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State Representative Mark Miloscia gripped his steaming cup of Poverty Bay coffee with both hands as he waited his turn to speak.

He had the look of a man in search warmth on one of those chilling, rainy Northwest days that somehow catches…MORE

TACKLING THE MOUNTAIN. Photo of Des Moines nursery owner Lyn Robinson who will climb Mt. Rainier this summer to raise money to combat lung disease.

Des Moines food bank will hold benefit dinner.

North Highline council election set…MORE

The hit TV show "Dancing with the Stars" may satisfy spectators parked in their reclining chairs, but some West Seattle residents are waltzing onto the dance floor and learning to cha cha with their own happy feet. Ballroom and Latin dance…MORE

A streetcar route connecting the heart of Ballard with Fremont and downtown is one of four "promising" trolley routes the Department of Transportation is unveiling this week to spur off the South Lake Union line.

The Ballard/Fremont…MORE

The Port of Seattle is developing a plan to restore habitat on property it owns along the Lower Duwamish River.

Last week the port held an open house to introduce the first draft of the Lower Duwamish River Habitat Restoration Plan,…MORE

Eighteen students from Highline Public Schools have been selected into the Washington Aerospace Scholars program.

Seventeen are students at Aviation High School; one is from Mount Rainier High School. A total of 225 students were selected…MORE

Car thefts in the region have been declining so much the Seattle area is no longer on the top-ten list nationwide for highest number of car thefts.

The Seattle metro area was ranked sixth in the nation per capita for car thefts, but a 2007…MORE

Swedish Physician's Ballard Clinic celebrated its 15th anniversary in April with a birthday cake and a noontime staff gathering.

When the office first opened in 1993, there were only three doctors. Now there are seven physicians and 20…MORE

With boxes of bowling pins, shoes and racks of bowling balls marked for auction, a recent sale marked the end of Sunset Bowl, which first opened in Ballard in 1957.

Members of the public were free to roam around the building, poking their…MORE

Eat Local Now 2008, an event held at Ballard High School on April 29 was to help raise awareness about the need to support local farmers and their products.

"Now more than ever, with the global food crisis going on, it's important to have…MORE