SPD mistakenly punishes the wrong officer, and the School Board unveils a new ethics policy. Meanwhile, Boeing Machinists approve a new contract, Hertz gets sued by former employees who had been working out of Seatac Airport, and the Duwamish River gains... a semi truck. more ›

There's little I like more about Twitter than its ability to deliver rapidly-updated bits of information about useful and interesting stuff. Sure, the occasional photo of a cute puppy is nice, but when Twitter leads me to events that have quite literally just happened or would make news topics (without having to wait for the big news outlets to report on them), it's really at its best. more ›

As Amanda Knox settles back into West Seattle life, local students settle back into school and the neighborhood gears up for the viaduct closure. Plus, West Seattle gains a new beer, residents occupy Seattle, and a new owner for The Hole. more ›

Similar to sibling rivalry over a new toy, the City of Seattle had first created a successful online blotter for the Seattle Police Department to share news and information, and now the Seattle Fire Department wants one too, darn it! To make it fair, yesterday the SFD launched their very own blog, The Fire Line, where they will cover the gamut of fire, hazardous materials, technical and emergency medical responses, local event information, and helpful fire prevention and safety tips. What, no firefighter calendars? more ›

• Tomorrow night kicks off the BBQ Jazz outdoor concert series over at Interbay Golf Center. This week you can tap your toes from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. to the sounds of on-and-off again national award-winning Roosevelt High School Jazz Combo.
• Vintage porn dating back to the VHS era was found stashed in the ceiling of the portable Blakely Elementary School classroom on Bainbridge Island. Workers discovered six nudie mags, VHS porno tapes, condoms, and ladies panties(!!) as they were demolishing the room.

The ethics pissing match surrounding the Seattle Fire Department finally came to a halt, after the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission determined fire lieutenant Milton Footer abused his power while working at Qwest Field. Milton was accused of soaking up free parking passes and concert tickets, and giving the "gimme or else" attitude to get his hands on Hannah Montana backstage passes. In return, he didn't bill Qwest Field for $200,000 in fire services. Eyebrows had been raised over Milton's actions over the years, that just so happened to be overlooked by Fire Chief Gregory Dean--who received a slap on the wrist from the Mayor. The actions by Milton only came under investigation after a whistleblower, a fellow fire fighter, brought the claim to the Superior Court in March. more ›

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Last night a record 450 teams packed into the Old Pequliar for Seattlest Trivia. Sadly we had to disqualify 432 of the squads when they would not participate in the mandatory drug testing. The remaining 18 team answered questions on tragic romances, the World Series, John C. Reilly movies, and Project Runway. more ›

Earlier this weeek we mentioned a cool map mashup that our sister site Gothamist has. They have feeds for both the police and fire departments in New York City and it makes for a really cool and really useful little application, and it's something that we'd love to have on our site here. However, we've never had a police feed in Seattle and now we don't have access to the fire department's data either. The Seattle Fire Department has decided that it's too dangerous to give the public data on 911 calls in a usable format. more ›

One would think it would be difficult to get trapped in Discovery Park, though. Apparently, a man who was attempting to get a better look at Monday's fireworks fell off a trail and had to spend the night in the park after failing to climb either up (too steep) or down (blackberries). more ›

Next time your bathtub BBQ goes awry the Seattle Fire Department is going to turn up at your door in spiffy new unis. Traditional black is back in vogue, replacing the tan uniforms worn by Seattle firefighters in recent years. The outfits will go above and beyond mere fashion, of course, and sport a number of technological improvements, including water-wicking inner liners and more water-resistant exteriors. The jackets are also made with a strap on the back to facilitate rescues. So much for the fireman's carry. more ›