The Seattle Chinese Garden, located at 6000 16th SW, was the site of a vibrant celebration for the Lantern Festival, or 元宵节, on March 7th. The event marked the first full moon after the Lunar New Year and served as the conclusion to the traditional 15-day holiday festivities.
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Washington's third place Class 4A girls basketball state trophy is firmly in the hands of the Kennedy Catholic Lancers after they put away Lake Washington by a 56-51 score Saturday.
The team from Burien finished with a 3-1 record to show for the tournament played at the Tacoma Dome.
It was a successful ending to a successful season for the Lancers.
"When we started, we had seniors and a bunch of juniors," said Kennedy Catholic head coach Michael Brooks earlier in the tournament. "We had to learn how to love each other. Our ability to care for each other has really grown."
The Lancers trailed the Kangaroos by a 39-33 score with 1:12 to play in the third quarter Saturday, but closed the gap to 39-38 by the end of the period.
Jayden Fitzgerald drew a foul while making a basket with 59.6 seconds to go and iced her free throws.
The music has officially returned to the West Seattle Junction. On March 7th, 2026, School of Rock West Seattle (SORWS) hosted a grand re-opening celebration from noon to 3 pm, marking the end of a long silence that began in October 2025. The facility, located at 4701 41st Ave SW, was forced to undergo a complete rebuild following a devastating water leak from the CVS pharmacy located directly above it. Ironically, just prior to the reopening a new leak was found but it was quickly resolved.
SPS will host a Highly Capable (HC, aka gifted/advanced learning program) on 3/18, 5-6pm for prospective HC families at Alki Elementary’s interim location (5000 SW Spokane St, Schmitz Park Elementary, NOT the current Alki location).
https://www.seattleschools.org/news/highly-capable-services/
SPS announced in January that they will be adding the HC program to Alki in the fall of 2026 at their new building currently under construction at the original location on Alki. All SPS students who live in West Seattle (WS) and qualify for HC are eligible to go to Alki with free busing provided. Currently the only HC option for WS students is at Thurgood Marshall near the Central District, with a bus ride that’s up to 90 minutes each way.
Update 8:30pm
The suspect was taken into custody around 8:15pm
Original Post
A King County Sheriff SWAT team was called into service after a shooting near 2500 SW 107th Way near White Center Friday evening. One victim was taken to the hospital.
The suspected shooter barricaded himself in the home and streets near the incident were closed.
The incident began around 5:45 pm
By Liz Steen
Imagine waking up to find that someone has taken over your entire digital life. They didn’t steal your wallet from your pocket, but they stole the "key" to your online world.
Digital identity theft is a widespread crime that can hurt both people and big businesses. Right now, many of us are using outdated ways to stay safe, and it is time for a change .
The Problem: Passwords Are Not Enough
For a long time, we thought a strong password and a text message code (SMS) were enough to keep hackers out. However, experts now say these traditional methods are no longer sufficient because of new AI-driven attacks . Hackers are getting very good at using AI to trick people and steal their login information . They also use "consent attacks," where they trick you into clicking "Allow" on a fake app that then steals your data .
What You Can Do Right Now
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
Davis derailed Kennedy Catholic's state championship dreams Friday by a 57-38 score in a Class 4A girls basketball semifinal at the Tacoma Dome.
The Lancers of Burien head south for a fourth consecutive day Saturday, playing in the game for third and fifth place at 11:15 a.m.
Davis, which came in as the No. 1 seed at state, wasted no time in taking the lead for good Friday, jumping out to a 4-0 advantage and never trailing.
Jayden Fitzgerald put the Lancers on the scoreboard by stepping underneath for a basketball with 5:49 to play in the first quarter, but Davis answered right away to make it a 6-2 game.
Fitzgerald cut the lead to 6-4 with a pair of free throws at 3:46, then answered a Davis 3-point basket with a trey of her own to make it 9-7.
The Pirates took a 13-7 lead by the end of the first quarter and widened it to 16-7 early in the second quarter.
Update 8:15pm
Power has been restored
Original Post 4:39pm
Citing vegetation or tree fall Seattle City Light's System Status page showed power was out for more than 2100 customers on Friday afternoon starting around 4:15pm.
The outages stretches from SW Brandon Street on the north in a narrow band to just past 106th SW.
On the west it goes past and slightly into Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center and on the east it extends into South Park up to the edge of the Duwamish River.
Restoration was exprected by or before 10:30pm
Residents looking to breathe new life into broken household goods can head to the White Center Fieldhouse—affectionately known as the "Log Cabin"—for a free community repair event on Saturday, March 14th.
Hosted by the King County Solid Waste Division, the event will run for three hours, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, at Steve Cox Memorial Park. The program pairs residents with skilled volunteer "fixers" and sewers who donate their time to mend and repair a wide variety of personal and household items.
What Can Be Fixed?
The "fixers" are prepared to tackle various small items, including:
King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda has announced an upcoming public forum to provide the West Seattle community with vital updates on the ST3 light rail expansion.
The event, titled "West Seattle Light Rail Forum: Momentum and Updates," is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1st, at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.
The forum aims to foster clearer communication between regional leaders and the public as the Sound Transit Board prepares to make "critical decisions" regarding the light rail's future. Joining Councilmember Mosqueda will be a panel of high-level officials, including Sound Transit Boardmember Mayor Katie Wilson, Sound Transit CEO Constantine, Capital Delivery Executive Director Brad Owen, and Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka.
