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Wildfire smoke alert issued for region
A wildfire smoke alert was issued by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and local public health agencies of King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, stating that air pollution is increasing due to wildfire smoke and may cause health problems. “We are experiencing significant smoke in Western Washington,” officials said. “Air quality will likely…
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WEATHER: Heat advisory to bring 88 to 95 degree high temps to South King County starting Tuesday
A heat advisory remains in effect from 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 21 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 for parts of South King County, with high temperatures expected to reach 88 to 95 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle. The advisory covers the lowlands of King County, Seattle, the Eastside, Eastern Kitsap…
PHOTO FRIDAY: Downtown Burien turns into winter wonderland a week before spring starts
Snow dusts London plane trees along SW 152nd Street and 6th Ave SW in downtown Burien in this photo by Mary Ann Newton taken Friday, Mar. 13, just a week before the official start of spring. The late season snowfall, the first significant one of the winter, arrived and transformed the streets around Town Square…
Cold snap prompts Tuesday night opening of Burien Severe Weather Shelter
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post has been updated with the correct date. The Burien Severe Weather Shelter will open Tuesday night, Feb. 17 in response to incoming cold weather and a possible snow forecast, organizers announced. According to the Burien Severe Weather Shelter team, the shelter will open through at least Thursday night, with future plans…
Burien Severe Weather Shelter to open tonight and operate through Monday, Jan. 19
The Burien Severe Weather Shelter will be open overnight starting tonight – Saturday, Jan. 17 – through Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, providing a warm place to sleep for people in need during cold weather, according to organizers. The shelter will operate each night from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. at Highline United Methodist Church, located…
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Local father and son complete 4 Polar Bear Plunges in one day across south King County on New Year’s Day
While many south King County residents welcomed the New Year with a single icy dip into Puget Sound, Burien resident Michael Stein-Ross and his son Graham took the challenge much further. The pair completed what they called a Polar Bear Plunge “Quadfecta” on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, bravely plunging into Puget Sound four separate times…
VIDEO: Attorney General Nick Brown addresses Trump administration lawsuits and local economic pressures at South Sound Legislative Breakfast
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown told South Sound business leaders on Tuesday, Dec. 16 that his office is pressing ahead on consumer protection and public safety work while accelerating legal challenges to actions by the Trump administration that he said are harming Washington. Brown was the keynote speaker at the South Sound Chambers of Commerce…
VIDEOS: Evacuation ordered in Tukwila area Monday after Desimone Levee breach
King County emergency officials ordered residents and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Tukwila, Renton and Kent to evacuate immediately on Monday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2025 after a breach in the Desimone Levee created dangerous flooding conditions. The King County Office of Emergency Management issued a “GO NOW” evacuation notice Monday afternoon…
Burien family launches fundraiser after river erosion/flooding destroys grandparents home
A Burien family with deep generational ties to south King County is rallying around elderly grandparents who lost their longtime home last week after flooding and rapid erosion along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser. Barry and Ruth Hutchinson, grandparents and great grandparents in their 80s, were forced to evacuate…
Maritime High School student launches Cold Weather Clothing Drive in downtown Burien
Maritime High School student Lewis B. Press has launched a Cold Weather Clothing Drive to collect coats and jackets for Transform Burien, with donation bins placed inside several downtown Burien businesses through the end of December. Press, a junior at Maritime, is organizing the drive as part of a school project focused on community benefit.…
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