Archive for January, 2013

Reader report: Car fire on 30th SW

Thursday, January 17th, 2013 Posted in Fire, White Center news | Comments Off on Reader report: Car fire on 30th SW

Scary sight on 30th SW, south of Roxbury, on Wednesday evening - this Lexus caught fire. We heard about it from Harmony via Facebook, and she shared this photo of ... Read more..

Burn ban ordered countywide to stave off pollution problem

Sunday, January 13th, 2013 Posted in Environment, White Center news | Comments Off on Burn ban ordered countywide to stave off pollution problem

With dry weather and stagnating air, a Stage 2 burn ban is now in effect King County - and that means no woodburning unless you have no other source of ... Read more..

Highline Public Schools consulting law enforcers for security plan

Friday, January 11th, 2013 Posted in Highline School District, Safety, White Center news | Comments Off on Highline Public Schools consulting law enforcers for security plan

You might recall the recent controversy over Highline Public Schools' security plan - the district said regional-media reports were inaccurate. But the district is consulting law enforcers to talk about ... Read more..

Another annexation rejected: Tukwila’s Duwamish Triangle bid

Thursday, January 10th, 2013 Posted in Annexation, South Park, White Center news | 4 Comments »

The most recent round of bids to take unincorporated areas off King County's hands have now gone 0-3: In last November's election, White Center and vicinity said no to Burien ... Read more..

Leadership election for 34th District Democrats tonight

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 Posted in Politics, White Center news | Comments Off on Leadership election for 34th District Democrats tonight

(34th District Democrats' leadership, photographed tonight by Patrick Sand for WCN/WSB) Meeting tonight at West Seattle's Hall at Fauntleroy, this area's largest political organization, the 34th District Democrats, elected new leadership ... Read more..

Taking down the tree? Boy Scout Troop 375 can help with that

Saturday, January 5th, 2013 Posted in Burien, Environment, White Center news | Comments Off on Taking down the tree? Boy Scout Troop 375 can help with that

Bring your tree and a bag - leave without tree, with hot chocolate and/or compost! From Boy Scout Troop 375 Scoutmaster Mark Ufkes: Boy Scout Troop 375 will host its annual ... Read more..

Burien benefit tonight for Joshua Watler’s fight against leukemia

Saturday, January 5th, 2013 Posted in Health, White Center news | Comments Off on Burien benefit tonight for Joshua Watler’s fight against leukemia

Tonight at Bison Creek Pizza in Burien, friends and family are gathering to raise money for Joshua Watler, a community organizer who has worked around the region but is now ... Read more..

DNA match brings arrest in Top Hat home invasion/rape case

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 Posted in Top Hat, White Center news | Comments Off on DNA match brings arrest in Top Hat home invasion/rape case

There's been an arrest in the November Top Hat home invasion/rape case, thanks to a DNA match. From the King County Sheriff's Office: DNA evidence led detectives to a 17-year-old man ... Read more..

Sheriff’s deputies investigate mystery shooting

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 Posted in White Center news | Comments Off on Sheriff’s deputies investigate mystery shooting

King County Sheriff's Office says a man was shot in the leg in White Center this morning - but nobody is sure yet how he got shot: On 1/3/12 around 445 ... Read more..

White Center scene: Pond gleaming in winter sunshine

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 Posted in Weather, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center scene: Pond gleaming in winter sunshine

Thanks to Gill for sharing that photo from about noon today, as the White Center Neighborhood Pond gleamed in the winter sunshine. This might be the end of the afternoon ... Read more..

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