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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

Imagine living in South Park and kayaking to work on the Duwamish River, then returning home to dine on fish you caught on the same pristine waterway.

Farfetched?

"It's totally possible to make this happen," said Cari Simpson,…MORE

For those who think a car show isn't for them, the sixth annual Burien Father's Day Car show puts the pedal to the metal with nine new outside-the-box judging categories plus the first-ever Burien Chili Cook-Off.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence recently honored five outstanding individuals in education at its eighth annual Gold Star Awards fundraising luncheon at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Southcenter.

Scott McComb from Aviation…MORE

The city of Burien is in good financial condition, finance director Scott Hardin told Burien city council members on June 2.

While the city's reserve funds are healthy, the growth in expenses is gradually outstripping expected revenues,…MORE

Four "Level Three" sex offenders recently moved into a house in the 1400 block of Kent-Des Moines Road. Level three indicates high risk to re-offend.

The Des Moines Police Department put out bulletins about each of the four men and held a…MORE

Seattle Public Schools has been awarded a $503,797 grant to help enhance and fortify its readiness and emergency management plans.

Seattle is one of 92 school districts in 34 states to receive an award under the Readiness and Emergency…MORE

working to turn around

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

The last stretch of undeveloped shoreline on the Ship Canal was dedicated over the weekend as a safe haven for over 950,000 annually migrating juvenile salmon, including threatened Puget Sound Chinook.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the…MORE