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King County Metro Transit says bus fares for adults will increase by 25 cents starting Saturday, March 1.

A two-zone trip taken during peak-commute times will now cost $2.25, a one-zone trip $1.75, and the off-peak fare will be $1.50. New…MORE

The cliche/, "You can't afford to wait any longer" comes to mind when considering saving for your child's college education as tuition increases 7 percent annually at Washington public universities.

Washington State's 529 prepaid…MORE

The White Center Early Learning Initiative, a first-of-its-kind public-private community based partnership, will significantly expand early learning opportunities to children from birth to 5 years old in White Center.

Funded by two grants…MORE

Now that the Seattle Landmark Preservation Board has voted to preserve the old Manning's/Denny's building there are sure to be appeals to the decision that could lead to a City Council battle and even to the courts.

The board voted 6 to 3…MORE

With all 93 precincts reporting their ballots, the initiative to transform the process by which Federal Way chooses its mayor appears likely to fail.

Spearheaded by a group called Accountability Comes to Town (ACT), the movement proposed…MORE

On February 24, at approximately 3:45 p.m., Federal Way officers were dispatched to the area of 288th and Military Rd South on a report of shots fired.

A passerby reported four to five gunshots and several juveniles running from the area…MORE

The White Center Early Learning Initiative, a first-of-its-kind public-private community based partnership, will significantly expand early learning opportunities to children from birth to 5 years old in White Center.

Funded by two grants…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels will release $25,000 in aid to renters being displaced by condominium conversions from a $350,000 fund the City Council had set aside to help eligible tenants.

Last month, Nickels froze the funds temporarily because it…MORE

A driver entered the front lobby of the Seattle West Inn & Suites Wednesday at about 3:45am, but not with a suit case. She drove through with her SUV. The fire department arrived quickly, and a woman in a Jeep was taken to a hospital.

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A total lunar eclipse occurred Wednesday night, officially at 7:01pm for 50 minutes. The Seattle skies were clear, then turned hazy as the "penumbra" was, afterward, still visible. Two total lunar eclipses occurred in 2007, the first on March 3,…MORE