Carmen Best clears hurdle for Seattle police-chief job; now it’s up to full City Council
If confirmed Monday, Best will become the first African American to serve as permanent Seattle police chief, a milestone overshadowed by the turmoil over her...
A death in Okanogan County: Homicide case against man with purported militia ties falls apart over withheld evidence
James Faire was accused of running over a Seattle-area couple in 2015, killing a woman, during a confrontation at a rural home about 20 miles...
Federal judge scolds Seattle officials over access to police-reform data, but takes no action
U.S. District Judge James Robart complained that it took too much time to complete fingerprinting required to allow a member of his monitoring team to...
Interim SPD Chief Carmen Best vows to continue reforms, fight crime during 1st confirmation hearing
The police-chief nominee pledged to hold officers accountable as the department undergoes a two-year period in which it must show that it is continuing to...
Two Seattle police officers fired for shooting at fleeing car in Eastlake neighborhood WATCH
In strongly worded disciplinary reports released Monday, Interim Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best found that the two officers recklessly fired at the stolen car amid...
Carmen Best, once rejected, is Seattle mayor’s pick for top cop. Citizens have ‘a lot of questions’ about how this went.
Mayor Jenny Durkan nominated Carmen Best as chief of the Seattle Police Department, passing up two outsider candidates after a monthslong national search with several...
Progress reported in contract talks between Seattle and police officers’ union
Neither the city nor the police officers' union is allowed to discuss the confidential talks, which come as Mayor Jenny Durkan has selected Interim Chief...