In advance of King County's plan to remove apartments and put in an underground storage tank for combined sewer overflows just east of Lowman Beach Park in West Seattle, Seattle firefighters will use the soon-to-be demolished homes for training…MORE
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Captain Kessler hopes to finish out career at Southwest Precinct
Wed, 03/27/13
The New Year brought a new Seattle Police Southwest Precinct Commander to West Seattle ... sort of.
To be accurate, Captain Joe Kessler’s assignment to head the precinct was a return to an old job he held from 2008 to 2010, and one he said…MORE
Officer Luckie and Detective Bach honored as Officers of the Year by Seattle Police Officers' Guild
Wed, 03/27/13
Two of West Seattle’s men in blue were honored in March as Officer’s of the Year for 2012 by the Seattle Police Officers' Guild for their work in ending the Ian Stawicki manhunt in May of that year.
Southwest Precinct Officer Scott Luckie…MORE
Seattle Schools to host community meeting on strategic plan in West Seattle on April 2
Wed, 03/27/13
Seattle Public Schools will hold a community meeting at Chief Sealth International High School on April 2 to share information on updating the District’s Strategic Plan: Excellence for All and ask for public feedback on the process.
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Hunger Action Week now underway in King County; 1 in 5 children in King County at risk for hunger
Tue, 03/26/13
Hunger Action Week is underway in King County from March 25 - 30 seeking to raise awareness is about an issue that affects 13% of King County residents and 1 in 6 people nationwide. According to organizers 1 in 5 kids in King County is at risk…MORE
Amanda Knox back on "The railroad job from hell" investigator Paul Ciolino tells West Seattle Herald
Tue, 03/26/13
By Steve Shay
The legal ordeal, and anguish, of West Seattle-raised Amanda Knox, and her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, continues. Both were acquitted Oct. 3, 2011 of all murder charges of her British college roommate,…MORE
WMW viewer spots wanted man dumpster diving in Burien, leads to arrest
Mon, 03/25/13
The King County Sheriff’s Office finally nabbed Alan Polevia on March 22 after a Washington’s Most Wanted viewer spotted him dumpster diving behind a Burien apartment complex and called police.
Polevia escaped from KCSO custody at…MORE
Burien woman enters not guilty plea in Seattle Parks shooting, alleges manipulative game forced her hand
Mon, 03/25/13
Burien resident Carolyn Piksa pleaded not guilty on March 25 to a first degree assault charge for allegedly shooting a co-worker on March 8 in North Seattle, and told authorities after her arrest she was trapped in a “game of manipulation”…MORE
Randy Engstrom submitted for confirmation as Seattle Director of Arts and Culture
Mon, 03/25/13
City of Seattle press release Mayor Mike McGinn moved to confirm Randy Engstrom as permanent director of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Engstrom has been the acting director since October 3, 2012.
“Our arts community is a…MORE
SPD: Purple sweatpant-wearing man arrested at West Seattle bar
Mon, 03/25/13
Seattle Police wordsmith Jonah Spangenthal-Lee brings us the latest in strange with an incident at the Yen Wor bar in West Seattle early this morning (March 25) resulting in a man's arrest for indecent exposure and property damage.
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