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A blue-ribbon committee of citizens and county elected officials will help evaluate candidates for appointment should a vacancy occur in the office of King County Executive, under legislation adopted today by the Metropolitan King County Council…MORE

Citizens will better understand where their tax dollars are being spent under a budget transparency ordinance unanimously adopted today by the Metropolitan King County Council that requires a dramatically greater level of detail in the…MORE

Pending sales around Western Washington for the month of March reached the highest level in six months, according to the latest figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

Compared to February, last month’s pending sales (offers made…MORE

Eric Shoner, a seventh-grader at Salmon Bay School, got a taste of state competition last Friday at the 2009 Washington Geographic Bee at Stadium High School in Tacoma.

Shoner, for whom maps have been a hobby since he was 3, was one of six…MORE

They live eight blocks apart, on either side of California Avenue --- the private-schooled sixth-grader and the Madison Middle School eighth-grader. When the dust had settled on the 21st annual Washington Geographic Bee at Stadium High School in…MORE

Coinciding with National Start! Walking Day on Wednesday, April 8, Sanislo Elementary School’s fifth graders will take a walkable field trip with Homewaters Project to explore the “tiny neighbors” in their school wetlands.

Homewaters…MORE

A new revenue forecast for the city reflects the nation’s worsening economy, projecting $29.5 million less revenue in the city’s general fund for 2009, compared to last year’s forecast, a 3.7 percent drop.

“We have anticipated that…MORE

The King County Water Taxi set a new one-day ridership record April 5 as 3,429 riders took advantage of a warm, sunny opening day to make their first trip of the season on the West Seattle-to-downtown passenger ferry.

“There’s no better…MORE

Burien took a major step forward March 30 toward annexing the southern portion of North Highline when the King County Boundary Review Board gave preliminary approval to the proposal.

The board is expected to formally approve Burien’s…MORE

A large crowd gathered today under the sun to enjoy a live band, complimentary refreshments and kick of the King County Water Taxi season.

From noon to 2 p.m. local leaders, including King County Council member Dow Constantine and Seattle…MORE