trio Lady A opened up on the “Tamron Hall Show” about their controversial decision to drop ‘Antebellum’ from their name this past June.

.When Natalie first arrived in America from Ukraine, Mike made romantic arrangements for them to stay in Seattle for one night. Not surprisingly, Natalie loved Seattle, but their big issues eventually came to the forefront.

Seattle police made 21 arrests Friday while clearing out a homeless encampment inside a park after a federal judge declined to block authorities from doing so.  The Seattle Police Department said the offenses at Cal Anderson Park included misdemeanor trespassing, failure to disperse and obstructing an arrest.

A federal judge denied a request Thursday to stop Seattle from clearing the last remains of a homeless encampment that has received pushback from activists.  U.S.

Annie and All That Jazz, has died at the age of 71. According to her manager, she died last weekend while visiting with family in Seattle.

Seattle will cover the legal costs Mayor Jenny Durkan incurred while fighting a recall petition the state Supreme Court rejected. The City Council voted 9-0 Monday to pay Durkan’s expenses, estimated to be $240,000, The Seattle Times reported.

The Holiday and When Harry Met Sally, to more unexpected fare like Ocean's 11 and classics like Sunset Boulevard. Here are the best New Year's movies to watch this .One of the wintriest movies around! Sleepless in Seattle starts on Christmas Eve and ends on Valentine's Day, so New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are obviously a big part of this rom-com story about a woman who falls in love with a man she hears speak on the radio.A movie that reminds us that we don't have to spend this holiday on a

Ann Reinking, the Tony-winning choreographer and star of stage and screen who appeared inChicago,Annie and All That Jazz, has died. She was 71.

NEW YORK -- Ann Reinking, the Tony Award-winning choreographer, actress and Bob Fosse collaborator who helped spread a cool, muscular hybrid of jazz and burlesque movement to Broadway and beyond, has died. She was 71.Reinking died Saturday while visiting family in Seattle, said her manager, Lee Gross.

Seattle's City Council is mulling a new criminal code regulation that would make it the first municipality in the nation to excuse misdemeanor crimes if they can be linked to poverty, addiction or mental disorders. The proposal excludes misdemeanors related to domestic violence and impaired driving.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has asked the City Council to pay her legal fees of approximately $240,000 following a failed recall effort against her earlier this year, according to reports.