Five people were taken into custody and police had the area around Madison and Boylston locked down Thursday morning while dealing with a group of robbery suspects believed to be barricaded inside a sixth floor apartment unit. SPD was called … Continue reading
The 25-year-old resident investigated in the killing of a homeless man with an ax on First Hill has been charged with first degree murder. King County Prosecutors say Liam Kryger, 25, killed 52-year-old Daravuth Van with an ax as he … Continue reading
Details from Chief Adrian Diaz of the arrest of a First Hill resident in the brutal ax murder of a homeless man outside 8th Ave’s Town Hall last month reveal Seattle Police were secretly tracking a possible killer preying on … Continue reading
The 122-year-old apartment building home to Vito’s and providing subsidized housing in its four stories above Madison has been demolished and trucked away. There is no public plan for what will come next on the former site of The Madison … Continue reading
Seattle Police are investigating after a man was found dead outside Town Hall on First Hill early Thursday morning. SPD said it was investigating the death as suspicious. Seattle Fire was called to the scene just after 5 AM to … Continue reading
With a new $410 million price tag for a long-planned connection to the line, it looks like the First Hill Streetcar will remain a stub. When service first began in February 2016 on the 10-station route connecting Capitol Hill’s Broadway … Continue reading
There is a Five Guys coming to First Hill, the fourth location for the popular hamburger franchise in Seattle. The new Five Guys will bring up two or three memories of the area’s fast food past. Construction is close to … Continue reading
See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt/Signal (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out Twitter reports from @jseattle or join and check in with neighbors in the CHS Facebook Group. Assault response at … Continue reading
There are lots of ways to enter the New Year. Some, like these illegal base jumpers spotted leaping from the 30-story 800 Columbia tower on First Hill Monday will float before an ungraceful plummet as reality sets in. Too bad … Continue reading
A First Hill building emptied of residents and popular lounge Vito’s and troubled by squatters and trespassers since a major fire two years ago, burned again New Year’s Day, nearly completely charring the abandoned structure and forcing the displacement of … Continue reading
