A mistrial was declared Friday in the assault trial of former King County sheriff's Deputy Paul Schene after a lone juror held out for acquittal.
Schene was accused of assaulting a teenage girl in a holding cell in the rear of SeaTac City…MORE
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SeaTac woman charged in Highline school bus bomb threat
Fri, 01/22/10
A SeaTac woman has been charged with threats to bomb a Highline district school bus. Ubax Gardheere, 29, posted bond on Friday, Jan. 22 and was released.
The incident occurred Jan. 12 when prosecutors said she boarded a school bus headed…MORE
Whitman students raise thousands for Haiti
Fri, 01/22/10
It's 10:15 a.m. at Whitman Middle School, and Kate Bainbridge, a Whitman teacher, and Kim Ferkingstad, a parent volunteer, are balancing a ladder and hanging strand after strand of paper chains from the ceiling. The chains stretch off down the…MORE
Crossing improvements coming to Leary Ave.
Fri, 01/22/10
In November, Ballard Landmark residents Betty Kent and Ned Skavlen were collecting signatures supporting improvements to what they said was a dangerous crosswalk connecting the Landmark with the Canal Station Condos across Leary Avenue.
In…MORE
Seattle Police to take the Polar Plunge
Thu, 01/21/10
The Seattle Police Department will be well represented as members of the command staff will participate this Sunday, January 24th in the 2nd Annual Polar Plunge at Alki Beach.
The plunge is part of a fundraising campaign for the Law…MORE
Fine could be issued over removal of monkey tree
Thu, 01/21/10
Crews started work early Jan. 21 to remove the large monkey tree from the property on the southeast corner of Northwest 60th Street and Ninth Avenue Northwest.
East Ballard resident Robert Donat was watching as the tree came down. For some…MORE
UPDATE: SDOT reminder on road closures, congestion
Thu, 01/21/10
Expect congestion and detours around the West Seattle Bridge this weekend as construction crews work to improve the South Spokane Street Viaduct. If you’re planning to travel around West Seattle and the SODO area this weekend, please plan ahead…MORE
LaFarge North America agrees to $5 million DOJ and EPA settlement
Thu, 01/21/10
Lafarge North America Inc. which operates a cement and aggregate plant at 5400 West Marginal Way has agreed to enter into a settlement agreement, announced today, with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Environmental Protection…MORE
Ballard Library gaining hours as others lose them
Thu, 01/21/10
As the Seattle Public Library trims branch service hours to help cut $1.7 million from its 2010 budget, the Ballard branch will see its hours of operations increase beginning Feb. 3.
Ballard is one of 11 branches that will gaining an…MORE
Sun setting on zoo's Night Exhibit March 1
Thu, 01/21/10
In the face of a large public outcry – a Facebook group called "Save the Woodland Park Nocturnal House boasts 24,595 members – the Woodland Park Zoo will be shutting down the Night Exhibit, formerly known as the Nocturnal House, March 1.
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