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From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard will close to much or all marine traffic at various times Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and Nov. 5-20.

Vessel operators should pay close attention to times, vessel-size…MORE

A Ballard News-Tribune reader witnessed a hit and run accident yesterday on 14th Ave NW, between NW 45th and 46th streets. She said it "looked pretty serious" -- airbags were deployed and both cars were mangled. She said that the driver and…MORE

Liquor thief caught at Crown Hill store

Oct. 18, 8:57 p.m., 8300 Block of 15th Ave NW -- A man with a $5,000 theft warrant was booked into King County Jail after he tried to steal three liquor bottles from a store in Crown Hill.

The…MORE

From U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard pollution response crews from Sector Puget Sound, in Seattle, continue to oversee the mitigation of potential pollution from a presumed abandoned fishing vessel near the Ballard Locks in Seattle, Thursday…MORE

Developer Mike Peck and Brian Regan have big plans for Ballard. They are in the process of transforming two spaces into office buildings.

The first is the vacant lot behind Caffe Fiore and Zayda Buddy's at 5304 Ballard Ave NW. The plan is…MORE

The circumstances of Bryan Johnston's disappearance are maddening as they are elusive.

"He just vanished into thin air," said daughter Kelly Hubbard, sitting inside the historic Johnston home in the Sunset Hill neighborhood. After two…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Earl F. Ecklund Jr. was born in 1945 but has no memory of a time in his life that his family didn’t own Lockhaven Apartments, at least until August 26, 2013.

In the uproar since Lockhaven’s sale to Goodman Real…MORE

Today is the last day to comment on the Department of Planning and Development's proposed microhousing legislation, which seeks to set rules on the controversial "aPodment" wave that started in Capitol Hill and has rippled its way out to Ballard…MORE

Update

The grocery unions and the four major grocery chains were able to reach an agreement just a couple hours before the 7 p.m. deadline.

This means there will be no strike and that Ballardites can continue to shop at Safeway,…MORE

From Seattle Police Blotter

A man attacked another man’s vehicle with a skateboard this evening in North Seattle. On Sunday, Oct. 20, at approximately 5:00 p.m., a blue mini-van was traveling southbound on 15th Ave NW and stopped at a…MORE