June 27, 2020 Seattle union chief: Residents, businesses held 'hostage' by CHOP 'criminals' need leadership The residents and business owners surrounding Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) "police-free" zone are effectively being held "hostage" by a "criminal element" that controls the six-block area and beyond, Seattle Police Officers Guild President Michael Solan reported Saturday
June 27, 2020 Sen. Joni Ernst on her bill to end lawless zones: 'If they want to be autonomous, then they can exist w/o federal money' If lawless protest zones like Seattle's "CHOP" want to exist autonomously, they can do so without federal taxpayer dollars, Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst stated Saturday.
June 27, 2020 Seattle, Portland see more unrest month after George Floyd death A police precinct in Seattle was attacked Friday night as violent clashes continued there and in Portland, Ore., more than a month after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
June 26, 2020 Ernst on bill pulling funds from cities with 'autonomous zones': 'Don't want to enable those areas' Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, joined "Hannity"Â Friday to discuss her new bill that would deny federal funds to cities that permit demonstrators to construct Seattle-style "autonomous zones."
June 26, 2020 Pastors vow to ‘defend’ houses of worship, ‘not allow Christian heritage to be erased’ A group of evangelical pastors gathered at Seattle's CHOP zone earlier this week to declare that they will defend houses of worship and statues of Jesus after activists have called for tearing them down.Â
June 26, 2020 CHOP protesters refuse to let city workers clear out parts of protest zone City crews arrived in Seattle early Friday morning to remove barriers in the downtown "Capitol Hill Organized Protest" zone (CHOP) but were met with resistance from protesters, who laid in the streets in front of vehicles and on top of makeshift structures.Â
June 26, 2020 Whole Foods workers protest over Black Lives Matter mask policy Whole Foods employees in Massachusetts reportedly walked out of the grocery in protest on Thursday over the company’s policy prohibiting Black Lives Matter masks and gear.
June 25, 2020 NHL Seattle, Amazon partner to build Climate Pledge Arena There will be a new arena under construction in Seattle.
June 25, 2020 Seattle Fire, Police Department investigating rash of arsons near construction sites Authorities in Seattle are investigating a series of suspected arsons near construction sites that has put local residents on edge, according to Thursday reports.
June 25, 2020 Napolitano: Why Seattle business owners' lawsuit over CHOP zone likely won't succeed Seattle residents and business owners' lawsuit against their city will likely only have a political solution: to vote the leadership that allowed the occupation of their community out of office, 91±¬ÁÏ senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano stated Thursday.