The Polar Bare Plunge at Three Tree Point went off with only a few stiches for the sixth time on New Year's Day. All 26 of the brave souls survived the shivery dip and were rewarded with wild cheering. No casualties have been reported but one…MORE
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St. Alphonsus aide hit, killed at intersection
Sat, 12/29/07
Agnes Meserole, a teaching assistant in the preschool program at St. Alphonsus Parish School died after being hit by a car on Dec. 13.
The accident occurred in the crosswalk at Northwest 58th Street and 14th Avenue Northwest around 11 a.m…MORE
Teen girl with asthma is missing
Sat, 12/29/07
Jessie Schutz is missing. Her mother believes that she may be in Seattle, or possibly Tacoma, but so far no one Mrs. Schutz has spoken to or contacted has seen her.
At 16 years old, Jessie is apparently living on the streets and likely…MORE
Sunset Hill seeks to save substation
Sat, 12/29/07
Friends of the Sunset Hill Substation will try appealing to the "green" side of political leaders to save a small parcel of surplus city property for community use that could otherwise be sold to developers.
Residents began organizing this…MORE
Baby born on 9/11 is Sea-Tac's 30 millionth flier
Sat, 12/29/07
Recognizing its busiest year ever, Sea-Tac International Airport honored in December a Seattle family's 3-month old baby boy as its "30 Millionth Passenger" for 2007.
This marked the first time that more than 30 million passengers have…MORE
Man slain during I-5 standoff
Sat, 12/29/07
On December 25, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Washington State Patrol received numerous 9-1-1 calls from motorists regarding a disturbed individual on the interstate interfering with traffic.
Witnesses described a white male running from the…MORE
Major arterial to be repaved soon
Sat, 12/29/07
Starting in March, the repaving - from the foot of the Ballard Bridge, on 15th Avenue, Elliott and Western, to First and Denny - is planned to be "minimally disruptive."
The Seattle Department of Transportation intends to keep all lanes…MORE
Feds to help area with storm damage
Sat, 12/29/07
Federal help is on the way for King County residents recovering from damage caused by the mid-December storm and flooding.
Major damage in the Highline area was in Shorewood, where about 20 homes were damaged or destroyed by a mudslide.…MORE
Historians will remember 2007 as a year of significant growth and maturation in a young city.
Sat, 12/29/07
From a new face to downtown, complete with the transformation of a 4-acre abandoned movie theater into a state-of-the-art high rise center with residential and retail space, to a state-of-the-art community center that will certainly emerge as a…MORE
Text no more while driving
Sat, 12/29/07
The Washington State Patrol says it plans to "vigorously enforce the state's new law against sending text messages while driving," now that the law is in effect.
"Texting while driving was always a bad idea," said State Patrol Chief John R…MORE
