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The city of Burien declared Thursday, Nov. 17 its parks, beaches, playgrounds and playfields to be tobacco- and smoke-free, joining Auburn, Covington, Seattle, Snoqualmie and the Vashon Parks District, which have similar…MORE

Burien homeowners should be paying a bit less in property taxes next year, finance director Kim Krause announced at the Nov. 14 City Council meeting.

This is because the preliminary assessed valuation from King County shows that property…MORE

The GAME Collective medical marijuana group, with two local outlets in White Center and West Seattle, was raided by the DEA on Nov. 15 for a search warrant stating probable cause of unlawful distribution of marijuana outside “the spirit of…MORE

The non-profit National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) launched this month aiming to improve the health, safety and wellness of babies by providing something as small as a diaper.

NDBN's goal is to directly impact the ability of local diaper…MORE

UPDATE: Sunday, 5:30 p.m.

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Menchie's opens tomorrow. But while owner Leslie Castanha and husband Guy invited the West Seattle Herald in to shoot a few photos and look around the sparkling shop at…MORE

Correction: The original title for this post was "KCSO says shooting in White Center possibly connected to juvenile party at pot dispensary, owner disputes claim." King County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Cindi West clarified the department was not…MORE

Little over a week after six out of the nine saplings in front of St. Paul's United Church of Christ were destroyed by vandals, students from Ingraham High School's landscaping program planted new trees donated by Seattle Department of…MORE

It's not the wind that shut off the power along Roxbury street s.w. this evening. It's a 'planned outage' according to the Seattle City Light System Status page.

It states that 24 customers are without power but that it should be restored…MORE

In today's report from the Aggressive Driving Response Team, the Seattle Police Department notes that drivers continue to violate the "bus only" lane on the West Seattle Bridge.

Posted by Detective Renee Witt from the Seattle Police…MORE

Nordic Heritage Museum is kicking off the holiday season with the annual Yulefest this weekend.

A holiday tradition, Yulefest offers hundreds of hand-crafted gifts, a jubilee of Scandinavian musical performances, and traditional Nordic…MORE