As we move away from the immediate aftermath of the Department of Justice findings regarding the Seattle Police Departments, we begin approaching the period of time where adjustments are supposed to be made. Enter former SPD chief Norm Stamper, who weighs in on what he thinks has gone wrong among the men in blue. more ›

2011 proved to be a record-breaking year for the Seal Sitters. Meanwhile, locally-crafted books and albums get some attention, and, you know, a chainsaw rampage. THE USUAL. more ›

As our own Hanna Brooks Olsen put it on Friday, the Justice Department report that came out on Friday didn't tell us anything new; its findings merely reinforced what Seattle citizens, especially those of some ethnicity, have been saying for well over two decades: The people in the Seattle Police Department are wound a bit too tightly and it shows. It's been showing. more ›

Fallout continues over both the Occupy port protest and plans for Marination Mobile to take over Seacrest Boathouse operations. Plus, dogs visit with Santa, a medical breakthrough, and not having to go to Belltown to get your hair done anymore. more ›

Despite statements from those who attended this week's protest at the Port of Seattle, the Seattle Police Department, who apparently have plainclothes videographers and photographers on standby to record such events, have released video that shows protesters throwing large items, including road flares and bags of paint, at officers. more ›

One of the weirder and more discomfiting news trends from the past few years returned over the weekend as a disembodied foot was found underneath a wooded portion of the Ship Canal Bridge. more ›

SPD mistakenly punishes the wrong officer, and the School Board unveils a new ethics policy. Meanwhile, Boeing Machinists approve a new contract, Hertz gets sued by former employees who had been working out of Seatac Airport, and the Duwamish River gains... a semi truck. more ›

On Tuesday's roster: The eviction of Occupy Seattle from the Seattle Central Community College campus; the high cost of Rob McKenna; the belated creation of checks and balances to the Seattle Police Department; and unions strike back at 1-1183. more ›

It's been a mixed day for protesters and well intentioned self-styled superheroes, although the Seattle Police Department gets the better end of the stick once again. more ›

One of the subjects of Joshua Trujillo's now-famous Occupy Seattle photos, 19-year-old Jennifer Fox, says she was three months pregnant when the SPD pepper-sprayed her last week. Now, reports Occupy bloggers, The Stranger and a whole host of other publications, she says she miscarried as a result of the pepper spray, plus getting hit in the stomach. more ›

Police and Occupy Seattle clash during the protest of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's visit, a VW Beetle takes a dive, and Phoenix Jones loses his job. But hey, a local made a breakthrough in treating cystic fibrosis! more ›

While this story is still developing, let's look into a stabbing in Interbay, a shooting in Belltown, and a convicted felon using a dead man's credit cards. more ›

Things don't die down at Occupy Seattle when you're safe and warm in bed. Here's a rundown of what the activists were up to last night. more ›

As has been predicted, the Seattle Police Department and the city bided their time before removing the Occupy Seattle movement from their occupation of Westlake Center. This morning, that time had arrived. more ›

Did the protesters "win" a confrontation with police last night? Is confrontation with police a good strategy? more ›

Despite many rumors and plenty of hyperbole, no riot police showed up, no arrests were made...and almost no one actually moved to City Hall. more ›

Breaking news from Westlake Center: Police are threatening to arrest all protesters who remain in the park and are urging everyone to relocate to City Hall. more ›

The long arm of the law reaches a local costumed do-gooder. In a turn of events markedly different than the bus jacking foiled by the local masked crusader, Seattle police say that local "real life superhero" Phoenix Jones ended up on the wrong side of the law in the wee, last-call hours of Sunday morning. Jones, profiled by Publicola last year, is leader of the Rain City Superhero Movement -- which, as Nerdist says, "is equal parts awesome and stupid." more ›

According to a new set of rules concerning Occupy Sattle, the Mayor's office is publicly saying that protesters could remain in Westlake Center, as long as they aren't using "structures" to aid in their occupation. Naturally, one would assume that this specifically means the tents that were the cause of so much consternation earlier in the week. Guess again. more ›

If you're unable to join in the Occupy Seattle protests, but find yourself driving by Westlake Center after dark, you'll want to think twice before deciding to honk to show your support. more ›

Occupy Seattle protesters have now also begun to occupy central booking. Will the scene turn violent? more ›

Amanda Knox came home, the Occupy Seattle protests kept running strong throughout the night, a downtown gas leak, a North Seattle robbery and more, in this morning's headlines. more ›

That encampment ordinance from yesterday passed, a lawsuit against SPD gets $20,000 for an elderly man, and a "suspicious" death. The Mariners get a shutout, Apolo Ohno gets naked. Oh, and there's some "fish waste," too. more ›

Monday afternoon, local news station KOMO sued the Seattle Police Department over refusal to release department records -- specifically, KOMO has been trying for over a year to gain access to the department's archive of dashcam videos. Last night, KOMO reported that SPD has apparently lost over 45,000 of them over the past three years. How severe is this loss? It's a huge chunk of their archive. KOMO says that one month in 2008, "more than 14,000 videos disappeared in less than two days...that represented about 22 percent of all videos in the system at the time." more ›

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It's another good news, bad news day, as a man dies at the site of the McGuire building's demolition, and police inch closer to closing two separate hit-and-run cases. more ›

Start your morning with a little Foxy Knoxy. Plus: tons of crimes, one crime in a stupid hat, noble police dogs and a body found in a trash can, with a couple of lawsuits sprinkled on top. more ›

Soon, SPD officers may not ride horses, because money. The Seattle City Council is even turning down money from the Seattle Police Foundation to preserve the program. But is this maybe for the best? You tell us! more ›

One of our own is going to be in charge of BART, cops may no longer ride on horses, a win for the Mariners and a daring river rescue, in this morning's headlines. more ›

You may have heard yesterday's news of downtown becoming the stabbiest neighborhood in Seattle, with two stabbings in the past week. Both of these stabbings happened at Seattle's biggest shitshow: the northbound 3rd and Pike/Pine bus stops. A suspect in the first stabbing is at large, but a suspect in the second stabbing, Alphonse Hope, is being held in King County Jail on a $250,000 bail, leaving prosecutors until Wednesday to file a formal charge. More details of the ruckus that preceded the stabbing inside! more ›