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By Lauren DiRe, Intern

Food, music and games – including a cell-phone toss and a wife-carrying competition – highlight the Finland Summer Festival happening Saturday, Aug. 27 in Ballard.

The festival began in 2007 and happens every…MORE

On Monday, August 15, the County Council adopted an amended package for a two-year, $20 Congestion Reduction Charge to save Metro bus service.

“I thank all seven Councilmembers who voted tonight to preserve 600,000 hours of bus service for…MORE

Update for 10:47 pm Aug. 17The suspect was booked in the Seattle Correctional Facility at 9:41 pm with the charge of "Investigation of Homicide" We are withholding his name at this time.

For more information on the 25-year-old male suspect…MORE

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"I was born on March 19, 1989, and Luna Park Cafe opened one day earlier," said Victoria Roper. "It was in my contract when I was born that I was destined to work there. We work so well together. Look at this…MORE

The members of Sustainable West Seattle gathered at Lincoln Park near the beach on Monday, Aug. 15 to honor Michael Ryan, Dean of Hospitality and Service Occupations at South Seattle Community College, as their 2011 Sustainable Hero of the Year…MORE

There are 280,000 King County residents living in unincorporated areas – those gaps in the map not belonging to a city – and the King County Executive’s Office is putting together a “work group” to figure out how to better communicate and…MORE

There are 280,000 King County residents living in unincorporated areas – those gaps in the map not belonging to a city – and the King County Executive’s Office is putting together a “work group” to figure out how to better communicate and…MORE

press release: As part of its commitment to making our schools and community safer, Seattle Public Schools is partnering a second time with the Nick of Time Foundation to host free youth heart screenings on Wednesday, August 24, from 7:30 a.m. to…MORE

There were only a few people on the overpass over the West Seattle Freeway Monday morning but they were a vocal group. They were there, as many have been in the past to draw the attention of drivers headed over the West Seattle Bridge and remind…MORE

August 20 will likely be the busiest day in a long time for White Center.

That Saturday five major events are scheduled for the community, designed to entertain, feed, inform and otherwise engage people with the businesses, agencies and…MORE