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Seattle City Light repair crews were responding to several scattered power outages throughout the utility's service territory June 9 after steady winds approached 35 mph.

By 8:30 p.m. about 12,000 customers were affected by the outages.…MORE

Princess-Nyosha McWilliams, an eighth grader at Pathfinder K-8 School, won the Mayor's Leadership Award and a $2,500 college scholarship.

The scholarship was the culmination of the Mayor's Scholars Awards, given this year to 19 students…MORE

Tiana Woods, an eighth grader at Whitman Middle School, won the Leighton Hilbert Scholarship Award, and $1,000 college scholarship.

The scholarship was part of the Mayor's Scholars Awards, given this year to 19 students from Seattle…MORE

While a new skate park at Lower Woodland opened last weekend and work has started on a million dollar renovation of the old tennis courts that are one of the busiest in the Seattle parks system.

The skatepark is 17,000 square feet and is…MORE

Commuters along the 348th Street corridor will have to endure longer wait times and tolerate more backups as the city works to complete its remedy for Federal Way's growing pains.

During a lunch-break rush last week, drivers occasionally…MORE

A false alarm went off last week when Seattle Parks and Recreation considered limiting bonfires this year and banning them next year in order to help prevent global warming, the wish of Mayor Greg Nickels stated in a memo referring to carbon…MORE

Interested in doing something good for the environment and your community now that school's out?

Summer is coming, and the Friends of the Hylebos has new restoration and habitat enhancement events planned. If you would like tobe involved…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

General governmental revenue collections and expenditures by the city of Des Moines were marginally higher in the first quarter this year compared to the same period in 2007.

Revenue collections of $4,133,966 through March accounted for 23…MORE

The other day, my seven year-old son asked me what I did for a living.

When you are seven, there are livings that are easy to understand, of course. Teacher? Easy. Firefighter? Cool. Dentist, doctor, store-owner. All graspable.

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