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Local food banks say they have been supplying food to the largest number of people they have seen in years.

The Des Moines Food Bank fed more than 600 families in the three days it was open before Thanksgiving.

"Everybody got fed.…MORE

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Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is using his office's Web site to help fight insurance fraud.

In an effort to protect consumers, the fraud section of the site has been expanded to educate people on how to recognize and avoid fraud,…MORE

The Ballard Terminal Railroad is a three-mile long short line railroad that runs from Northwest 40th Street in Fremont through Ballard along the waterfront to their yard near Ray's Boathouse restaurant.

It is one of three lines operated by…MORE

The King County Council has passed a 2009 budget that restores 19 sheriff's deputies, keeps the White Center storefront office open and retains critical public health programs.

Faced with an unprecedented $93.4 million general fund…MORE

Think of every child's fantasy play land - what would it entail? Toys, games, stuffed animals, and dress-up clothes, perhaps. Such a land exists at Ballard's Clover.

Inspired by a friend's toy shop in San Francisco, Ballard resident Sarah…MORE

Waterfront businesses could lose $65 million of value during construction of the replacement to the viaduct, but may gain up to $250 million in increased property values, according to a study presented to the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholders…MORE

The nonprofit Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle and King County says requests for emergency grocery bags is up over 25 percent over last year, while donations to the program have remained essentially static.

As the holiday season…MORE

Since the program started in 1992, the alternative education program Pathfinder has operated in inadequate facilities.

Mayor Greg Nickels has awarded over $281,000 in matching funds to 24 neighborhood projects in Seattle, including three in the Ballard area.

The money is going toward the supports of Seattle neighborhoods who proposed projects depicting…MORE