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Highline's Step 5 school

By Donna Stefanik

Chinook Middle School in SeaTac may be a Step 5 school in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) formula-but it won't stay there for long if first-year principal Evie…MORE

The King County Council said on Monday it wants to audit Metro Transit to figure out how they can "best ensure the best allocation of resources in order to maintain levels of service.

?Skyrocketing fuel costs may soon lead the County…MORE

June 6, 4:05 PM Responding to a report last week in the Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tim Gallagher clarified that Parks does not intend to take any action this year.

A scheduled briefing is an…MORE

On Wednesday, June 4, the tide was Seattle's lowest in 92 years, at minus 4.3 feet, and cause for quiet celebration and exploration as the surface under Luna/Anchor Park exposed a spongy world.

General Motors is serious about spreading the word about what it is doing help people deal with rising fuel costs. So serious that they sent Dave Barthmuss, Group Manager for their Western Region, Environment and Energy Communications Team to…MORE

Three brave chaperones including two teachers and a parent took nine excited students from St. Bernadette Elementary School in Burien to Safeco Field to watch the June 4 Mariners game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The…MORE

The West Seattle Junction Association has been given a grant of $10,000 from the Office of Economic Development.

It was one of 18 grants to Neighborhood Business District Associations throughout Seattle to continue the city's investments…MORE

The Des Moines "Storefront Studio" Project, which is producing a series of "picture postcards" that depict a revitalized downtown and waterfront, concludes with a free open house on Friday, June 6.

These visual concepts will be on display…MORE

The city has unveiled the first of four plug-in hybrid electric vehicles it will test over the next year.

Specifically, the project will test technology used to convert four existing Priuses in the city's fleet to 100-miles-per-gallon…MORE

With commencement ceremonies for Highline high schools looming on June 16 and 17, a number of twelfth-graders and their parents are breathing a sigh of relief.

The Class of 2008 is the first group of seniors in the state required to pass…MORE