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Illegal use of a blue or red disabled parking placard hangtag will result in a $250 parking ticket under new legislation Mayor Greg Nickels announced on June 11.

The proposal aims to end the unlawful use of placards that denies disabled…MORE

Fire trucks and emergency response vehicles swarmed Crown Hill June 11 when a resident put in a hazardous materials call.

A resident who had recently purchased a home near 80th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Mary Street found a number of…MORE

Holy Rosary School will say goodbye to Kris Brown, its principal for the past 23 years, in a special celebration event tonight.

Parents, students, parishioners and alumni are invited to the school's Lanigan Hall at 7 p.m. to "toast and…MORE

Ballard residents could have the opportunity to build backyard cottages, small dwellings on their properties that are not attached to the main house, as soon as this fall.

Legislation is being reviewed by the planning and land use…MORE

Seattle Department of Transportation crews will close the sidewalk and right-hand, southbound curb lane on the west side of the Fremont Bridge next week, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The crews are allowing three days for this work, Monday,…MORE

The Nordic Heritage Museum Tivoli/Viking Days festival dates were mis-printed in the annual Summer Celebrations guide published recently by the Ballard News-Tribune. The correct dates for the festival are July 11 and 12.

This eventful…MORE

The state ferries division will launch its summer 2009 ferry schedule on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, with additional vessels, sailings and service hours on the more popular tourism routes, according to a release from the state.

The…MORE

Construction on the missing link of the Burke-Gilman Trail can begin after an appeal by neighborhood business and industrial groups failed.

On June 9, Sue Tanner, hearing examiner for the City of Seattle, upheld the Seattle Department of…MORE

Chief Sealth High School students Ally Stariha, Nicole Stariha, Sara Schendel, Samantha Westler and DJ Ross were co-recipients of the Association of King County Historical Organizations Youth Award.

The award is presented to a King County…MORE

The High Point Neighborhood Community Center, expected to be completed by September just in time for its head start programs to begin, will offer two computer terminals to interface with different environmental elements of the new 20,000 square-…MORE