October 2025

Suspect arrested in brazen robbery of Menashe & Sons Jewelry; Items still missing
Bail set at $250,000 for both Menashe robbery and a robbery in Renton

A 29-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the two-million-dollar jewelry store robbery that occurred at Menashe & Sons Jewelry in West Seattle on August 14. The suspect, who police identified as a previously convicted felon, is currently being held on $250,000 bail at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, WA.

The individual was initially apprehended by the Renton Police Department (RPD) on October 16. The RPD arrested the man for involvement in multiple smash and grab robberies and additional weapons charges. As a convicted felon, the suspect is prohibited from possessing firearms.

Following the Renton arrest, Seattle Police Department (SPD) detectives and SPD’s lead robbery detective referred robbery charges to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPO) on October 18. These charges relate to the suspect’s alleged involvement in the brazen smash & grab. 

Category

Sealth is playoff bound in game with Lindbergh Saturday

The Chief Sealth Seahawks are playoff bound—and they’re bringing momentum, grit, and a community's pride into Saturday’s showdown against Lindbergh High School.

Set for 12:00 PM on November 1 at the Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex, the opening-round matchup marks a turning point for a Sealth squad that’s battled through adversity and emerged as one of the most resilient teams in the district.

Riding High After Statement Win

Just one week ago, the Seahawks stunned Lincoln with a 36–20 victory, showcasing explosive offense and lockdown defense. That win sealed their playoff berth and sent a message: Sealth isn’t just showing up, they’re here to compete.

Category

Update: Outages persist: Now down to 574 across the area

Update 5:30pm

The restoration process is continuing with the total number without power down to 574.

Update 2:30pm

City light crews were busy overnight and throughout Sunday morning as they worked to restore power. At 2:30 pockets of outages remained across the area. 

Update 8:30am 

A total of 5,754 City Light customers remained without power on Sunday morning. Stretching from North Seattle to the south end with a variety of restoration times.

To see updates on your area visit https://www.seattle.gov/city-light/outages

Update 9:30pm

More than 4200 homes were without power from Salmon Creek Ravine to Beverly Park as the high winds continued. Restoration was expected after 3am.

 

Original Post 8:48pm

Category

Junction Harvest Festival was a blast of Autumn fun

The West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival concluded its lively celebration on Sunday Oct. 26, having filled the neighborhood streets with music, high-energy performances, and competitive cuisine.

The festive atmosphere began immediately with the Costume Parade. The procession was led in style by the West Seattle High School Marching Band and provided the perfect kick-off to the day. Participants lined up in their festive attire and joined the parade as it wound through the Junction, successfully filling the streets with music, color, and community pride.

Category

Jennifer's View: The day the animals returned

I lived in Augusta, Georgia with my family for 8 years when Ric was a professor at the Allied Health department of Georgia Medical College. 

Balking at a full time teaching assignment after I taught full time the previous18 years, I signed up for NEA sponsored artist–in–residence programs with both Georgia and S.Carolina. I figured that with the half day studio/teaching set up of residencIes, I would have more time to paint and get my work into galleries in Atlanta.

Student painting


The first year of this residency work put 20,000 miles on my brand new pickup. I had a lot of driving and thinking to do when I would go to towns all over the two states. I got to know a lot of wonderful Southerners, 
hardworking teachers and polite (mostly) kids.

 

Category

West Seattle Harvest Festival is Sunday Oct. 26

Sunday, October 26th, 2025 from 11AM to 2 PM

Gather your monsters for a good ol’ fashioned Trick or Treat in the Junction on Sunday, October 26th.

  • Event Schedule

    🕚 11:00 – 11:30 AM
    Costume Parade led by the West Seattle High School Marching Band
    Kick off the festival in style! Line up in costume and join the parade as it winds through the Junction, filling the streets with music, color, and community pride.

    🕚 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Activity Booths + Sidewalk Trick-or-Treating + Free Kids’ Area + Cornhole Games
    Explore activity booths hosted by local businesses and community groups, enjoy trick-or-treating all along California Ave, and check out the free kids’ play area, by Hope Lutheran, featuring cornhole and other games for all ages!

Category

Kennedy Catholic clobbers Kentridge

Kennedy Catholic clobbered Kentridge in a game played Saturday afternoon at French Field in Kent with by a lopsided score. Kennedy 74, Kentridge 6.

The Lancers ran their first place North Puget Sound League Class 4A division leading record to 6-0 and their overall mark to 6-2 with the win.

Kennedy wraps up its season with a 1 p.m. Saturday home game against Mount Rainier at Highline Memorial.

Mount Rainier stands at 3-3 in division play and 5-3 overall following its 45-40 victory over Auburn on Thursday.

 

Category

Sports Roundup 10-25-25

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

 

Football

Mt. Rainier 45, Auburn 40

Mount Rainier outgunned the Trojans in a high-scoring affair Thursday at Highline Memorial.

 

O'Dea 56, West Seattle 14

West Seattle accepted a forfeit win from Nathan Hale for Thursday and played a tough ODea contingent instead and tasted defeat for the first time this year.

 

Interlake 56, Foster 6

The Saints marched past the Bulldogs in Thursday action.

 

Chief Sealth 39, Lincoln 7

The Seahawks emerged victorious against the Lynx in a road game Friday.

 

Blanchet 13,:Ballard 12

Ballard was barely beaten by Bishop Blanchet this Friday.

 

Sammamish 46, Evergreen 16

Category

National Take Back Drug Day is this Saturday 10 am to 2pm
Take your unused prescription meds to the SW Seattle Police Precinct

The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

The Seattle Police Southwest Precinct is again participating.

You can properly dispose of your unused, expired, or unwanted Rx meds at the following Seattle Police Department locations - no questions asked!

Locations:

  • SPD SW Precinct: 2300 SW Webster Street 

At nearly 4,000 collection sites throughout the United States, DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day encourages Americans to safely and anonymously dispose of unnecessary, expired, and unused prescription medications to help prevent prescription drug misuse and reduce the potential for accidental overdoses and poisonings. 

Category

Northwest Seaport Alliance reports severe, prolonged decline in trade volumes
Tariffs a big factor but not the only one

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), which manages the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, reported its seventh consecutive week of depressed metrics year over year for the period ending October 10, 2025. Weekly data released by the NWSA highlights sharp drops across critical trade indicators when compared to figures from October 2024.

While many metrics were stagnant compared to the previous week, the ongoing year-over-year declines underscore persistent challenges impacting port activity.

Key Weekly Declines Highlight Severity

The severity of the volume drop is clearly evident in the comparison to the October 2024 weekly average.

Category