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Lafarge North America Inc. which operates a cement and aggregate plant at 5400 West Marginal Way has agreed to enter into a settlement agreement, announced today, with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Environmental Protection…MORE

As the Seattle Public Library trims branch service hours to help cut $1.7 million from its 2010 budget, the Ballard branch will see its hours of operations increase beginning Feb. 3.

Ballard is one of 11 branches that will gaining an…MORE

In the face of a large public outcry – a Facebook group called "Save the Woodland Park Nocturnal House boasts 24,595 members – the Woodland Park Zoo will be shutting down the Night Exhibit, formerly known as the Nocturnal House, March 1.

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The campaign to renew the Seattle public school levies hosted a campaign phone drive Wednesday evening at the campaign headquarters as King County Elections mailed out just over 360,000 ballots for the February 9th Special Election.

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An unusual memorial gathering for a Burien woman that many consider extraordinary will occur Wednesday, Jan. 27 at Mick Kelly's Irish Pub in Burien. The celebration of life for Cherisse Luxa will begin at 7 p.m. at the bar located at 435 S.W.…MORE

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West Seattle filmmaker Jamie Chamberlin and others are organizing Rock4Relief with a line-up of bands, including West Seattle performers like "Bend" and "Gunn and the Damage Done." Ben Jenkins, band member of "…MORE

The Municipal League of King County today announced its support for the Seattle school levy Propositions No. 1 and No. 2 on the Feb. 9th Special Election ballot. A full summary of our report is available online at http://www.munileague.org/issues…MORE

Two wastewater pump stations in West Seattle are again operating normally after a freak tide surge forced water from Puget Sound into the sewer system, straining capacity at one station and causing a possible overflow at another.

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There was sadness on the face of Roy Lynch, a 25-year employee at Sunset Bowl, as the vacant bowling alley was torn down Jan. 20 to make way for the six-story, mixed-use Avalon Ballard apartments.

"It's really depressing," said Lynch, a…MORE

Faustine Hudson, a local musician, was, like many others, affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck Haiti.

She said her feelings came not only from that tragedy, but from the culmination of a handful of international tragedies in the…MORE