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WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Adding a heat alert to the smoke alert
That bird-enhanced view of the smoky sunrise is from Theresa Arbow-O’Connor. Along with the ongoing Air Quality Alert throuh 5…
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City’s CARE crisis responders expand hours starting Wednesday
(CARE Department photo) Starting tomorrow, the crisis responders who are part of the city’s CARE public-safety department are expanding their…
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash at 16th/Holden
Thanks for the tip. 16th/Holden is partly blocked by a crash and the resulting medical response. Avoid the area for…
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WHALES: Orcas headed this way, southbound
A large group of transient orcas is passing through the Bainbridge ferry lanes, southbound, reports Kersti Muul, which means they’ll…
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Community-painted Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook mural vandalized. Here’s the plan.
Thanks for the tips. A tagger has vandalized the community-painted mural at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook. You can’t tell it…
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Election Day, Night Out, more on our West Seattle list for the first Tuesday of August
(Smoky sunrise – photo by Stewart L.) Here’s our list of event notes/reminders/listings for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West…
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TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Tuesday info
6:29 AM: Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 4, 2026. BRIDGE INCIDENT Multiple texters have reported at least one person on…
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Another sunset sight: Still-beached boat
(Reader photos) Also seen at sunset: West Seattle’s latest derelict boat, still beached at Constellation Park. We first mentioned it…
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WEST SEATTLE SMOKE: Sunset’s telltale tint
Thanks to Carol Ann Joyce for the photo of tonight’s sunset, with the expected tint that results from wildfire smoke.…
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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Shooting victim found, reportedly said it happened outside WS
6:22 PM: SFD and SPD are responding to a report of an 18-year-old with a gunshot wound to the abdomen…
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