November 2024

Update 4:35pm

Some sporadic pockets of outages remained out but for most customers of City Light the power was back on following massive outages caused by the "bomb cyclone" storm that blew through the area overnight Tuesday and Wednesday. Transformers were lost, trees fell, certainly some branches were down but a drive around the area early Wednesday looked as if a giant leaf blower had been turned on, with the streets largely swept clean. White Center and Westwood Village were without power for a significant portion of the day on Wednesday but finally got restored. A pocket of outages persisted just south of Schmitz Preserve Park.

Update 8:30am

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Kennedy Catholic captured the Class 4A state girls swimming championship Saturday, scoring 265 team points to the 242 of Curtis.

The Lancers did not have any participants in the Thursday diving portion of the meet, but scored more than enough points in Saturday's swimming finals and consolation finals to make up for it.

They opened by winning the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1 minute, 45.66 seconds before Lucy LaBella took 16th in the 200 freestyle in 2:01.28.

Kaitlyn Vu won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:06.55 after that and Kennedy Catholic teammate Hailey Weiler took the 100 butterfly in 54.34.

Avery Jackson finished fourth in the 100 free with a 52.99 effort and the Lancers took fifth in the 200 free relay in 1:41.71.

Kennedy Catholic finished strong, coming in first in the final three events to overtake Curtis.

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One line you quoted in this article is key to finding "proof" that ST3 is proceeding on an incomplete foundation.

"No Modal Alternatives Analysis conducted, calling into question the choice of light rail to serve the West Seattle-Downtown Seattle corridor."

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for Tuesday afternoon overnight with gusts in some areas as high as 65 mph. Some meteorologists are referring to the weather system as a "Bomb Cyclone" since the low pressure it carries is dropping quickly in a short period of time. Winds in Burien, West Seattle and Ballard are likely to be somewhat lower than those further outside central Puget Sound.

HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East to southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected.

* WHERE...Central Coast, North Coast, Western Strait of Juan De Fuca, Bellevue and Vicinity, and East Puget Sound Lowlands.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

A group of regional transit experts has assembled an alternative Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on Sound Transit's WS light rail plan.  You can find its version 5.1 here.  At less than 20 pages, it is more accessible than the nearly 1000-page FEIS generated by Sound Transit.  The group, calling itself Regional Transit Colleagues, has looked at the project from several angles, starting with how Sound Transit tax dollars — about $1780 per household per year in King, Snohomish & Pierce counties — are being spent. 

Information from Seattle Police Blotter

by Detective Brian Pritchard 

Seattle Police Officers arrested a 21-year-old, 19-year-old and 11-year-old wanted for a string of robberies in Seattle and surrounding jurisdictions.

During these robberies, the suspects enter the businesses armed with firearms, stole merchandise and cash, before fleeing in stolen vehicles.

Friday evening at approximately 8:30 p.m., the same suspects committed an additional armed robbery in a surrounding jurisdiction. The suspects were pursued in a silver Hyundai by Tukwila Police into Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood.

The pursuit spanned through multiple jurisdictions and involved several agencies including King County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol and Tukwila Police Department.

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Football

Kennedy 49, Richland 7

Kennedy Catholic opened the state Class 4A playoffs by blasting the Richland Bombers in a game played Friday at Highline Memorial.

The No. 4 state seeded Lancers ran their overall record to 11-0.

Next up is a home state quarterfinal against No. 5-seeded Gonzaga Prep of Spokane at a day and time to be announced.

Volleyball

West Seattle

The Wildcats won the District 2 Class 3A championship with a 3-0 Saturday victory over Liberty of Renton in the Lakeside of Seattle gymnasium.

West Seattle beat Bellevue by a 3-0 margin earlier in the day after opening with a 3-1 win Thursday over Roosevelt.

The Wildcats advance to the state tournament to take place next Friday and Saturday at the Yakima Valley Sun Dome.