Residents and visitors in a city in Washington state were sent scrambling for safety on Tuesday after receiving a warning about a dam failure that thankfully turned out to be just a false alarm.The … [Read more...] about Washington dam failure alert system activated by mistake, sends people ‘running’ for higher ground
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Federal judge blocks Seattle council’s law banning police anti-riot gear
In a ruling Friday night, a federal judge blocked a new Seattle law prohibiting police from using pepper spray and other anti-riot weapons.The new law was set to take effect Sunday but U.S. District … [Read more...] about Federal judge blocks Seattle council’s law banning police anti-riot gear
Federal judge blocks Seattle council’s law banning police anti-riot gear
In a ruling Friday night, a federal judge blocked a new Seattle law prohibiting police from using pepper spray and other anti-riot weapons.The new law was set to take effect Sunday but U.S. District … [Read more...] about Federal judge blocks Seattle council’s law banning police anti-riot gear
Seattle police chief: New limits on anti-protest gear will mean ‘adjusted’ law enforcement
Seattle's police officers will now respond to protests and rioting through “adjusted deployment” methods because of a new city law that bans them from using some crowd-control tools, the city's police … [Read more...] about Seattle police chief: New limits on anti-protest gear will mean ‘adjusted’ law enforcement
Seattle police chief: New limits on anti-protest gear will mean ‘adjusted’ law enforcement
Seattle's police officers will now respond to protests and rioting through “adjusted deployment” methods because of a new city law that bans them from using some crowd-control tools, the city's police … [Read more...] about Seattle police chief: New limits on anti-protest gear will mean ‘adjusted’ law enforcement
Washington’s King County pushes to take away power of sheriff’s office
Voters in Washington's King County will decide whether to scale back the role of the sheriff's office and could choose to make the sheriff an appointed position rather than elected when they go to the … [Read more...] about Washington’s King County pushes to take away power of sheriff’s office
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 … [Read more...] about Trump call to reopen schools draws pushback from Dem governors Inslee, Whitmer
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 … [Read more...] about Trump call to reopen schools draws pushback from Dem governors Inslee, Whitmer
Seattle’s CHOP may be cleared, but political fallout could linger
Seattle police on Wednesday forcefully cleared out "CHOP," the infamous protest zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, after weeks of protests that culminated with two fatal shootings that forced the … [Read more...] about Seattle’s CHOP may be cleared, but political fallout could linger
Republicans welcome end of CHOP zone, say it comes ‘several deaths too late’
Several Republicans on Wednesday voiced their support for the end of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) as the Seattle Police Department, at the order of Mayor Jenny Durkan, rolled through the … [Read more...] about Republicans welcome end of CHOP zone, say it comes ‘several deaths too late’
