April 2023

A large emergency response call went out around 6:10 for a vehicle which was on the beach at Cormorant Cove Park, just adjacent to the Harbor West Condominiums on Beach Drive SW. 

The Beach Drive Blog covered the story and it appears that the vehicle may have been stolen. It was a Hyundai Tucson SUV of the type that is highly subject to theft.

It appears that the vehicle was driven down to the beach over the sidewalk, grass, rocks and driftwood before becoming stuck in the sand.

There is public access boat ramp just to the north of Harbor West that was installed when they were constructed but that route was not taken.

SEA Airport celebrated the full renovation of its Central Terminal and the return of live music at SEA with a show headlined by Sub Pop artist Shaina Shepherd on April 13.

The Central Terminal underwent a $21.8 million renovation to elevate the customer experience with more dining options, seating, charging stations, and ADA accessibility improvements. The project also restored the 350-foot-long, 60-foot-high window wall and added new rocking chairs to enjoy the airfield view. In total, the renovation added 11,000 square feet of dining and seating, including the marquee Salty’s at the SEA, BrewTop Social, and a stunning Centurion Lounge by American Express.

The body of West Seattle resident Leticia Martinez Cosman, found in Renton on Tuesday was confirmed today by her family. The King County Medical Examiner is expected to confirm and provide information on the cause and manner of death.

She was last seen alive at Seattle Mariner's game on March 31 in the company of Bretth Michael Gitchel, 46. He was charged on Monday for allegedly attacking and attempting to kill her son, Patrick 24. Additional charges  were filed against Gitchel as well.

King County prosecutors plan to amend the charges next week to add a count of Murder in the Second Degree for the murder of Leticia Martinez-Cosman.

In July of 2020, Westside Seattle published story regarding the lack of a full explanation for the failure of the West Seattle Bridge. We called for what is known as a Forensic Engineering study of the failure, by an outside engineering firm. Such studies examine everything from the original plans, to the modification of those plans during construction, to the reports about the construction and obviously the history of the bridge and incidents that led to the failure. Forensic Engineering is not inexpensive with fees ranging in the hundreds of thousands of dollars or more. But as we wrote in 2020: