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A proposed five story apartment building on Delridge Way SW that began its journey to actual construction in 2008 when the early design guidance was first submitted is finally up for Streamlined Review with the Southwest Design Review Board on…MORE

By Tim Clifford

On Dec.19 the Seattle Police Department held its first ever SPD Hackathon in the basement of the department’s headquarters on 5th Ave. A training room was turned into a “geek den” replete with coffee, pastries and plenty…MORE

Early this morning, Seattle Police announced that they arrested a man and a woman -- two felony suspects -- after a close to seven hour standoff.

The Major Crimes Task Force witnessed the two suspects enter an abandoned home near North…MORE

While the search for a new Seattle Fire Chief continues, Mayor Ed Murray has named former Assistant Chief Michael E. Walsh as Interim Fire Chief. Chief Walsh will be filling the top position on a temporary basis, succeeding Fire Chief Gregory M.…MORE

As the number of people without access to emergency shelters grows, and as tents continue to pop up on public right-of-way and vacant lots throughout Seattle, Mayor Ed Murray is proposing additional shelter capacity and a new look at permitted…MORE

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will reopen the West Emerson Overpass to traffic today, December 19, completing a challenging 11-week repair project.

This is the first major repair to the bridge since it first opened in…MORE

The Senior living center at 4611 35th SW that began as Merrill Gardens, then changed to Emeritus for a brief time has changed identities and ownership one more time to become Brookdale Senior Living. The company owns ten centers in the Greater…MORE

A new boy has come to town and, like Santa, he wears a fiery red coat: a male red panda named Yukiko (yu-key-ko), Woodland Park Zoo’s newest arrival.

The 9-year-old panda arrived under the Red Panda Species Survival Plan conservation…MORE

Today Mayor Ed Murray and Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole outlined the department’s new pilot project on body-worn cameras, as well as unveiled the new uniforms officers will be wearing as they police Seattle streets.

“Body cameras…MORE

In response to rising crime rates in North Seattle, Whittier Heights Involved Neighbors met last week to discuss the details of forming their very own paid security patrol.

Almost 50 residents from the Whittier Heights neighborhood met…MORE