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PHOTOS: West Seattle HS moves ahead in baseball postseason after a walkoff win

PHOTOS BY OLIVER HAMLIN FOR WEST SEATTLE BLOG Jubilation for the Wildcats, dejection for the Lions, after West Seattle HS took a must-win Metro League 3A Tournament game last night at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex, 3-2 over Lakeside. They won in a walkoff – Samuel Kraynek hit a single for the winning RBI: That […]

UPDATE: ‘Scenes of violence’ response in North Delridge

8:04 AM: SPD and SFD are arriving at Cottage Grove Commons (5444 Delridge Way SW) for a report that a man was stabbed in the hand when someone tried to rob him of his phone. First officers on scene told dispatch they have taken a suspect into custody. Due to the size of the usual […]

Students pitch startups in regional TiE Young Entrepreneurs finals, vying to three-peat in global contest

This year's Seattle-area cohort included students across 20 teams, pitching ventures in industries including artificial intelligence, children's nutrition, ocean plastic recycling, mental health and healthcare. Read More

TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Tuesday info

6:00 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Tuesday, May 12, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Sunny, high in the mid-70s. Sunrise was at 5:35 am; sunset will be at 8:36 pm. (Recent sunset photo by Chris Frankovich) CLOSURE ALERTS –WSDOT now says the northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge will close all weekend again this weekend. Multiple lanes […]

Leading AI chatbots avoid harm but fall short in high-risk conversations, startup’s new benchmark finds

Seattle-based mpathic released mPACT, a clinician-led benchmark that evaluates how leading AI models handle conversations involving suicide risk, eating disorders, and misinformation. Read More

‘Strong, strong no’: New filing reveals who Microsoft favored — and opposed — for OpenAI’s board

Newly unredacted documents from the Musk v. Altman trial reveal the names Microsoft executives vetoed, endorsed, and suggested for OpenAI's board during the November 2023 crisis around Sam Altman's ouster as CEO. Read More

Amazon Now goes national, taking 30-minute delivery to dozens of cities across the country

Amazon is expanding its "Amazon Now" 30-minute delivery service from tests in Seattle and Philadelphia to dozens of U.S. cities, with plans to reach tens of millions of customers by year-end. GeekWire first uncovered the service through permit filings last November. Read More

TUESDAY: Dine out to support the Fauntleroy Fall Festival

(WSB photo, 2025 Fauntleroy Fall Festival) Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack … if you dine at Endolyne Joe’s tomorrow (Tuesday, May 12), you’ll be supporting the Fauntleroy Fall Festival.The restaurant at 9261 45th SW is open 8 am to 9 pm; if you go at dinner time (5 pm or later), look for the festival organizers […]

PREVIEW: Here’s who you’ll find when Delridge Farmers Market starts season at new location Saturday

WEST SEATTLE SCHOOLS: Pipe break at Lafayette Elementary

(WSB photo, May) Lafayette Elementary‘s students and staff are dealing with the aftermath of a pipe break. Principal Cindy Chaput sent families a note, which was forwarded to us: Update on Flooding Issue for Lafayette Elementary Families Dear Lafayette families and staff, Today, our school experienced a pipe burst resulting in flooding in the kitchen, […]

Microsoft exec Shawn Bice returns to AWS to lead reliability push for AI agents

Shawn Bice, who left AWS for Microsoft's security organization in 2022, is returning to Amazon as VP of AI Services to lead the Automated Reasoning Group under Swami Sivasubramanian's Agentic AI organization. Read More

CLOSURE ALERT: Northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge to close all weekend again, starting this Friday night

When WSDOT announced the schedule for its second phase of repairs to the northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge, they warned, “Additional night or weekend closures are possible depending on the pace of bridge repairs.” Along with the nightly closures already planned, they’ve also just announced the northbound bridge will be closed all weekend again starting […]