26-Year Old Des Moines Man Dies On Mt. Hood

The Seattle Times is reporting that the body of a climber found Saturday (Dec. 12th) on Oregon’s Mount Hood was identified as 26-year-old Luke T. Gullberg of neighboring Des Moines. Gulberg’s... [Read more]

State Patrol Seeking Witnesses To This Morning’s Fatal Rollover On I-5

The Washington State Patrol is looking for witnesses to Wednesday morning’s fatal multiple car accident on I-5 in the southbound lanes of I-5 in Tukwila near SR-518. The fatality was a 43-year old... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From The Memorial Outside Goodtime Ernie’s

Sad scene outside Burien’s Goodtime Ernie’s this weekend, as a makeshift memorial has been built for the young man who was the victim of an early morning stabbing death last Thursday, Nov.... [Read more]

UPDATE: Bad Time At Goodtime Ernies As Man Killed In Double Stabbing

According to King County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart, a bar fight at closing time at Burien’s Goodtime Ernie’s Sports Bar & Grill Thursday morning (Nov. 12th)... [Read more]

PHOTOS & SOUNDS: Happy Day Of The Dead From The B-Town Blog – A Tribute To Hillgrove Cemetery

Story & Photos by Scott Schaefer Welcome to Dia de las Muertes de Burien – The B-Town Blog’s “Day of the Dead” tribute to Burien’s earliest, and sadly, mostly forgotten... [Read more]

REMINDER: Celebrate Dia de las Muertes & Night Of 1,000 Pumpkins Today/Tonight At B/ IAS

Just when you thought that the fun with the skeletons and candy were done, today (Sunday, Nov. 1st) is the official start of Dia de las Muertes, an Hispanic celebration also known as “Day of the... [Read more]

Sadly, Burien’s Two Beavers Have Been Euthanized

Sad news today from King County Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward Dennis Clark – remember the two beavers who made their home (and subsequent dam) in a pond near Des Moines Memorial Drive in Burien?... [Read more]

Memorial For Area Native Tom Pfaeffle Will Be Aug. 13th

Area native Tom Pfaeffle, who was tragically shot and killed in July, will be memorialized on the evening of Thursday, August 13th at The Moore Theater in Seattle. Doors will open at 5pm, and everyone... [Read more]

One Year Later, Investigation Continues Into Burien’s Fatal Apartment Arson Fire

by Ralph Nichols

One year ago today, on June 29, 2008, not long after midnight, hell erupted in a very small place in Burien. At 12:42 a.m., a 911 dispatcher received the first alarm. Seconds later, someone inside the Tara Apartments, at SW 155th Street and 5th Ave SW, yelled “Fire!”

Flowers And Candles Mark Sad Anniversary At Burien Bar

One year ago Wednesday (May 6th), Ben Laumea, a father of six, passed away from injuries he suffered after being shot in the head with an AK-47 at the then-MVP Sports Bar in Burien.

A BTB Reader emailed us, asking why flowers had been placed on the doorstep of the establishment, now called Twigg’s, so we went over and took these photos:

As you can see in the closeup photo, candles were lit in the shape of a heart on the porch, along with about eight flower bouquets…

UPDATE: SeaTac Shooting Victim Dies

Monday morning, the King County Sheriff’s Office announced that the driver of the Cadillac who was shot last Tuesday at South 188th and International Blvd. in SeaTac, died overnight at Harborview... [Read more]

Boulevard Park Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

The male suspect in a shooting death of a man outside a Boulevard Park apartment pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning, according to The Seattle Times. The suspect, Cesar Trochez-Jimenez, 28, is accused... [Read more]

Killer Of Burien Woman Scheduled To Be Executed Friday

On Wednesday, a judge turned down an attempted stay of execution for Cal Coburn Brown, a man convicted of the 1991 rape, torture and murder of Holly Washa, 22, of Burien. Brown carjacked Washa, then held... [Read more]

UPDATE: Dead Body Found In Pawnshop; Photos Of Scene

Our own Gina Bourdage took the photos above at the scene of the crime late Wednesday afternoon, where a man’s body was found inside the Burien Jewelry and Loan building in the 200 block of SW 152nd... [Read more]

Dead Man Walking Has A Bad Burien Connection

According to numerous news sources, the Washington man scheduled to be executed March 13th has a bad Burien connection. Cal Coburn Brown was convicted in 1993 of the 1991 murder of Holly Washa, a 22-year... [Read more]

State Patrol Seeking Hit & Run Driver Who Killed Burien Man

The Washington State Patrol is seeking help from the public in finding the driver of a white Toyota RAV4 who struck and killed Robert Windom, 54, of Burien early on Jan. 1st. Windom was hit just before... [Read more]

VIDEOS Related To Nov. 22nd Southcenter Shooting

As you’ve probably heard by now, a shooting inside Tukwila’s Westfield Southcenter Mall on Saturday Nov. 22nd left one young man dead and another seriously injured, the gunman still at large,... [Read more]

Southcenter Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, Gunman At Large

A shooting inside Tukwila’s Westfield Southcenter Mall Saturday afternoon left one man dead and another seriously injured, the gunman still at large, and the mall locked down for a while before being... [Read more]

Local Man Tim Leahy Was In Dallas When JFK Was Shot

by Janet Grella It is often agreed that most people over five years old and living in the United States on November 22, 1963 will remember exactly where they were when they found out that President... [Read more]