As we reported on June 1st, a four-alarm fire destroyed the abandoned old Angle Lake School in SeaTac.

Now comes word that the fire’s origins, while a mystery for the last few weeks, was indeed arson, according to Chief Meyer of the SeaTac Fire Department.

Here’s a great Flickr slideshow of the blaze, taken by Photog “Cave Canem”:

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

The school building was constructed in the 1930s, and had been unoccupied (other than transients, who are suspected in the arson) since 2005.

SOURCE:

• KIRO-TV

SEATAC – A man died after being shot in the head during a party in SeaTac Friday night.

Officers on the scene said the shooting took place at a home in the 2600 block of South 130th Place around 9:30pm.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately clear.

The victim died at the scene, and the gunman fled before officers arrived. Investigators are now interviewing witnesses to determine, among other details, whether the shooting was accidental.

The victim’s name was not released.

The gunman remains on the loose, and a description was not available.

SOURCE:

• KOMO News

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A few weeks back we met a woman at the Burien Farmers Market who claimed to know a lot of things about the missing SeaTac man Nicholas Francisco, last seen Feb. 13th leaving his workplace in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle.

But we don’t like to print speculation or gossip, so we didn’t go with it.

She knew that his wife had filed for divorce, and she said a few things that raised more than just one eyebrow – all before we read anything like that in the local press.

But we’re not going to print any of those speculative things here yet…sorry.

However, we will tell you that the mainstream Seattle media is reporting that Nicholas’ wife Christine, 28, has indeed filed for divorce, citing “willful abandonment that continues for a period of time” and a “history of acts of domestic violence … or an assault or sexual assault which causes grievous bodily harm or the fear of such harm” as her reasons.

Christine has a daughter, 4, and a son, 2, and is also pregnant.

More information here, and much more forum-style speculation here and here.

SEATAC - A gang member has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison on gun and drug charges after being busted for operating a fortified, booby-trapped drug-distribution compound in SeaTac.

Prosecutors say 25-year-old Israel Davis, of Bellevue, joined another man in dealing methamphetamine, as well as recruiting teens as young as 14 to get involved in their gang lifestyle.

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour sentenced him on Friday.

The other man, Albert Barrientes, was sentenced to 20 years.

SOURCE:

• KING-TV

Every year, thousands of poor, sad, lonely dogs are abandoned and neglected.

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Go to Dan The Sausageman’s website and order now, and you’ll receive a FREE 9-Ounce Summer Sausage!

CREDITS:

• Written/Directed by Scott Schaefer
• Voiceover by Henry Dardenne