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The Des Moines City Council has updated its Commute Trip Reduction Plan to reduce local air pollution, traffic congestion and energy consumption, as required by state law.

This plan, mandated in 1991 under Washington's Clean Air Act,…MORE

Symetra Financial and the Seattle Seahawks announced today that Chief Sealth High is the recipient of the 2008 Symetra Heroes in the Classroom "MVP Award." Through the award, the school will receive $20,000 toward an innovative student…MORE

Severe winter weather prevented about 200 ticket-holders from hearing Seattle TV icon Stan Boreson sing about "Walkin' In My Winter Underwear" at ChoralSounds Northwest's Christmas concert on Dec. 14.

Northwest Associated Arts wants to do…MORE

During the current economic crisis as more people find themselves relying on the assistance of government benefits, some do not take advantage of the resources they qualify for either because they are unaware or because they are held back by the…MORE

Miranda is hard to please. We've had many wonderful dining experiences, but she rarely utters the words, "This is better than what I can make." (It is simply the truth; Miranda's food is divine.)

Yet these remarkable words were spoken at…MORE

Update: 3:30 p.m., Monday With travel conditions still not stabilized, Metro Transit will be offering approximately half of its regular weekday service on Tuesday morning, Dec. 23.

Difficult driving conditions and ten straight days of snow…MORE

The Port of Seattle Commission voted last week to temporarily suspend construction on the $400 million consolidated rental car facility.

The ongoing downturn in the credit market means the agency cannot sell the taxable, long-term bonds…MORE

Lenny Wilkens, former Seattle Supersonics Hall of Fame basketball player and coach, has become part of this town's psyche.

The NBA icon and east side resident will reveal some insights from ball-handling to life-handling when he speaks at…MORE

It was a tough week in Highline and the Puget Sound area with snow, ice, cold, wind, power outages and more. There were numerous fender-benders on the slippery streets. Highline and Tukwila public schools closed for several days as did area…MORE

Extra funding beyond the $2.8 billion committed to replacing the viaduct, which will be necessary to pay for a bored tunnel to go with a surface-transit scenario, should come from local taxes or tolling.

Committee members who fought snow…MORE