CRIME WATCH: Search in north Burien after West Seattle carjacking
8:41 PM: An air and ground search is under way in north Burien right now after a pursuing following a carjacking in West Seattle. The pursuit went through White Center, south West Seattle, and other...
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POWER OUTAGE: 11,000+ customers lose electricity in White Center, South Park,...
3:01 PM: Much of White Center is without power in an outage affecting more than 11,000 Seattle City Light customers, from southeast West Seattle east to South Park and south into Burien. No word yet...
View ArticlePublic Health closes Tacos de Canasta for second time in less than three months
From Public Health – Seattle & King County this morning, word that Tacos de Canastafo at 16th/104th has been closed again as of last Friday (April 12) for allegedly “operating without a valid...
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WEDNESDAY: King County Job Launch!
From the White Center Teen Program: King County Job Launch for ages 16 – 24 is coming up on Wednesday, April 17th. The Fall Job Launch Program features Pathways to Working in Healthcare. Ages 16 – 24...
View ArticleTONIGHT: Skate to live music at Southgate Roller Rink
Ready for Friday night revelry on wheels? Southgate Roller Rink hosts live music every Friday night, 9 pm-midnight, $18 cover and $5 skate rental. The rink at 9646 17th SW has multiple bands every week...
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WHITE CENTER WEEKEND SCENE: Day 1 of downtown cleanup
(WCN photos) Volunteers of all ages pitched in during today’s first installment of this year’s White Center Spring Clean. We caught up with a few of them doing some painting at 98th/15th. As previewed...
View ArticleCRIME WATCH: Deputies investigate carjacking reported at 17th/Roxbury
(Also published on partner site West Seattle Blog) This alert was just relayed over Seattle Police radio – King County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a reported carjacking outside Domino’s...
View ArticleCRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Arrest, vehicle recovery following Saturday night...
We just checked with King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Eric White for an update on the carjacking we reported Friday night. He tells us it actually happened in the O’Reilly Auto Parts lot...
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CRIME WATCH: Recognize this SUV? KCSO searching for driver who killed man at...
2:52 PM: The King County Sheriff’s Office says that’s the vehicle whose driver hit and killed an 81-year-old man at 15th/Roxbury on Monday night; the crash was first reported on our partner site West...
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LOST CAT: Pumpkin, missing in White Center
Have you seen this cat? Pumpkin, our large orange cat, has been missing since 4/24 @ 1040 am. He was last seen outside our home, 10200 block of 11th Ave SW in White Center. We live north of Steve Cox...
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CONTINUING SATURDAY: White Center Library Guild sale
The White Center Library Guild‘s spring sale continues today, 11 am-3 pm at the library. Thanks to Gill Loring for photos from day 1 on Friday – if you’re a gardener, remember this sale offers plants...
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VIDEO: 15th/Roxbury vigil for hit-run victim Tommy Joe Garrett
(Also published on partner site West Seattle Blog) Thomas J. Garrett, known to those who loved him as “Tommy Joe,” was the 81-year-old man killed by a hit-run driver this past Monday night at...
View ArticleHere’s what you’ll learn at May’s North Highline Unincorporated Area Council...
You’re invited to this Thursday’s online meeting of the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council, which sent this preview and info of how to attend: The Opportunity to Be Informed, Be Involved and Be...
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White Center HUB groundbreaking set for May 18
The announcement arrived in the inbox, sent by Community Roots Housing: Saturday, May 18 at 11:30 a.m. Dick Thurnau Memorial Park White Center Bicycle Playground 11050 10th Ave SW Join us on May 18 to...
View ArticleFrom library’s non-book freebies to Permitting Division’s noise-fighting...
By Tracy Record White Center Now editor Discussion of fun freebies from the King County Library System opened this month’s online North Highline Unincorporated Area Council meeting, facilitated by...
View ArticleMan shot in White Center
According to a bulletin heard on the Seattle Police frequency, King County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating a shooting at 14th SW/SW 100th. The victim is described as a man shot in the leg. Medics...
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GRATITUDE: White Center Library Guild’s spring-sale success
The White Center Library Guild is sharing words of thanks to those who made their spring sale a success: The White Center Library Guild held their Spring Rummage and Plant Sale on April 26th and 27th...
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North Highline participation in 2024 West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day
Love garage-saling? Tomorrow (Saturday, May 11) is the biggest day of the year – via our partner site West Seattle Blog, we present the annual West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, and this year we...
View ArticleMinimum wage goes up for unincorporated King County. Here’s what...
County Councilmembers have approved a new, higher minimum wage for North Highline and other unincorporated areas of the county. Our area’s Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda co-sponsored it – here’s how she...
View ArticleREADER VIDEO: House fire on 24th SW
Thanks to the reader who tipped us about this fire by texting that video (206-293-6302). Firefighters from North Highline and beyond have just finished putting out most of what was described in radio...
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