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The state Employment Security Department has mailed applications to more than 100,000 Washington workers who potentially qualify for emergency unemployment benefits. So far, Washington has paid out more than $2 million in benefits.

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Seattle Police are going to start enforcing the use of the so-called Business Access and Transit lanes on Elliott Way and on 15th Avenue.

The curb lanes in both directions of this corridor have been converted to access and transit lanes as…MORE

The city-appointed board that reviews major mixed-use projects in the area was happier with the massing of a six-story 234-unit apartment building set to replace the Sunset Bowl at the second meeting to review the project, but they had some…MORE

King County's AAA bond rating was recently renewed despite the world financial crisis.

"These ratings validate the quality of my balanced 2009 budget proposal and the six-month lifeboat we created using reserves to continue critical…MORE

Prudential's Lisa Cooke-Tinsley, left, and her team of volunteers pose for a photo at the 320th Street Safeway during the Prudential food drive October 4. Cook-Tinsley's team, along with other teams stationed at Costco and Metropolitan Market…MORE

Joseph "Joe" Brennan, who had served on the SeaTac City Council since the city incorporated in 1989, died at his home on Oct. 14 after battling a long-term illness.

Mr. Brennan helped lead SeaTac's incorporation drive.

His fellow…MORE

King County's AAA bond rating was recently renewed despite the world financial crisis.

"These ratings validate the quality of my balanced 2009 budget proposal and the six-month lifeboat we created using reserves to continue critical…MORE

In two weeks Seattle voters will have the opportunity to address the city's transportation crisis when they chose to approve or reject on Proposition 1.

The measure would authorize a new sales tax of 0.5 percent, costing the average…MORE

Whole Foods project on schedule

Although construction on the incoming Whole Foods at Interbay has been halted, West Seattle's future store at Fauntleroy Place is right on schedule.

The upscale grocery store specializing in natural…MORE

The city administration's proposal to increase some Interbay height limits from 40 feet to 85 feet has been approved by the council's Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee.

Because it in an area-wide rezoning change, it requires a…MORE