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Men and women will compete on June 7 in Des Moines to prove they are the strongest in _the state.

The competition will take place at the Des Moines Marina parking lot, 22307 Dock Ave., beginning at 10 a.m.

This North American…MORE

Fishermen's Terminal remodel is done

Summer brings a whole new look for Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal as the two-year, $22 million remodel comes to a close - on time and under budget, the port says.

The newly dredged inner…MORE

Last Oct. 10 Maria Cantwell headlined the grand opening of Propel Biofuels' fuel station at Bernie's Automotive in Ballard, its first of 15 planned. The senator praised the $3.59 per gallon biodiesel for its renewability, minimal discharge of CO2…MORE

"A lot of things have happened to me in 50 years," SeaTac resident Garry Treadwell acknowledges with a serious tone.

Three years after graduating from West Seattle High School in 1958, he was a passenger in a car wreck that almost took his…MORE

The city says meat and dairy products will be allowed in the yard waste cart, glass will go in the same recycling container as paper and plastic, and more plastic materials will be eligible for recycling, thanks to new solid waste contracts that…MORE

The city of SeaTac is going green.

SeaTac lawmakers have voted to join ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, a group with a membership of 800 cities worldwide, including 400 in the United States.

The group was established in…MORE

Seattle students should have schools that prepare them for college, for work and for life, not force them to look for another school system to find quality education, said Superintendent Maria L. Goodloe-Johnson last week.

Community…MORE

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg is one of several Highline High School graduates, who will return to their alma mater on June 7, to participate in the third annual Relay For Life of Highline. The 18-hour event at Highline Memorial Stadium…MORE

The Seattle Police Officers' Guild overwhelmingly approved a new city contract that increased wages by 25.6 percent over the life of the four-year contract.

With more than 90 percent of 1,119 ballots returned, 89 percent favored the…MORE

As expected, Burien council members voted May 19 to call for the annexation by election of the southern portion of North Highline.

The vote was 6 to 1 with Councilwoman Lucy Krakowiak opposing annexation.

However, city manager Mike…MORE