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The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $235,000 to a man who alleged he was illegally denied public records he sought from the Police Department to bolster his claim against an off-duty officer who pulled a gun on him in 2009.

A team of Seattle culinary stars has targeted an E Pike auto row-era building being restored to most of its old glory for a new venture.

In a briefing before the City Council Transportation Committee , SDOT has just admitted what really caused the de-icer debacle eight days ago, when multiple crashes happened on the de-icer-slickened West Seattle Bridge, subsequently shut down until it could be sanded .

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Jimi Hendrix, Seattle's electric guitar god, is celebrated most strongly in the city in Paul Allen's Experience Music Project at Seattle Center.

A pedestrian is fighting for his life after being hit by a car Monday night in North Seattle.

Boise State will play Oregon State in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. Boise State went 8-4 this season under coach Chris Petersen, who was hired last week as head coach of Washington.

Ballard and Crown Hill were popular filming areas for a local film group, and now they are releasing the footage.

Madeline Nolan, 23, slides in boots around the iced-over reflection pool at Cal Anderson Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle during a long cold snap Monday Dec. 9, 2013.

The Seattle Fire Department will put a brand new Medic Unit into service thanks to the generous donation of a West Seattle couple.

So what do you do for an encore after you launch a brand-new educational garden with a parade and festival AND win the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce Westsider of the Year award? West Seattle Bee Garden founder Lauren Englund sends word that even bigger things are ahead for the WSBG in the new year - and recaps some of what else happened along ... (more)

EUGENE, Ore. A snowball fight on the University of Oregon campus Friday afternoon may not have been as jubilant as originally thought, according to a video posted YouTube .

Five people are receiving help from the Red Cross after a Sunday morning apartment fire.

Bernard Madoff's former clients are still struggling to move on five years after his massive Ponzi scheme was exposed.

Fred Bassetti was proud of the terraces and cascades of steps on both sides of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle.

Mission : To provide services and support for African-American and other underrepresented communities in Seattle and throughout the Puget Sound region The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle appears to be back in good standing with City Hall and other prominent institutions.

Now, Democrats are ready to muscle President Barack Obama's picks for pivotal judgeships and other top jobs through the Senate.

The Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Georgetown was packed full last night, with well-wishers eager to celebrate the publication of "Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989," by Sub Pop records co-founder Bruce Pavitt.

Four weeks ago, Amanda Kay Helmick, Chairperson of the Westwood/Roxhill/Arbor Heights Community Council wrote an open letter to Kevin Desmond, General Manager of Metro Transit expressing the Council's concerns about safety and security in West Seattle.

So much happening in West Seattle today/tonight , there are few reasons to leave - but this just might be one of them: The increasingly legendary Art Under $100 sale, on at South Park Community Center until 9 tonight.