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Though risks associated with swimming in polluted water are ambiguous among some environmental and health experts, there are signs along Alki Beach that warn against swimming and fishing during and following heavy rains due to risk of sewage…MORE

As other Highline School District high schools switch to small learning communities, Mt.

In 2007, Burien's general fund budget may increase from its current $70,000 to $140,000, according to preliminary Burien City Council discussions.

The council will be discussing next year's budget extensively before it is adopted near the…MORE

Identity theft is among the fastest growing crimes in the United States. According to a Harris survey, victims of identity theft increased by 20% between 2001 and 2002, and 80% between 2002-2003. Another study, by the Identity Theft Resource…MORE

After a dispute over whether to build a trail through the Orchard Street Ravine or a self-contained loop trail, Seattle Parks and Recreation decided to have both.

The department intends to hire an outside consulting firm to determine…MORE

Open wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) hubs like coffee shops and local area networks are becoming the norm in Ballard, making connecting to the Internet quick, convenient and most of the time free, for the casual Web browser and the on-the-go…MORE

During testimony at City Hall, people from White Center and Boulevard Park appealed to the Seattle City Council to cast the Seattle city limits farther south to include unincorporated North Highline.

Once a year, the City Council opens up…MORE

It's almost Earth Day and some neighborhood groups will use that day to launch community clean-ups to celebrate their neighborhoods and drum up enthusiasm for community projects.

The 14th Avenue Northwest Vision Project will host an Adopt-…MORE

Children of all ages celebrated Easter at the Ballard Community Center last Saturday during their annual Easter Egg Hunt. Older kids searched for Easter eggs on the playfield, while the young ones were in the gymnasium, where plastic eggs were…MORE

Voters in a second Highline-area city may be asked to lift their city’s property tax levy lid.

SeaTac council members are set on Tuesday, April 25, to place a levy lid lift request on the Sept.