Seattle police have moved in to break up the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order early Wednesday morning declaring the gathering illegal. According ...

Five years ago in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, a Black teenager was shot and killed in front of dozens of people. The killing and its aftermath — but not who was shooting — were caught on ...

Seattle’s mayor says the city will move to wind down the “occupied” protest zone following two recent shootings, including one that left a man dead. Mayor Jenny Durkan said at a news conference Monday ...

SEATTLE (KOMO) — The 'Black Lives Matter' mural in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood was significantly damaged by someone who threw white paint across it. Artists who maintain the mural said they ...

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