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A group of Ballard science students took on their peers during the Washington State Ocean Sciences Bowl (ORCA Bowl) on Feb. 9 and claimed seventh place.

The competition, held at the University of Washington, was described as similar to the…MORE

Sierra Leone may be thousands of miles from Seattle, but two Ballard residents have made it their mission as volunteers, to help that country re-develop.

Dan Lavin first went to Sierra Leone as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1988 until 1990…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

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

The Federal Way City Council tonight unanimously confirmed the appointment of Dave Larson as the City's next municipal court judge.

The seven-member council voted 6-0 to approve Larson, with Councilmember Michael Park absent.

Larson…MORE