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Cedarhurst Elementary School fourth-grade student Amber Williams won the Environmental Science Center (ESC) Earth Day Kids Art Contest, and Emily Jung, also in grade four at Cedarhurst, won one of the two runner-up awards. A student from Renton…MORE

Steve Scranton of World Vision, left, and two Waggner Edstrom employees distribute backpacks to a Highline schools liaison to give to families affected by the recent Burien apartment fire.

King County residents received their annual valentine from the county assessor’s office as property tax bills for 2013 were sent out on Feb. 14.

Property taxes are mixed in King County for 2013, with property values and property taxes down…MORE

By Leif Erikson Lodge

Leif Erikson Lodge No. 1, Sons of Norway, Education Foundation announces the following 2013 scholarships. All completed applications, supporting documents, and recommendations must be POSTMARKED by March 31, 2013, to…MORE

Update for Feb. 20 Kevin Maloney with South Seattle Community College shared the following details and photos (taken by Glenn Gauthier) with the Herald after the school held several events on Feb. 19 for Japanese-American Day of Remembrance, in…MORE

Press release from Ballard High School's Video Production program

Nine works by students in the Ballard High School Video Production Program have been named finalists in the 17th Annual Derek Freese Youth Media Festival. This prestigious…MORE

Discovery Shop Clearance Sale 4535 California Ave. S.W. 206-937-7169 Our store-wide clearance is running now through, February 23, when everything except white-tag items, is 50% off to make room for our semi-annual Antique, Vintage and…MORE

It’s no secret that Ballardites have an impulse for rebellion when it comes to their place in Seattle. There’s the constant threat of secession, the “Free Ballard” bumper stickers, the prideful ringing of the old town hall bell -- the slight…MORE

A free Avalanche Awareness Course is being presented by Mountain 2 Sound Outfitters on Tuesday Feb. 19 at 6:30 pm. If you plan on doing any backcountry skiiing, snowshoeing, or snowboarding this spring this course could save your life. Even for…MORE

A fundraiser, “Up from the Ashes”, was held Saturday night, Feb. 17, at Bison Creek Pizza in Burien for victims of the Jan. 28 fire in the nearby Tra-Lee Apartment complex in North Highline. Over $6,500 has been raised, with more donations still…MORE