Seattle Crime Updates, Weather, Community Events, and More - Seattle Local Pulse, Sep 13

Good morning, this is Seattle Local Pulse for Saturday, September 13, 2025. We wake to some breaking news out of South Lake Union, where police made an arrest following a stabbing on Wednesday night near Belltown. Public safety remains our top priority, and Seattle police have assured our community the investigation is ongoing and there’s no current threat to the public. In other crime updates, city council’s recent vote has expanded CCTV and surveillance tools for the Real-Time Crime Center, aiming to improve neighborhood safety across Seattle. Remember, if you see something unusual downtown or near Seattle Center, the non-emergency line is always there. Switching gears to the weather, make the most of your Saturday. We’ll see mostly cloudy skies at first, then the sun will break through by afternoon and temps climb to a pleasant 75 degrees. Winds are calm early but pick up gently from the southwest later. Saturday night, clouds roll back in and there’s a 30 percent chance of rain after dark. Sunday is a different story: expect rain, likely starting mid-morning and lasting most of the day, with cooler temps around 67 degrees. If you’re heading to Volunteer Park for the Palestine Will Live Forever festival or a game at T-Mobile Park, pack a light jacket and maybe an umbrella just in case. Speaking of festivals, Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park is buzzing all day today. Macklemore headlines the Palestine Will Live Forever benefit, joining community leaders, artists, and organizers from noon to 9 pm. Tickets are available at the gate, and proceeds help relief efforts in Palestine. The atmosphere is festive, focused on art, culture, and solidarity, so it's a great family outing. For our sports fans, it’s a packed weekend. The Seattle Mariners host evening games tonight and tomorrow afternoon at T-Mobile Park, with traffic and crowd control in place. Soccer lovers can catch the Sounders at Lumen Field at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Seattle Reign on Sunday at the same stadium. High school football saw Chief Sealth International pick up back-to-back wins last night, continuing their impressive streak. Transit riders, be aware of bus reroutes in South Park for the Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias Parade and in Queen Anne for the On The Block event. Several routes like 60, 132, and RapidRide E Line are impacted today. Plus, the I-90 bridge eastbound lanes are closed through the weekend, so plan travel to Mercer Island accordingly. Seattle’s monorail and water taxi offer reliable alternate options for getting downtown or out to West Seattle with extra service all weekend. In city government, King County faces scrutiny as an audit uncovered possible grant fraud worth tens of millions in the Department of Community and Human Services. City Hall is also debating new plans for behavioral health crisis care on Broadway, with community members urging council to delay the project for further review. On the job front, openings in tech and healthcare continue to outpace oth This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.