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Dr. Shirley B. Gordon, an important figure in the development of Highline Community College and the first female president of a publicly funded college district in the state of Washington, died Sept. 20 in Burien at the age of 86.

Dr.…MORE

Chinook salmon returned to Hylebos Creek early last week, perhaps knowing their friends were gathering upstream.

One hundred ninety-seven friends of the Hylebos turned out to the King County Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center Saturday evening,…MORE

Described by students, parents, and staff as "the lady who always smiles," Loyal Heights' administrative secretary Mary Hawkinson has retired after 31 years.

A going-away party was thrown in her honor at the school Oct. 3. Kathy Katzen,…MORE

After Cindy McWilliams had her MRI, she went into the closet, shut the door, and screamed.

Lake Burien resident Sue Perez headed to the cafeteria and purchased a Twinkie, when told of her tumor.

They reacted differently, but they…MORE

This past summer, seven students from neighboring school districts served as interns at Sea-Tac International Airport.

The summer high school internship program was revamped to offer more paid openings and an enrichment program designed to…MORE

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service Team from the city of Normandy Park participated in the annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) sponsored each year in the fall by the Amateur Radio Relay League.

The…MORE

King County will begin sending many property, identify theft and drug crimes from superior court to district and municipal courts, Des Moines Municipal Court Judge Veronica Alicea-Galvan told Des Moines lawmakers recently.

The county is…MORE

Since the takeover of Washington Mutual by JP Morgan Chase there has been much uncertainty over what will happen to Washington Mutual employees and Washington Mutual's assets.

Washington Mutual's leadership training facility Cedarbrook,…MORE

She sits atop the hill at the North SeaTac BMX track where it all started, smiling and talking to her brother and old friends as BMX racers of all ages peddling their hearts out whiz by.

She is Jill Kintner, Burien's very own bronze…MORE

The first jet to touch down on the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport was misidentified in a photo caption in the Oct. 1 Times/News. The plane was an Alaska Airlines 737-800.