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The Washington Department of Labor and Industries have begun mailing dividend checks to 100,000 employers as the final step of a process to return excess funds from the state's workers' compensation system.

Another 28,000 employers will…MORE

With bus ridership and diesel fuel prices at record levels, King County Executive Ron Sims is proposing a 25-cent fare increase.

Sims said he decided on the increase rather than cut service to pay for fuel costs that have skyrocketed over…MORE

Fireworks watchers got a colorful vantage point from Alki Beach near 55th Street SW Friday night. Looking toward the northeast horizon the "4th of Jul-Ivars Fireworks Show" over Elliott Bay was big, boastful and traditional. From the same spot…MORE

Thousands of people watched the annual Fourth of July fireworks display near Three Tree Point. This year, the cost rose to over $21,000. Donations from Shorewood to Normandy Park are solicited. While many watched the show, many more staged their…MORE

On Friday, July 4, 2008, balloons with attached personal messages, were released in the sky, to 8 year old Edgar Omar Cisneros. The memorial gathering, at the site of the recent fires at the Tara and Jenny Marie Apartments in Burien, attracted…MORE

Nearly 25 pirates walked the plank usually reserved for Elliott Bay Taxi passengers Saturday, July 5h. They leaped onto a World War II landing craft that transported them, and about a dozen soldiers and a few lucky kids to the taped-off landing…MORE

Owners confirm that 1 of the victims and members of at least 3 other displaced families were classmates of their 2 children.

"I witnessed the fire that night, and it was something that I hope I never see again," says Jerry Clausen,…MORE

Citizens in the Shorewood neighborhood in Burien have been concerned about vehicles speeding in their neighborhood for years.

One citizen's efforts might be the first step in controlling what they feel is a big problem in the neighborhood…MORE

When the decision was made to rebuild Mount Rainier High School, funding was not available for a new track.

Over the past three years, Ray Prentice, parent of Mount Rainier graduate Ryan Prentice, and others have worked to gather the…MORE

Nationally, the number of home fires the Red Cross responds to is up 10 percent since the year 2000. Alarmingly, only 26 percent of families have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan, according to a May 2006 poll conducted by…MORE