‘Why did they cover the sand?’

‘Why did they cover the sand?’

That’s what our 3-year-old asked today in a tiny, questioning tone, as he stood staring at the edge of the wood chip covered space that was a sand box up until a week or so ago. A couple other kids who came prepared to dig in the sand at the park near the corner...

Crown Hill day care molester sentenced

Curtis Allen Rapp, arrested last March for suspicion of molesting a 9-year-old girl at Small Faces Child Development Center where he was a teacher, has been sentenced to at least 5 1/2 years in prison. According to the report, Rapp will remain in prison until a state...
Snow returns

Snow returns

Woke up at about 4:30 a.m. to an eerie quietness. Looked out the window and saw thick snowflakes and a thin coating of snow that looks like it started falling a short time earlier. At 5 a.m., there was no word on Seattle school closures/delays, or Metro Bus issues....