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
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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
King County school districts win $40 million Race to the Top grant
Tue, 12/11/12
press release: A grant application written jointly by seven King County school districts has won $40 million in federal Race to the Top funds, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.
The Auburn, Federal Way, Highline, Kent,…MORE
Getting high in high school is still not cool; State Superintendent Dorn releases statement
Tue, 12/11/12
State Superintendent Randy Dorn has released a statement on marijuana in the wake of the passage of Initiative 502. He makes clear that those found possessing, using or distributing marijuana in or near schools will be disciplined or prosecuted…MORE
