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More than 10 years after members of Grindline were kicked out of Schmitz park for attempting to build a skateboard bowl under a bridge, the local skateboard park design company has been selected to create West Seattle's first public skatepark at…MORE

Landlords and property owners will now play a greater role in combating crime on properties in North Highline and other unincorporated areas in King County under legislation adopted last week by the King County Council.

The "Safer…MORE

With the election less than two weeks away, King County Elections is still looking for people to fill nearly 4,000 poll worker positions.

"King County hasn't yet made the transition to all-mail voting and poll workers are still needed to…MORE

Retiring after 38 years, Bob Wenman sat in a chair next to his name, painted on the basketball court at the Ballard Boys and Girls Club recently.

The staff wanted to preserve the moment, setting up a video camera to record his interview…MORE

The West Seattle "Seal Sitters" are regrouping in anticipation of what could soon be dozens of baby seal "pups" gracing our shores.

The pups "haul out" to get much-needed rest and warmth by sleeping peacefully on the beaches and rocks,…MORE

Seattle is making it easier for people to garden the natural way by offering discounts on compost bins.

Residents can save more than $100 on high-quality compost bins while building healthy soils and helping their plants to thrive.

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The sun had begun to set. As the sky darkened from deep blue to black, little lights began to glow around the track. Like candles floating on a pond, the white bags cast a glow over the people moving in a circle. As more of the lights sprang to…MORE

The city plans to begin implementing Surveyor, a power management software, for about 10,000 of its laptop and desktop computers.

Once installed the software will monitor personal computer use patterns and turn off machines when they are…MORE

With dad's buns on the line, West Seattle resident Gayle Dunham, 56, and her three kids couldn't pass up the chance to finally get dad to run the 2008 Ironman Race in Coeur d'Alene, ID.

It was a life goal of Gayle's eldest son Todd to run…MORE

While most of us were still in bed at 5 a.m., Lauren Kisser was standing on top of 14,410-foot Mt. Rainier on July 8th.

Kisser raised $5,459 for breast cancer research during the Climb to Fight Breast Cancer effort. She did it to honor her…MORE