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Debris from a landslide blocked SW 172nd Street in Burien starting Jan. 7, 2022. Photo by Scott Schaefer. The City of Burien announced Monday morning, Jan. 24, 2022 that SW 172nd Street near Sylvester Road – blocked since Jan. 7 due to a landslide – has been reopened to one-way traffic. Flaggers are on site

UPDATE Jan. 12, 2022: City of Burien staff are still evaluating the landslide on SW 172nd Street near Sylvester Road, and are developing a plan to safely clear the road, which is still blocked after five days. As we previously reported, the landslide covered around half of the road, and took out a backyard and

By Scott Schaefer When it snows like it did last week, Burien resident Walter Cunningham “turns into a kid again” – a kid that just happens to have great skills carving amazing creatures out of the white stuff, like this snow Grinch he recently created: Cunningham is a former pressman at a printing company, where

Organizers at Burien’s Severe Weather Shelter are seeking more donations and Volunteers: “Today’s most urgent needs are cocoa packets, juice, chocolate milk, blankets (max size twin), and there are many more items on the list,” they said. “If you are out and about today or able to be, please considering picking up some supplies to

King County Metro Transit will continue to operate its Emergency Snow Network (ESN) this Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, due to ongoing freezing temperatures, difficult road conditions and another expected round of snow. Service remains focused on about 60 core bus routes and shuttles to serve riders equitably and operate on roads prioritized for snow and

During severe winter weather like we have this week, Metro Transit activates its Emergency Snow Network (ESN), a reduced network of bus routes and chained shuttles designed to serve the most riders in the safest way possible. Metro’s ESN focuses bus service on main roadways that will be plowed and de-iced and avoids steep hills.

Snowy view from Burien’s Three Tree Point neighborhood Sunday morning, Dec. 26, 2021. Photo by Scott Schaefer. Snow blanketed the Burien/South King County area on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, and with colder temps in the teens and 20s predicted, it should stay around at least through Thursday, Dec. 30. Snow was still falling – sometimes

Photo of Southgate Masonic Lodge with a light dusting of snow in January, 2020. Have you winterized your home and/or yourself yet? Are you stocked up on food and beverages, and have you gotten chains or snow tires, or that generator you’ve been wanting yet? We ask, because Normandy Park resident Michael Snyder – aka

SPONSORED: Schedule now to keep your roof and gutters clean and functioning through stormy weather! Keith Beers – President of Seattle Roof Cleaning – is a hard-working business owner and 16-year Gregory Heights resident, who is also a proud single dad of 2 wonderful kiddos. Although he covers a large service area, he will admit, that working

The National Weather Service is warning of a weather system that will arrive overnight, loaded with lots of rain and wind, with possible gusts up to 50 MPH. It’s kind of hard to believe that our recent warm and sunny weather might make such a drastic change, but welcome to autumn in the Northwest. You