Last Wednesday, Sept. 26, the U.S. Postal Service announced that it will not make the scheduled payment of $5.6 billion to prefund retiree health benefits, which was due Sunday, Sept. 30.
The payment was mandated by Congress under a 2006…MORE
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SLIDESHOW: Beat the Burn 5K run/walk benefited Camp Eyabsut
Sun, 09/30/12
While there was reasonably light turnout for the event, the Beat the Burn 5K sponsored by The Port of Seattle Fire Department/Local 1257 Firefighters and the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters Burn Foundation got off to a great start on…MORE
Protecting Puget Sound one raindrop at a time
Sun, 09/30/12
Each year, tens of millions of gallons of untreated water from combined sewer overflow (CSO) gushes into Salmon Bay. In 2011, the number totaled 43,700,000 gallons of water, according to a report from the Washington State Department of Ecology.…MORE
The mayor proposed his budget, now what?
Sun, 09/30/12
The 2013-14 city of Seattle budget -- and all of the benefits and ramifications it could bring -- doesn’t end with the mayor’s proposal.
Now that the mayor has set forth his ideas, it is time for the city council to do their own…MORE
RapidRide now in action
Sun, 09/30/12
You’ve seen the new fancy-schmancy red and yellow bus. You’ve met the LED-sunglass-and-cape-wearing RapidRide man. And you’ve heard both the boasting and the mocking of what the new bus line will do (or not do) for the Ballard neighborhood.
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Who's right in the Route 44 debate?
Sun, 09/30/12
As the BNT reported last week, King County Metro has decided to move ahead with reducing the number of stops Route 44 takes along NW Market St in order to make bus service faster and more reliable.
Officials from King County Metro have…MORE
Man arrested for attempting to abduct boy in Burien Alberton's bathroom
Sat, 09/29/12
A man is in custody after attempting to abduct a boy from the bathroom at Albertson's on 1st Ave S. in Burien today, the King County Sheriff's Office said.
The Sheriff’s office says an 11-year-old boy was in the store with his parents and…MORE
Normandy Park group homes not operating legally, state agency says
Sat, 09/29/12
The state has informed a for-profit California company that it is illegally operating homes for mentally ill adults in Normandy Park.
The Seattle Times reported Sept. 29 the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) hand-delivered a…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Elvis gets crowd all shook up at Senior Center of West Seattle fundraiser
Sat, 09/29/12
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The Senior Center of West Seattle was rockin' & rollin' Friday night with "An Evening with Elvis!", a dinner fundraiser to help the center. West Seattle's very own award-winning Elvis impersonator,…MORE
Two car accident sends one to hospital on Fauntleroy Way SW
Sat, 09/29/12
By David Rosen
The Seattle Fire Department quickly responded to a two car accident on Fauntleroy Way SW and SW Avalon Way around 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 29. One of the vehicles involved ran the light at the intersection and got hit…MORE
