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For years, school counselors, medical clinics and hospitals have referred low-income clients to the Ballard Lions Club for help with hearing aids and eye glasses.

Now the Ballard Lions are looking for people who are shut-ins to assist,…MORE

Parents and community members said the Denny Middle School and Chief Sealth High School construction project should include improvements to crosswalks on busy streets around the school campus.

About 20 people came to a recent meeting at…MORE

While battling a health crisis, Chris Wedes, better known as J.P. Patches, still wears a smile, and plaid vest of buttons and badges. With sidekick, Bob Newman, a.k.a. Gertrude, the two Seattle icons clowned around on KIRO-TV from the 1950s…MORE

In a stroke of luck that overcame long odds, Ballard High School received one of five grand prizes in the "Win a Wireless Lab," sweepstakes recently.

Ballard was selected from a random drawing from with over 170,500 entries nationwide. The…MORE

A long time advocate for housing rights, John Fox might not be an obvious leader for social change and economic justice.

It was inspiration, not hardship, which led Fox to spend the last 30 years of his life challenging the structures of…MORE

Compiled by Ralph Nichols

The Times/News last week contacted candidates for Highline-area elective offices whose names appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.

Questions asked in each race and their answers appear below.

On October 29, at approximately 4:20 a.m., Federal Way police officers were dispatched to a stabbing in the 2500 block of South 317th Street at the Chelsea Court Condominiums in Federal Way.

When officers arrived on scene they found two…MORE

The Tigertail Restaurant and Bar opens in Ballard in early November and features small plate style menu, blending Asian-inspired techniques with fresh products from local Northwest farmers.

The owners are Carl Carlson and Tim Hayes.…MORE

Highline residents can help fight hunger and make the holidays brighter for those in need by donating food items or money to Southwest King County food banks.

Food banks rely on donations for 80 to 90 percent of the assistance they receive…MORE

Todd Beamer standout Josh Waller breaks towards the sideline to escape a tackle attempt by Kentlake's Kyle Schaefbauer. Waller, a senior, played his last home game in a Titans uniform at Federal Way Stadium last Thursday. For more photos from…MORE