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Communities Super Bowl provides perfect diversion for Seattle coat heist

By Michael Harthorne Published: Feb 6, 2014 at 1:19 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 6, 2014 at 1:19 PM PST

A historic and decisive Seahawks victory in the Super Bowl was apparently just the diversion a thief needed in order to make off with nearly a dozen coats from a Ballard home, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Seattle mayor says obstacles removed for police reform

By Joel Moreno Published: Feb 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 4, 2014 at 6:24 PM PST

Mayor Ed Murray held a first-ever summit on police reforms and says the meeting led to a breakthrough agreement on how to move forward.

Communities Special Olympics polar plunge in Seattle (Photo Gallery)

By Stephen Ramaley Published: Feb 1, 2014 at 7:47 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 3, 2014 at 7:01 AM PST

Communities Survey shows shift in student attitudes toward pot, alcohol (Video)

By Joel Moreno Published: Jan 28, 2014 at 4:51 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 28, 2014 at 6:26 PM PST

Kids may be getting mixed messages about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, now that voters in Washington State have decriminalized pot for adults and privatized liquor.

Communities New Starbucks drive through being dropped off in Ballard

By Denise Whitaker Published: Jan 27, 2014 at 12:42 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 27, 2014 at 12:42 PM PST

om empty car lot to new drive through in a matter of days. How Starbucks recycles retired containers into a brand new store in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.

Communities Demolition of Ballard bar unveils mystery mural (Video)

By Lindsay Cohen Published: Jan 20, 2014 at 10:11 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 21, 2014 at 5:49 PM PST

Construction crews demolishing The Viking, a tavern that once stood in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, unearthed a painting hidden beneath the walls near the bar's entrance.

Communities Seahawks fans willing to barter guns, pot, pinball for tickets (Video)

By Lindsay Cohen Published: Jan 13, 2014 at 10:35 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 14, 2014 at 8:29 AM PST

A quick scan on Craigslist yields all kind of things people are willing to barter for tickets to the NFC Championship game - from shotguns to pinball machines to marijuana.

Communities Seattle school staff finds drunk, homeless man in bathroom (Video)

By Mark Miller Published: Jan 8, 2014 at 5:02 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 9, 2014 at 7:00 AM PST

A Seattle public school has made an immediate change in security protocol after an intoxicated transient was found in a boy's restroom.

Communities Major liquor store dinged for selling booze to a minor (Video)

By Mark Miller Published: Jan 6, 2014 at 6:16 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 7, 2014 at 10:38 AM PST

The big-box booze retailer Bevmo will make no sales Monday at one of its Seattle locations after the Liquor Control Board cited the store for selling to a minor.

Communities Man starts 2014 with broken nose thanks to bar's tiny bathroom

By Michael Harthorne Published: Jan 3, 2014 at 10:40 AM PST Last Updated: Jan 3, 2014 at 10:40 AM PST

A tight squeeze in a Ballard bar's restroom led to a broken nose for one man this New Year's Eve, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Communities Woman rescued from waters off Shilshole Marina

By KOMO Staff Published: Jan 2, 2014 at 3:34 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 3, 2014 at 7:02 AM PST

Firefighters and harbor patrol officers have rescued a woman who was found clinging to a buoy off Seattle's Shilshole Marina Thursday afternoon.

Communities Photos: Hundreds of brave souls take Polar Bear Plunge in Seattle (Photo Gallery)

By KOMO Staff Published: Jan 1, 2014 at 3:06 PM PST Last Updated: Jan 13, 2014 at 7:31 PM PST