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Union: 60 to 80 workers unpaid due to Occupy Seattle port protests
Latest News From Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle)
Dec 14Between 60 and 80 union workers were not paid due to port shutdowns orchestrated by the Occupy Seattle movement on Monday, a union leader told seattlepi.com. The protests were part of an Occupy effort to shut down ports all along the West Coast, includ... »
Seattle spiritual leader releases account of alleged police brutality
Crosscut
Dec 14Reverend John Helmiere, who participated in Monday's West Coast Port Shutdown at Seattle's Harbor Island, alleges he was the victim of a police beating during his arrest at the protest. »
Man who jogged to help ease Viaduct closure traffic struck by semi, suffers broken back
KIRO TV Local News
Oct 26When the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle shut down, Tim Nelson did his part to ease congestion by running to work rather than driving his truck. But now, Nelson is in the hospital after he was hit by a truck while jogging Monday morning. Nelson is stron... »
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Update: Worker killed at Vigor Shipyards on Harbor Island
West Seattle Blog...
Feb 033:32 PM: A worker at Vigor Shipyards on Harbor Island died after a 100-foot fall this afternoon, according to this KING5.com report. The Seattle Fire 911 log shows a medic “7-per response,” generally an indication of a major injury or medical situation... »
Traffic alert: West Seattle Bridge closures both ways
West Seattle Blog...
Jan 2710:47 PM: There are bridge closures in both directions tonight, and that means backups at a time you may not expect them. It is the previously mentioned eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct closure, starting east of the 1st Ave South exit, plus another Fau... »
Video: Otter shows up at Duwamish River habitat project
West Seattle Blog...
Jan 12You know the otters in West Seattle waters are river otters, even if they’re in saltwater, right? Here’s one of them – by an actual river this time around. Seattle Public Utilities just shared that video, saying it’s from the Slip 4 cleanup site on the... »
West Seattle 2011 in review, installment four: Seagoing sights
West Seattle Blog...
Dec 30(5/10/11 photo by Gary Jones) Continuing to go through the WSB archives as we rough out more year-in-review roundups, we realized that “Seen at Sea” coverage – even without the wildlife stories, which we’ve already recapped – contains some of 2011′s mo... »
Traffic alerts for West Seattle Bridge, Highway 99, and I-5
West Seattle Blog...
Dec 28If you absolutely have to drive to or from West Seattle in the next few hours or so, here’s a few things you might need to know: I-5 NORTHBOUND – is likely to be a mess for a while because a tanker overturned at Lakeview on the north side of downtown, ... »