March 2026

Local student mathematicians are preparing for a day of intense calculation as the West Seattle Math Competition arrives at the Admiral HUB on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The event, which will be held in the old Admiral Church building at 4320 SW Hill St, is scheduled to run from 12 pm to 5 pm.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPETITION HERE

The competition is open to participants for a $5 entry fee, which helps fund the event's operations. Organizers have designed a rigorous four-round format that tests a wide range of mathematical disciplines, including algebra, geometry, probability, and number theory.

A Test of Skill and Speed

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.

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: