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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

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

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

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

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 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 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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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

A false alarm went off on Alki Beach last week when Seattle Parks and Recreation was reported to be considering limiting or banning beach bonfires to help the mayor's crusade to halt global warming.

However, Parks and Recreation backed off…MORE

Burien's 2008 Strawberry & Arts Festival will feature the largest performance schedule in its history, with three stages providing music and dance on Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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