Alva Review-Courier -

SEATTLE (AP) — For nearly a week, people opposing police brutality and racial injustice have turned a Seattle neighborhood into ground zero for their protests, creating a carnival-like atmosphere with speakers and drum circles near a largely abandoned police station.

While protesters say it shows how people can manage without police intervention, it's drawn scorn from President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to "go in" to stop the "anarchists" he says have taken over the liberal city after officers withdrew to ease tensions.

Washington's governor and Seattle's mayor, both Democrat...