December 2020

Car fire in White Center consumes vehicle

A car fire that started while it was being driven ended up completely destroying the vehicle in White Center Friday afternoon around 3:30pm

Two men were in the car and the driver said, "We had been working on the A/C trying to get it to work and we were coming up here from Taco Time when we saw that the light came on and said, "Hey it's working" then we smelled smoke and had to get out." They pulled over near 21st SW and SW 100th and jumped out of the by then flaming vehicle.

The resulting fire fully engulfed the vehicle but the North Highline Fire Department arrived and applying chemical flame retardants and water, getting it under control but it remained hot and smoking.

The driver said he has insurance but the exact cause and full cost of the damage was not immediately known.

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SPS Board approves return to some in-person learning 
First group of students will return to schools next March or earlier 

information from Seattle Public Schools

The Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors today approved a resolution that directs SPS to begin the process of bringing approximately 9,000 students back into school buildings and classrooms. 

The plan, first recommended to the board by Superintendent Denise Juneau and staff at a Dec. 5, 2020 board retreat, will initially resume in-person instruction for Preschool through 1st grade students and students enrolled in moderate to intensive special education service pathways (Focus, Moderate/Intensive, Social Emotional Learning, Distinct, Medically Fragile, Bridges, Preschool (Developmental/Seattle Pre-School Program), and continue serving individual students who have had an IEP Team determine in-person services for Resource and Access service pathways. 

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Fire in White Center duplex does top floor damage; No one hurt

A fire in a duplex in White Center at 9215 16th SW on Thursday afternoon displaced the family in the top floor after smoke and flames poured from the building. Fire crews responded quickly. 

No one was hurt but the top floor unit appeared to suffer extensive damage. Water damage was likely in the lower unit.

No word on cause or dollar amount extent of damage done. 

The Red Cross is normally called in these cases to provide temporary housing. 

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Couple in their 70s injured in suspected road rage shooting in West Seattle

information from Seattle Police Blotter

Police are investigating after a couple in their 70s were wounded in a suspected road rage shooting this morning in West Seattle.

The couple were driving in West Seattle around 8:15 AM when they encountered another motorist in a white van, who was driving slowly in front of them. The male victim honked at the other driver and then drove around the suspect’s van. 

The victims then stopped at a red light at the intersection of 16th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Holden Street. The suspect pulled pulled up on the passenger’s side of the victims’ car and fired a single shot into their vehicle, grazing the victims.

The suspect sped away, and the victims drove to the nearby Southwest Precinct and flagged down officers to report the incident and receive aid for their injuries. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect. 

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