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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

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

The anticipation of Election Day offers more than hope and change to Americans because it also promises confusion and cynicism to many who will either vote or elect to stay home.

To navigate through the fog of spin, attack ads, and myth on…MORE

Des Moines faces a 1.4 percent decline in revenue in 2009 compared to the current budget year, city council members have been informed.

"The [city's] revenue forecast for 2009 reflects the economic slowdown," with Washington revenue…MORE

Why don't you spice up your life with a visit to the Burien Art Gallery? It's that little house nestled in the woods across from the Burien library on S.W. 146th Street.

The main floor houses the works of Doris Jew Conrath and Mark Eaton…MORE

Get a good chuckle watching wiener dogs race, a new event at the family-friendly Boo in Burien on Saturday, Oct. 25.

The frightful festivities run from noon to 5 p.m. and include trick or treating, kids costume contest, haunted house,…MORE

In response to an impending $90 million budget shortfall, the King County Prosecutor announced that he has raised the limits on property and drug crimes that will be tried in superior court, passing the burden of court and jail costs to the…MORE

When Federal Way Mayor Jack Dovey took this year's Mayor's Day of Concern and turned it into a month-long call for community food donations, he never could have imagined the literally tons of food that would be donated and the outpouring of…MORE

Are pawn shops a good place to get a short-term loan and buy inexpensive items in this tight economy or a magnet for criminals?

SeaTac lawmakers grappled with the questions on Oct. 14 as they discussed allowing a pawn shop to set up…MORE