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Jonathan Choe, a veteran reporter for the ABC television affiliate KOMO in Seattle, has written an essay on Medium claiming he was fired for his coverage of a rally by the controversial Proud Boys group. Choe was covering the rally in the Washington state capital of Olympia earlier this month. He tweeted a photo…

UPDATE: LAPD now says four individuals were arrested during Saturday night’s protests that resulted in a citywide tactical alert. Three protesters were arrested for battery on a police officer. One was arrested for possessing a machete and causing a disturbance. A total of four officers and three protesters were…

Confirming longtime speculation, Seattle has officially named its new NHL hockey team the Kraken. The name, logo and uniforms were revealed Thursday (watch a clip above, including a sizzle reel), ahead of the team’s debut in the 2021-22 season. The announcement cemented one of the most offbeat names for a team in all…

Broadway Vacation The Musical, with characters from the popular Chevy Chase-fronted film franchise, will make its world premiere at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre this Fall. Though no announcement was made regarding actual Broadway plans for Broadway Vacation, the Seattle venue has been the starting ground for various…

Wanna win a bar bet? Challenge that lug next to you to name the first American team to win the Stanley Cup. It’s not Boston, Detroit or Chicago but the Seattle Metropolitans in 1917. Now the NHL is coming back to the Pacific Northwest. The league’s board of governors voted unanimously today to award its 32nd franchise…

Images and footage from Seattle of riot-gear-equipped police standing between rallies of the white nationalist group Patriot Prayer and anti-fascist counter-protesters, carried live on MSNBC this afternoon, make clear the tensions that exploded in Charlottesville yesterday are carrying into the last stretch of the…