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The Elliot Bay Water Taxi will become a year round service beginning January 2010, the King County Ferry District Board decided last week.

The action was prompted by Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire's announcement that the…MORE

Due to a projected $90 million shortfall for 2009 in the King County General Fund, criminal justice agencies in the county are experiencing a blanket 11.4 percent budget cut.

The budget cut has caused a change in filing and disposition…MORE

No matter which option is chosen for replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, it will come with a big price tag for taxpayers to swallow.

A bored tunnel, running under downtown from Royal Brougham to Roy Street may cost $3.5 billion. A cut-…MORE

Vehicle theft in King County in 2007 is down by 36 percent from an eight-year high in 2005, and law enforcement agencies are projecting a 55 percent decrease in 2008. In the same period auto thefts in the North Precinct, which includes Ballard,…MORE

Highline Community College can offer immediate help for workers displaced amid the current economic troubles.

The worker retraining program helps people who are unemployed or facing imminent layoffs learn new professional skills to get…MORE

Highline Community College can offer immediate help for workers displaced amid the current economic troubles.

The worker retraining program helps people who are unemployed or facing imminent layoffs learn new professional skills to get…MORE

The Council for Resource Development has selected Dan Altmayer as the 2008 Campus Impact Award recipient for his volunteer efforts as a Highline Community College Foundation board member. _

"This is quite an honor," said Altmayer. "It…MORE

King County Metro Transit will have reduced service for the Thanksgiving holiday on both Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28 - and the schedules will be different for each day.

Metro will operate on a full holiday schedule on…MORE

On the kind of cloudy, rainy late afternoon the third runway was designed for, an Alaska Airline jet became on Jan. 20 the first commercial aircraft to take off from the new runway.

The takeoff was part of the ceremony dedicating the long-…MORE

The cities of Tukwila and SeaTac are working together on a comprehensive plan to possibly join forces through their fire departments.

The fire master plan was started, according to Tukwila Fire Chief Nick Olivas, by a series of discussions…MORE