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Seattle School officials have appointed two new principals for West Seattle schools.

Carmela Dellino is the new principal of Roxhill Elementary School. Dellino has more than 20 years of experience as an educator and administrator. Prior to…MORE

A preliminary plan for a streetcar connecting Ballard, Fremont and downtown was met with both excitement and skepticism at a forum last week.

Chair of the City Council Transportation Committee Jan Drago hosted the event at the Nordic…MORE

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries have begun mailing dividend checks to 100,000 employers as the final step of a process to return excess funds from the state's workers' compensation system.

Another 28,000 employers will…MORE

Paper or plastic? Beginning in January either choice could cost you.

The City Council's committee decision on a proposal to tax all disposable shopping bags is scheduled for July 22. If approved, Seattle consumers would be charged a 20-…MORE

Water taxi passenger service from the Des Moines Marina to the Tall Ships Festival in Tacoma was a "major success," city officials reported last week.

"We provided six round trips to Tacoma over the July Fourth weekend, with a total of 490…MORE

The first meeting of Sustainable Burien will be held at the Burien Library, 14700 6th Ave.

Washington ACORN will hold a town hall meeting and mortgage help fair on July 17 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Burien Community Center, 425 S.W. 144th Street.

Families facing foreclosure or having other mortgage problems will be able to sign up…MORE

If the weather permits, Seattle artist Susan Robb will be bringing her unique installation of "Warmth, Giant Black Toobs" to Lake Burien School Park on July 17 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

In the art piece, Robb uses solar power and ambient…MORE

City of Burien officials are looking forward to developing the "most pad-ready spot" in the Northeast Burien Redevelopment Planning Area after a deal between the Port of Seattle and the King County Housing Authority (KCHA) for affordable housing…MORE

In the aftermath of the fatal Burien fire that struck the Tara and Jenny Marie apartments, stories of shadowy figures, harrowing escapes and compassionate helpers surfaced.

Days after a fence was erected an unusual figure lurked on the…MORE