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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

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

The most important fundraiser for North Seattle’s Boy Scout Troop 100 has been happening for the last few weeks at St. Alphonsus Church in Ballard.

The tree sale is the one and only annual fundraiser for the troop and has been a tradition…MORE

On December 7, Seattle Police arrested a 26-year-old man who was suspected of being involved in a hate crime against a cab driver in Magnolia.

According to Seattle Police Department, the cab driver picked up the suspect, two males and a…MORE

The Nordic Heritage Museum brings more than a dozen films from all five Nordic countries to Seattle for the Nordic Lights Film Festival on January 15-18, 2015, at SIFF Film Center located at Seattle Center.

“The Nordic Lights Film Festival…MORE

Paseo freaks can finally stop fearing a sandwich apocalypse after a new owner announced last week that he will soon reopen the restaurant.

On Dec. 12, a federal judge approved the pending bankruptcy sale, declaring Ballardite, Ryan…MORE