On Tuesday morning, April 23, 2024, Tukwila Police officers arrested a suspect in a stolen vehicle with a felony warrant after a traffic stop led to a struggle. Police said […]
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City of Burien fires back Tuesday at King County, Sheriff over expanded camping ordinance
Burien officials pushed back against recent statements by the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) regarding the city’s amended camping ordinance, with a contentious response released just after 6 p.m. on […]
Registration now open for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training
Be prepared for the next emergency or disaster by completing the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training offered by the Cities of Burien and Des Moines. Training will run every […]
Local group will be one of first to travel to Holy Land during the pandemic
Rabbi Rod Meyers and Sally Goodgion are going to the Holy Land during the pandemic. By Brooks Schaefer “It is going to be so different to see the Holy Land […]
3-alarm fire burns The Locker Room in White Center Monday morning
From our sister site The White Center Blog: Multiple agencies responded to a 3-alarm fire at The Locker Room at 9633 16th Ave SW in White Center (map below). The […]
Riverton Park United Methodist Church scales up relief efforts to help Tukwila fire victims
Riverton Park United Methodist Church (RPUMC) is expanding its relief efforts in response to the tremendous needs of the 31 families displaced in the devastating Aug. 17 Maple Crest Apartments fire in […]
Gov. Inslee announces statewide move to Phase 3 of COVID-19 recovery plan
Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced that Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery will be transitioning from a regional approach to a county-by-county evaluation process, moving the entire state into Phase […]
Fire, Police, budget reductions, support & more on agenda for Monday night Burien Council
On the agenda for Monday night’s regular – yet ‘virtual’ – Burien City Council meeting on April 20, 2020: updates on Fire and Police departments, emergency budget reductions, support and […]
Burien Personal Injury Attorney: Key things to know about Distracted Driving Law
From Advertiser Attorney W. Tracy Codd: Last week, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new, tougher statewide distracted driving law. The law was supposed to go into effect in 2019, but […]
Man dies after being hit by stray bullet in his SeaTac home Thursday morning
From our sister site The SeaTac Blog: A 74-year old man was shot in SeaTac early Thursday morning (Jan. 19) after a stray bullet went through the wall of his […]
Fight between 2 men leads to stabbing at Burien Transit Center Tuesday night
Burien Police and the King County Sheriff’s Office are both reporting of a stabbing at the Burien Transit Center Tuesday night (April 15), injuring two men…
Ground Broken for Second Burien/Normandy Park Fire Station
Ground was broken for a new fire station for the Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department in the Manhattan area June 28. Participating in the event were King County Fire District No. 2 commissioners, Fire Chief Mike Marrs…]]>
UPDATE: City Council Discusses Where Burien’s New Fire Station Should Be Built; Take Our Poll…
by Ralph Nichols The location is essential. A delay will cost money. Yet some members of the Burien City Council insisted at their August 17th meeting that selecting a site […]
VIDEO: Burien City Councilmember Linda Akey confronts homeless campers outside her downtown residence
Burien City Councilmember Linda Akey recently engaged in a confrontation with individuals experiencing homelessness who had set up tents on a sidewalk outside of the Burien Town Square condos, where […]
Burien Police Chief Ted Boe’s Public Safety presentation sparks discussion at Monday night’s Burien City Council Meeting
Here’s our recap of the Burien City Council Special Meeting held on Monday night, Feb. 12, 2024: Council voted last week to hold a special meeting focused on safety issues […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sunnydale Village organizers offer meeting and collaboration with Burien City Council to establish new sanctioned encampment
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written and submitted by a verified resident. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of South King Media, nor its staff.] […]
Washington State Patrol seeking witnesses to 7th freeway shooting so far in King County in 2024
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses to the seventh freeway shooting of 2024 in King County. Troopers said that at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, […]
SeaTac man who was shot and killed in Edmonds identified as Abdikarir Gedi Sharif
From our sister site The SeaTac Blog: The 31-year-old SeaTac man who was shot and killed in Edmonds on Jan. 3, 2024 has been identified by the King County Medical […]
REMINDER: Second annual ‘Burning Boat Festival’ will let you send wishes off on New Year’s Eve while helping local students
The second annual Burning Boat Festival – this year raising funds for students experiencing homelessness in Highline Public Schools – will be held this Sunday night, Dec. 31, 2023 from […]
Memorial for Scott Gifford will be Sunday, Dec. 10 at The Cove
The Burien area recently lost a dear, generous and funny friend recently with the passing of Scott Gifford on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Son of Patti Gifford, and sister of […]
This Three Tree Point house may look happy, but some think it was haunted
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story was originally published on The B-Town Blog on Halloween, 2009. We’re re-running it again because we think it’s a pretty spooky, fun local tale. We’re […]