It was only fitting that the community meeting on short term capacity solutions at Seattle Public Schools on Dec. 11 was filled beyond capacity, with parents concerned about overcrowding and student relocation resorting to standing or tracking…MORE
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Man critically injured in accident at King County Intl. Airport
Thu, 12/13/12
A man in his 60's has been injured at King County International AIrport, apparently by an aircraft propellor. The call came in shortly after 2:30 pm from 8500 Permiter Road South which is the listed address of Helicopters Northwest. Scanner…MORE
Deputies arrested would-be grinches in White Center
Thu, 12/13/12
An ongoing worry for White Center residents, voiced at several community meetings in the recent past, is suspected mail and package thieves wandering the streets and stealing goods from others.
It appears two culprits may have been…MORE
Southbound SR99 lanes will be closed for construction next two weekends
Thu, 12/13/12
WSDOT press release:
Drivers should plan for delays on southbound State Route 99 through downtown Seattle the next two weekends. Crews working for WSDOT will reduce SR 99 to one lane near the stadiums and close the southbound off-ramp to…MORE
Fitzgibbon reappointed to vice-chair role, elected to caucus leadership post
Thu, 12/13/12
Press release:
Earlier this week, the House Democratic Caucus announced its committee structure for the upcoming session. State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien, 34th District) will continue to serve as vice-chair of the House Local…MORE
Police investigating rifle-firing joyriders in Highland Park
Wed, 12/12/12
Seattle Police are investigating "some jerk" who fired nine rifle rounds into the air in Highland Park around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 11.
Here are the details from Jonah Spangenthal-Lee with SPD:
Some jerk with a rifle gave neighbors in…MORE
Six homes will be built on Othello Street, just north of Lincoln Park
Wed, 12/12/12
If you've driven west on Othello Street SW off Fauntleroy Way SW you've probably seen the demolition underway there.
The backhoes are out and tearing down a single level apartment complex on the corner of S.W. Othello St. and 47th Ave S.W…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Car accident shuts down Fauntleroy Way SW
Wed, 12/12/12
By David Rosen
The Seattle Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident involving four cars around 11:55 pm on December 11. According to Seattle Police, a woman driver was traveling Southbound on Fauntleroy Way SW and fell…MORE
City to fund new West Seattle park, offsetting urban growth
Tue, 12/11/12
For now, the vacant lot at 4731 40th Ave S.W. is nothing more than overgrown weeds and chain link fences. Luckily for West Seattle, the city council has different plans.
On Dec. 10, Seattle’s City Council unanimously (8-0) approved…MORE
Meet Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine set to transform Seattle's waterfront
Tue, 12/11/12
Kids across Puget Sound entered 150 different possible names for the SR 99 Tunnel boring machine in a recent contest, and the winning entry is Bertha, named after Seattle’s 1926 Mayor Bertha Knight Landes – the first woman to lead a major…MORE
