Updated: Firefighters raced to a blaze at a Fremont house in the 4100 block of Baker Ave. NW midday on Saturday. Residents weren’t home at the time, but two dogs perished in the fire, which drew a large response of six engines and three ladder trucks. Damage appears to be rather extensive. There’s no word […]
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Lane closures on Aurora Bridge this weekend
All but one lane of the Aurora Bridge will be open in each direction this weekend as construction crews continue their repairs of the 88-year-old concrete bridge deck. Be prepared for the usual traffic issues that filter down into Fremont, Queen Anne, Wallingford and Ballard. WSDOT says all lanes will be open by 5 a.m. […]
Sunset Hill fire sparked by rechargeable battery
A battery is to blame for Thursday’s devastating fire at a Sunset Hill home on 33rd Ave. NW, according to Seattle Fire. “Fire investigators determined the fire was accidentally caused by a rechargeable battery that burst into flames shortly after being unplugged from a power strip,” Seattle Fire concluded. When firefighters arrived a few minutes […]
Sunset Hill home heavily damaged in fire
4:40 p.m. Seattle Fire says the blaze is officially out. There are no reports of any injuries. 4:15 p.m. Here are some photos courtesy of Tom Brew (above and below): 4:05 p.m. KOMO’s chopper is also flying overhead. The latest images show the fire mostly extinguished and contained to the single house and garage. 4 […]
Car hits pole, knocks out power for thousands
9 p.m.: Power has been restored, according to City Light. 7:40 p.m.: LOTS of power outage reports over in the My Ballard Facebook Group, where Kelani posted this photo of the fire response: 7:30 p.m.: City Light just tweeted that the “early estimate” for restoration time for power is 2 a.m. 7:25 p.m.: Seattle Fire […]
Fremont’s Tableau sells to Salesforce in massive $15.7 billion deal
San Francisco-based Salesforce announced its $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau this morning, promising to keep the company based in Seattle. Tableau’s primary offices are in Fremont. “With Tableau, Seattle will become our second headquarters of Salesforce,” said Marc Benioff, Salesforce co-founder and co-CEO. “It’s going to become our HQ2, if you will.” Benioff said Tableau […]
Nordstrom to close its Northgate store
If you’re a Nordstrom shopper, you’ll soon have a longer commute. Nordstrom will close its Northgate Mall store this August, according to a report in the Seattle Times. The Nordstrom Rack store will remain open. “This decision will allow us to focus on serving customers at nearby Nordstrom stores, including our Northgate Nordstrom Rack, as […]
Police searching for Greenwood shooting suspect in Crown Hill
9am Thursday, May 16: Seattle Police say they still have officers searching for the suspect — we’ll update as soon as we learn more. 6:30 pm: Officers are now focused on Carkeek Park as they continue to search, according to the police scanner (thanks Silver!) 4:45 pm: Seattle Police just announced on Twitter that they’re […]
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Did you know we have a weekly email newsletter? Last week we discovered that an expired credit card (oops) led to the temporary suspension of the My Ballard newsletter, which is published every Friday, but it’s back and running again. Our apologies. But this is a perfect opportunity for us to remind non-subscribers that the […]
A little bit more Seattle snow
8 a.m. update: Well, it was fun while it lasted. There may be a few more flakes here and there, but it’s all turning to rain this morning. Meanwhile, Metro buses are running on snow routes everywhere except North and Central Seattle. 7 a.m. update: Winter isn’t quite done yet. The snow is starting to […]
Fatal house fire on NW 61st St.
Monday update: Fire investigators have ruled the fire’s cause as “undetermined” pending results from the medical examiner’s office. Updated 8:20 pm: After responding to a house fire in a residence on NW 61st St. near 28th Ave. NW, Seattle Fire says they discovered a fatality inside. Firefighters say they discovered the individual while searching the […]
Ballard stocks up for the snow
Friday AM update: Several stores, including Ballard Market, have been restocking overnight and into this morning. But as you might expect, the lines are still long. Earlier: With the snow apocalypse upon us, Ballard is stocking up in the last remaining hours before the big event. Which, well, should be a big event, but you […]
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