January 2022

information from Seattle Police Department

#2022-015027/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch: 

On 01-19-2022 at 2:14 am, a shots call near Westcrest Park in the 8600 block of 8th Ave SW was called in.

Approximately 45 minutes later, a victim with a gunshot wound to the left thigh showed up at the VA Hospital. Officers responded and were told by the victim that he had been shot near Westcrest Park.

Officers located the shooting scene, recovered evidence of a shooting, and took audio statements from two witnesses located at the scene.

Gun Violence Reduction Unit notified.

information from Seattle Police Department

#2022-014075/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch: 

On 01-17-2022 at 11:41pm hours, neighbors in the 4700 block of SW Charlestown called to report shots fired from a vehicle after a loud argument.

When officers arrived, they located evidence of a shooting in front of an apartment building in the area. A female in the building was contacted who reported a burglary and hinted that her boyfriend may have fired his weapon while confronting the suspects who were driving a Gold or Silver Subaru Forrester with tinted windows.

However, her story changed repeatedly, she admitted lying initially to officers, and her boyfriend had fled the scene in a White BMW prior to officers’ arrival.

Gun Violence Reduction Unit notified.

information from the City of Seattle

As the Omicron surge in COVID cases continues, today Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced new and improved testing options for Seattleites opening this month. 

“As the Omicron variant continues to surge in our community and around the country so has demand for COVID-19 testing. We know that testing – along with vaccines, masks, and social distancing – is key to tackling this pandemic, which is why Seattle is launching a new testing site and swifter tests through our partnership with Curative,” said Mayor Bruce Harrell. 

A new Curative testing kiosk will launch tomorrow, Wednesday, January 19 at 315 W Bertona St, Seattle, WA 98119, and will be open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This site will be at Seattle Pacific University, as part of the Harrell administration’s partnership-focused approach to address the continuing pandemic.  

  By Patrick Robinson

Human beings by their nature are learning creatures, who by testing limits eventually arrive at a mutual consensus about the world around them. Fire is hot, knives are sharp, dogs can bite.

Those simple concepts form the basis of our understanding about right and wrong. As we grow more sophisticated and more abstract ideas can be understood things like truth vs. lies, freedom vs oppression, love vs. hate,  and democracy vs. autocracy can be evaluated. 

At a baseline, it’s not hard to grasp the idea of the right to vote. If you live in a democracy, you should have a right to vote. To limit that right is wrong. Yet we are witnessing that very thing right now in a slow motion national power struggle. 

Our former president lost the election. The idea that it was stolen is wrong. Continued lies about that are wrong. Supporting a lie is wrong. Taking actions to remedy a situation based on a lie is wrong. 

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Boys basketball

Mt. Rainier 49, Auburn Mountainview 42

The Rams rallied for a victory Saturday.

Foster 79, Tyee 25

Foster prevailed decisively in Friday's battle for SeaTac supremacy.

Ballard 47, Nathan Hale 37

The Beavers felled Nathan Hale in Friday action.

Renton 72, Evergreen 26

The recently renamed Redhawks of Renton routed the Wolverines in a Friday game.

Kent-Meridian 82, Tyee 42

Kent-Meridian toppled the Totems last Wednesday.

Sultan 73, Evergreen 40

The Wolverines came up short in Wednesday's action.

West Seattle 63, Lakeside 47

West Seattle won big last Tuesday.

information from Seattle Department of Transportation

Last weekend, we hoisted the work platforms into place on the underside of the high bridge’s western span. This weekend, we plan to complete the rigging work on the eastern span of the bridge so that the final platforms can be raised later this month. The work platforms provide crews access to the underside of the bridge and will allow them to complete epoxy injections and carbon-fiber wrapping. 

District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared this update in her weekly newsletter to constituents:

Last week South Park experienced flooding caused by King Tides and significant rainfall. Many residents have been impacted by the flooding and sewer backups due to the high-water levels. If you have property damage due to flooding or sewer backups there is assistance available. Please reach out to me (lisa.herbold@seattle.gov) and I will connect you with the appropriate entity to get the assistance process started.