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On June 9, two classes from Wildwood Elementary visited the West Hylebos Park and the historical Barker Cabin for their annual field trip. More than 50 students and their teachers attended the field trip, where they toured the newly restored…MORE

The impact of sharply rising diesel fuel costs today prompted the Metropolitan King County Council to unanimously call for a performance audit of King County Metro Transit to identify more efficient business processes and ensure the best…MORE

Thirty-five dots sprinkled the initial City of Seattle municipal jail site map. Each represented a potential seven-plus-acre site for a new 445-bed misdemeanor jail.

And then there were four. One is off 15th Avenue West abutting the…MORE

The Des Moines City Council rescheduled on June 12 a public hearing about the proposed Highline View Estates development south of Highline Community College.

In response to the public hearing being rescheduled to July 3, Mayor Pro Tem Dan…MORE

Ask the hardy nine and ten-year old kids at the Marine Hills Pool last weekend if the weather was too cold for swimming and you would probably be splashed in reply.

"It's not cold!

The Coast Guard has become aware that some fishermen engage in the practice of working all day and, then in the evening, allowing their vessels to drift while the entire crew sleeps.

This practice is dangerous and is a violation of basic…MORE

The South Park Bridge, which spans over troubled water, is in trouble itself.

While the Duwamish River needs to be cleaned, the bridge above may need to go. The 78-year-old bridge cannot yet be retired, and must continue to carry 18,000…MORE

On a gray Saturday, June 7, men and women gathered at the Des Monies Marina parking lot to compete, not for money or endorsement money but for pride, glory and the chance to test themselves in the Strongman Nationals in Utah later this year.…MORE

Errors were noted in the "Five file for state legislative posts" story in the June 11 issue.

Leslie Bloss is a female and not a male as the story says; a typographical error was in Rep.

Despite dreary spring weather, the Elliott Bay Water Taxi is off to a strong start, registering a 17 percent increase in riders over last years record-setting pace.

The downtown-to-Seacrest Park run served a total of 29,340 riders since…MORE