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While Carrie Thomas, mother of murder victim Jayme Thomas, and I were talking on the telephone Dec. 14, a neighbor came to her door and told her that Jayme’s little cat had just been run over by a car.

Jayme told me about her little cat…MORE

By Anne-Marije Rook

Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield announced today that she won't seek nor accept the permanent position of superintendent when her contract ends in June.

"This was not an easy decision for me to make given my…MORE

Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield announced today that she won't seek nor accept the permanent position of superintendent when her contract ends in June.

"This was not an easy decision for me to make given my commitment to Seattle and to…MORE

press release: Between Monday, December 19 and Tuesday, January 3, some Metro routes will operate on reduced schedules, and there will be two Monday holidays when Metro operates Sunday service.

Some Metro bus routes have reduced service…MORE

U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan and Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez presented the findings of their investigation of SPD in a press conference on Dec. 16, reprimanding the department for excessive use of force and a lack of oversight and…MORE

On Dec. 20, Highline Medical Center (HMC) will merge their Tukwila Specialty Campus emergency room (ER) into the recently expanded ER at their main campus in Burien, according to Highline CEO Mark Benedum.

The other functions of the…MORE

press release: The contractor working on the Spokane Street Viaduct Widening Project for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been able to reduce the number of overnight closures due to favorable progress on construction, and thus…MORE

The Seattle Police Department has posted their 2010 Use of Force report and it notes that it was up only slightly, 2.6% but that complaints rose 30%. That number is lower than the national average, by "nearly one third" for metropolitan police…MORE

The Sound Transit Board of Directors adopted their 2012 budget on Thursday, Dec 15, which includes $2 million for the study of a high-capacity Ballard-to-Downtown streetcar line.

Seattle's elected leaders welcomed the Sound Transit board'…MORE

The published agenda for the Highline School District’s Dec. 14 board meeting set aside 20 minutes for comments regarding outgoing board president Sili Savusa.

But after more than an hour, the tributes to Savusa were still pouring in from…MORE