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Alaska Airlines Captain Bob Porter doesn't look too thrilled as he carries the ceremonial first Copper River salmon of the season, a 45-pound king, off the aircraft at Sea-Tac International Airport last week. Anthony's executive chef Pat Donahue…MORE

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season at Sea-Tac International Airport.

The Port of Seattle offers these summer traffic numbers at Sea-Tac:

Thanks to a bill signed recently by Gov. Christine Gregoire, Washington students enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programmes (IB) will be able to graduate by earning the IB Diploma and two other high school state graduation…MORE

Carol Roll and Jameson Dowell of Burien are taking on an ambitious goal in support of research to improve prevention and early detection of breast cancer. This August they will be scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro, 19,341 feet, in Tanzania, Africa for the…MORE

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, made it clear on Tuesday, May 24 that efforts to bolster medical marijuana patient and dispensary rights in Washington are done for the year.

“Regretfully, I have decided not to pursue further attempts…MORE

Golden Gardens is getting a new pirate-themed playground to be completed in time for summer. Construction on the Parks and Green Spaces Levy project started last week and the site is now fenced as site grading and earthwork has started.

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The Sneakery, the casual shoe store the Herald covered first here, and here, located at 4736 California Ave s.w. is holding their grand opening this Saturday, May 28. They will be offering 30% off all socks and as well as give-aways and prizes…MORE

People passing-by the Matador today on N.W. Market Street and Ballard Avenue were likely to have come across this unusual sight. A bicycle was 'parked' in a tree. The nearby bike rack was full so naturally, a tree is the next best thing.

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles annouced today that she will no longer pursue further attempts to reform the state's medical marijuana law.

Kohl-Welles issued the following statementregarding her efforts to reform Washington's medical marijuana…MORE

West Seattle software developer Monster Costume is sponsoring what they are calling Monster Costume Memorial Day Bash on Alki Monday May 30. Monster Costume is hiring West Seattle's newest food service Alki Dog (a high end hot dog service) to…MORE