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One man was found dead after a fire consumed an apartment unit of a four-level, 33-unit apartment complex on the 85th block of 12th Ave NW.

Seattle Fire Spokesman Kyle Moore said that the victim was laying on a…MORE

For now, the vacant lot at 4731 40th Ave S.W. is nothing more than overgrown weeds and chain link fences. Luckily for West Seattle, the city council has different plans.

On Dec. 10, Seattle’s City Council unanimously (8-0) approved…MORE

Wednesday is this month's open-to-the-public Ballard District Council meeting. As usual, the good folks of Ballard will be convening at 7 p.m. in the Ballard Branch Library Conference Room.

Councilmember Richard Conlin, who chairs Seattle'…MORE

Kids across Puget Sound entered 150 different possible names for the SR 99 Tunnel boring machine in a recent contest, and the winning entry is Bertha, named after Seattle’s 1926 Mayor Bertha Knight Landes – the first woman to lead a major…MORE

By Shara Wallace

Deadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s Times/News. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.com…MORE

Highline Schools superintendent Susan Enfield has commented on Highline's successful bid for a federal Race to the Top grant.

Enfield said Tuesday, Dec. 11,"As many of you know, Highline joined with several South King County school…MORE

We sent photographer Jerry Gay up to North Bend on Sunday, Dec. 2 to check out the Waskowitz Outdoor School Winter Wonderland 2012 fundraiser event.

Anyone who has attended sixth grade in the Highline School District remembers attending…MORE

Highline Public Schools press release:

David Danh, a sophomore at Highline High School, along with Arts Corps Executive Director Elizabeth Whitford, recently visited the White House to accept an award from First Lady Michelle Obama.

press release: A grant application written jointly by seven King County school districts has won $40 million in federal Race to the Top funds, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday.

The Auburn, Federal Way, Highline, Kent,…MORE

This article has been updated with quotes from Perry Cooper, representing the Port of Seattle. We incorrectly said they could not be reached for comment; we apologize for the error.

Airplane noise grinding your gears? You're not the only…MORE