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Woodland Park Zoo and a visiting expert in elephant reproduction performed an artificial insemination procedure last night on Chai, the zoo’s 32-year-old Asian elephant.

This is the third artificial insemination attempt on Chai this year…MORE

By Krista Lindgren

On Sunday, Dec 4, children from the Swedish School in Ballard, along with other local Scandinavian families gathered at the Nordic Heritage Museum for the Children’s Christmas in Scandinavia.

The event began with…MORE

The Sound Transit Executive Committee voted late last week to amend their 2012 budget to include $2 million to study of high-capacity transit from downtown to Ballard.

Approved by the region's voters in the Sound Transit 2 vote, this…MORE

The West Seattle Junction Association gave the holiday season an especially warm start on Sunday Dec. 4 by collecting $1500 for local charities Westside Baby, West Seattle Food Bank and West Seattle Helpline through their Santa photos. Santa was…MORE

Update for 10:30 pm, Dec. 5 A grandmother, her daughter and the daughter's 18-month old son escaped injury as bullets flew through windows and walls, sending drywall and glass debris throughout their 8th Ave S. home on Dec. 4, according to Sgt.…MORE

December 11: Kids Self-Defense Class at Lee’s Martial Arts (http://www.lmawestseattle.com/), 2-4 p.m. This class is designed to inform and empower children ages 6-11 on the basics of self-defense. The class includes a highly rated film, role…MORE

In May, Ballardites Eric Thomas and Alexandra Salmon announced the construction of their new home. They envisioned a spacious home with big windows that would not only be highly efficient, but also produce more energy than it uses. And they were…MORE

The 2nd Annual White Center tree lighting celebration is set for Sunday, Dec. 11 at 5pm.

To get things organized for the event a meeting is being held on Tuesday Dec. 6 from 6 pm to 7pm at Uncle Mikes BBQ at 9640A 16th Ave s.w.

The…MORE

With the recent formation of a new Admiral District business association the merchants at the northern end of the West Seattle peninsula announced their intention to band together and promote their neighborhood.

As the West Seattle Herald…MORE

The West Seattle Junction Hometown Holiday schedule officially got underway with the tree lighting on Dec. 3 but when Santa comes to town, everyone knows that's when you really get things started.

The headquarters in front of Key Bank had…MORE