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The North Idaho College board of trustees has selected former Highline Community College president Priscilla Bell as the school's interim president.

Bell will replace Michael Burke at the college in Coeur d'Alene while the trustees search…MORE

A legion of pedestrians, nearly 11,000 strong, is expected to set out April 12-13 on walks across Western Washington to raise awareness and dollars in the movement to stop multiple sclerosis.

The National MS Society, Greater Washington…MORE

State Rep. Jeannie Darneille, D-Tacoma, has been named interim executive director of Hospitality House, a homeless women's shelter in Burien.

Hospitality House, located at Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, was founded in 2000.

In the…MORE

Recently discovered soil erosion under a footing of a bridge over Saltwater State Park has resulted in its emergency closure by the city of Des Moines.

Spotted by consultants on March 26 during a seismic evaluation, a large cavity was…MORE

When Explorer West Middle School presented a musical production of Alice in Wonderland, faculty drama teacher and director David Kelly treated the audience to a psychological juggling act, literally.

He cast three Alice's. Like braiding…MORE

Not many people get to experience what it is like to live in a third world country first hand.

But Jason Hervin, a Mt.

Two Ballard school champions represented their respective schools last Friday in the Washington Geographic Bee in Tacoma.

Erik Hammarlund, an eighth-grader at Whitman Middle School, and Jasper Wensnahan, an eighth-grader at Salmon Bay…MORE

King County's newly released 2007 Annual Growth Report shows that the county is growing more diverse and more densely populated, with more rich and poor people.

The increase in diversity is most pronounced in suburban cities beyond Seattle…MORE

Quickly! What do you think of when you hear the term, "Greek Drama?"

If you're like most of us, you are probably visualizing dreary tomes you were forced to read during high school literature class, filled with toga-clad centenarians,…MORE

Passports are now available Monday through Friday at the Neighborhood Service Center in Ballard.

The Ballard Neighborhood Center at 5604 22nd Ave. N.W. is open for passport servicing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m…MORE