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The return of the Elliott Bay Water Taxi for another summer season will be celebrated with a kick-off event on Sunday, April 27 from noon to 2 p.m.

Refreshments, live music, and family activities will be featured at the event at West…MORE

The owner of a Chiropractic clinic Dr. Tom Payne had his prized mascot Sasquatch Sam stolen last year and the thieves were attempting to cut off the legs to cover up the theft when they were caught 4 blocks away in a neighborhood backyard.

Sand stabilization may sound like an oxymoron, but that is exactly what the Seattle Department of Transportation promises with its federally funded repair plan for the portion of Golden Gardens Drive that collapsed during a rainstorm last…MORE

Washington's Enhanced Driver License, a hybrid driver license/identification card that doubles as a boarder crossing document, has been officially declared Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative compliant by the U.S.

Seaview Avenue residents are still unhappy about transit service and King County Metro still is defending the lack of service because there is not enough money, despite the surge in ridership.

Metro officials and County Council member…MORE

Fires killed 50 people in Washington State last year, says State Fire Marshal Michael Matlick.

The leading cause of fire fatalities is directly related to cigarettes, which were the cause in 9 (or 18 percent) of the fire fatalities in 2007…MORE

The Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholders Advisory Committee focused on the next two building blocks toward a solution for the central waterfront structure: transit and public policy.

They scheduled an extra half an hour for this fourth meeting…MORE

King County Elections is postponing all-mail voting until 2009 because the equipment needed has not yet received required federal certification.

Other components for all-mail elections will be phased-in this year.

The vote counting…MORE

Highland Park Elementary School has been awarded a BECU School Grant for $1,750.

It will be used to purchase large screens for each classroom. These screens will complement the new presentation technology that was provided through the last…MORE

JoAn Cox, the mother of slain King County Deputy Sheriff Steve Cox, was honored as the Burien citizen community activist of the year at the city's 15th birthday celebration and awards ceremony March 28.

Mick Purdy and Adrian Kelly, owners…MORE