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As the city of Seattle deals with the homeless issue by kicking them out of their makeshift camp sites under freeways, bridges and greenbelts, two Ballard churches are welcoming them and there have been no major problems.

On Mar. 1, Tent…MORE

Stem cells.

These words still evoke fear in many people's hearts with the accompanying images of embryos being killed so that embryonic stem cells can be harvested. Current stem cell transplants and stem cell research as with organ donors…MORE

Highline's oldest school is also its most rundown.

According to a building evaluation of 29 Highline district schools, Sunnydale ranked worst for structural, mechanical and electrical problems.

Des Moines Elementary is most in need…MORE

A new city has taken root in Ballard with their own elected officials, laws, housing regulations and a group of citizens looking to better their lives.

Tent City 3, a homeless encampment moved to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church's parking lot…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels says city water is every bit as good at bottled water so he is banning city purchase of bottled water.

The mayor says Seattle enjoys some of the world's best public water, born in the pristine watersheds of the Cascade…MORE

The Port of Seattle is moving ahead with construction of a $413 million rental car facility at South 160th Street and International Boulevard, near State Route 518.

For Highline residents, the biggest impact for the next few years may be…MORE

(Editor's Note: This was Tim St. Clair's last story for the West Seattle Herald, sister paper to the Ballard News-Tribune. Tim was a regular bus rider to downtown and about anywhere else. He did this story shortly before his death from pancreatic…MORE

The clich

Seattle's Southside is on the move.

That's the theme of an event planned at the Doubletree Hotel Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd.

Mayor Greg Nickels says the city has acquired a 37,000 square foot piece of property in east Ballard for a new public park, the largest piece of land secured for open space here since Ballard Commons Park, which opened in 2005.

The lot…MORE