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Waterland-community residents can enjoy the thrill of competitive racing with scenic Puget Sound in the background during the third annual Des Moines Criterium Bike Race on Sunday, June 29.

Racing begins at 9 a.m. and continues with…MORE

The Des Moines Legacy Foundation has committed to raise $50,000 to assist the City of Des Moines to restore, preserve and bring up to code what foundation members consider a community treasure and regional historic resource.

The baseball…MORE

The Westwood Neighborhood Council has developed an early vision for the existing site of the Denny Middle School and lands owned by the Seattle School District, according to a news release e-mailed Saturday morning.

Steven Fischer,…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

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 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