S.W. Precinct Captain Joseph Kessler (who recently retook command in West Seattle after a few year stint downtown) has been named to the Community Police Commission (CPC) by Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn.
The CPC is defined by the city as an…MORE
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North tollbooth at Faunteroy Ferry dock closed through May
Mon, 01/14/13
The Washington State Ferry's will close the north entrance lane and tollbooth at the Fauntleroy Ferry dock due to the Barton Pump Station Upgrade project being worked on, just adjacent to the dock on the north side.
WSF recommends…MORE
On the Go Week of 1-14-13
Mon, 01/14/13
West Seattle Lion’s Club January Events Senior Center of West Seattle - 2nd floor 4217 S.W. Oregon St Thursdays, Noon--1:30 p.m. for lunch & speaker unless otherwise noted. Jan. 17 ~ Cheryl Phelps will present the wonderful “Leader Dogs.”…MORE
UPDATE: Daughter of Corner Pocket owner dies of cardiac arrest; Brother Michael Maine tells WS Herald
Sat, 01/12/13
UPDATE: Friday, Jan. 18
The West Seattle Herald was told by a family member that a private funeral will take place today, Friday, with a private memorial for Calley to then be held at the Corner Pocket.
…MOREUPDATE 2: Michelle Shocked Meander's Kitchen performance cancelled; Replaced with Queer Burlesque youth benefit show
Sat, 01/12/13
UPDATE 2: Meander's Kitchen owner Miranda Krone, has taken steps to react in a positive way to the cancellation of the performance by Michelle Shocked whose appearance was cancelled yesterday following a performance in San Francisco during which…MORE
Fire at 45th and Trenton causes damage but no one hurt
Sat, 01/12/13
Two people had to get out of the house and into the very cold early evening air when a fire broke out in a room in the back of a house at 45th and Trenton around 4:15pm on Saturday, Jan. 12.
Firefighters responded and quickly got control…MORE
WS Crime Prevention Council to discuss drug laws, school safety on Jan. 15
Sat, 01/12/13
WEST SEATTLE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL Community Safety Meeting
TUESDAY, Jan 15, 2013 @ Southwest Police Precinct, 2300 SW Webster, 7 – 8:30pm
- What's new in the SW Precinct. Capt Poulsen has transferred to South Precinct and Capt…MORE
UPDATE: Suspected robber leads cops on chase out of West Seattle, wrecks, jumps off bridge, survives, and ultimately gets arrested
Fri, 01/11/13
Update for Jan. 12
Det. Jeff Kappel with the Seattle Police Department released an in-depth description on a wild chase that began at Don Armeni Boat Ramp in West Seattle and ended with the suspect jumping from Hwy 99 onto a rooftop in a…MORE
Security officers, teachers, react to possibility Highline Schools security officers will be disarmed
Fri, 01/11/13
The timing couldn't have been worse.
Two days before a gunman killed 20 students and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school, the Highline School Board held a work/study session to review a new security plan that could include…MORE
Seattle Public Schools explains roots of overcrowding
Fri, 01/11/13
According to Seattle Public Shools officials, we can blame the overcrowding of West Seattle schools today on a combination of demographic trends five years ago, the recession, and an anomalous number of five year olds being signed up for…MORE
