A Jewish student has filed a lawsuit against Seattle Public Schools, claiming school officials failed to respond to repeated antisemitic harassment at Nathan Hale High School.
A Washington man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a large international drug smuggling ring with direct ties to Mexico and Colombia. Curtis McDaniel, 56, received his sentence Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle after his June 2024 arrest during a joint operation led by the DEA, Seattle Police, and IRS Criminal Investigation.
Two independent journalists covering anti‑immigration protests in Seattle and Tukwila report violent assaults by Antifa activists, yet city leaders and major news outlets downplay the chaos.
Seattle University is under federal scrutiny after a civil rights complaint accused the school of offering scholarships that discriminate based on race and sex. The complaint, filed by the Equal Protection Project and obtained by The Daily Wire, urges the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate several DEI-aligned programs at the university, including one funded in partnership with Costco.
Seattle has lost Microsoft’s prestigious Build developer conference due to growing concerns over crime, homelessness, and deteriorating conditions downtown. Starting in 2026, the tech giant will relocate the event, delivering a major blow to Seattle’s reputation and economy.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has introduced a proposal to expand the city’s chronic nuisance property ordinance in response to rising violence around nightclubs and after-hours venues. The legislation aims to give city officials broader authority to penalize properties linked to repeated criminal or disorderly conduct.
Dueling protests outside Seattle City Hall have led to eight arrests and further exposed deep divisions in the city over free speech, religious freedom, and LGBTQ activism. On Tuesday, eight demonstrators were arrested for assault during a trans-rights protest, which was sparked by a Saturday rally hosted by On Fire Ministries that focused on protecting children from transgender ideologies. That earlier event resulted in 23 arrests after counterprotesters clashed with attendees in Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park.
Seattle’s growing public safety crisis deepened Saturday as counterprotesters—labeled “anarchists” by the mayor—shut down a religious rally at Cal Anderson Park, overshadowing new data showing modest progress in rebuilding the city’s depleted police force.
