Seattle/ Community & Society
Published on April 01, 2020
Top Seattle news: Field hospital may open by next week; woman charged with abusing her kids; morePhoto: Vlad Tchompalov/Unsplash

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Seattle.

Seattle police chief: Report ‘racist name-calling’ to 911

Police across the nation have their hands full dealing with coronavirus pandemic, but in Seattle, Police Chief Carmen Best wants cops to investigate reports of "racist name-calling."

Read the full story on The Washington Times.

Field hospital at Seattle's CenturyLink Field Event Center could open by next week

The field hospital at CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle will be one of eight in Washington state to help hospitals facing an overflow of coronavirus patients.

Read the full story on KING5.

Seattle woman charged with abusing her young children

A 26-year-old Seattle woman was charged last week in connection with the physical abuse of three of her children, who were removed from her home and placed in protective custody a year ago and only recently disclosed the abuse, according to King County prosecutors.

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

'A good run': Joel Connelly announces retirement from Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Joel Connelly, who has been a fixture at both the Seattle Post Intelligencer and SeattlPI.com since 1973, announced his retirement from both the outlet and journalism on Tuesday via a Facebook post.

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.


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