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Several storefront restaurants, a nail salon, a pet store, and a Scotland terrier puppy are all among the victims of a recent series of smash-and-grab thefts in downtown Burien.

The dog was found early Sunday morning, Aug. 1 and returned…MORE

Months after failure to negotiate a contract with Burien/Normandy Park's Fire District 2 left the North Highline Fire District without an administrator, the North Highline District's board of commissioners has voted to appoint Steven Marstrom…MORE

After an impassioned discussion about Des Moines' future and how best to utilize what little extra money the city has, a split City Council voted 4-2 to create a temporary full-time economic development manager position.

Marion Yoshino,…MORE

SeaTac voters will not vote on changing to an elected mayor form of government this year.

Council members defeated July 27 a motion that would have placed a resolution on the November ballot that would have changed SeaTac from a city…MORE

SeaTac-based Alaska Airlines credits long-term customer service reforms for vaulting it into the number one spot among international large carriers in Aviation Week magazine's annual rankings.

Alaska and Horizon Air, owned by Alaska,…MORE

Recent news reports about the six-figure salaries of part-time city officials and administrators in medium-sized, largely working-class Bell, California, have raised questions about the salaries of local officials.

Doug Schultze,…MORE

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, a 2003 Sealth graduate killed in Afghanistan last week, was remembered in a candlelight vigil Tuesday night Aug. 3 on the baseball field near Chief Sealth High School at Trenton Street near 29th Avenue S.W…MORE

The organization, Heroes for the Homeless, a non-profit with a volunteer crew that distributes food, clothes, and blankets to those they find in need living without shelter, held its annual fundraiser Sunday, Aug. 1, at the Century Ballroom on…MORE

Margo Femiano, Miss West Seattle 2009 has won a $1000 scholarship in the Miss Seafair competition staged just prior to the Torchlight Parade in downtown Seattle. Margo is a graduate of Sealth High School and currently attends Seattle University…MORE

All northbound SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct lanes through downtown Seattle will be closed between the First Avenue S. on-ramp and Thomas Street from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. for the Seafair Torchlight Run.

http://www.seafair.com/events/torchrun…MORE