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Today, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced that the proposal submitted to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) by Seattle Tunnel Partners is the best apparent value to WSDOT and taxpayers.

The tunnel is the preferred…MORE

On Dec. 8, the King County Wastewater Treatment Division announced their proposed alternatives for the Murray and Barton pump stations to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs).

CSOs occur when heavy rain fall exceeds the capacity of a…MORE

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At 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec 9th, two Marines from the Northgate Mall Armed Forces Recruiting Center arrived at the 3GI Sports store in Crown Hill to pick up 76 deflated soccer balls generously donated…MORE

Eliza Palasz, a senior at Ballard High School, has been chosen as a YoungArts finalist in Musical and Spoken Theatre.

Only 150 students out of more than 5,000 applicants in the visual, literary and performing arts were chosen as finalists…MORE

Feet First the pedestrian advocacy group led a "walking audit" in the White Center Heights Elementary neighborhood Dec. 8. The purpose of the exercise was to identify areas to improve in order to increase the number of students walking and…MORE

The Hung Long Asian Market in White Center at 9988 15th Avenue s.w. which opened in mid November will hold its Grand Opening "Within the next ten days" according to owner Khinh Vong and his General Manager son Sky Vong. The family run business…MORE

Des Moines Master Animal Control Officer Jan Magnuson is looking for someone to adopt a "Bear" for the holidays. Actually, this "Bear," is a dog. He's a big dog-- about 90 pounds.

Magnuson guesses he's mostly Labrador retriever, mixed with…MORE

From the Seattle Parks Department: Seattle Parks and Recreation announced the winners of the 2010 Annual Denny Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Stewardship at a ceremony on December 7 in the Lake Union Park Armory. The winners are a cross-section…MORE

Henning C. Boe, owner of the Western Viking, passed away on November 28, 2010 at age 95.

Born on April 27, 1915 in Oslo, Norway, he grew up in Tvedestrand and was trained as a master printer. He emigrated to the US in 1951, and worked for…MORE

When Chris Lona looks at a website he sees potential - potential for a better, more engaging and user-friendly website.

“Companies really do themselves a disservice by having a standard web presence,” Lona said.

Lona takes an…MORE