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A home on Cove Point Road in North Burien was struck by a massive earth slide mid-morning Tuesday following record rainfall previous day. Resident Barbara Bull was at home when a wall of mud slammed into the back of her house located below an…MORE

About 20 residents of the Shorewood neighborhood in North Burien were forced from their home Tuesday morning after a landslide pushed a wall of mud onto the street that provides access to their property. Eight homes were evacuated. According to…MORE

The Des Moines Library will close for renovation on Tuesday, Dec.

The shortage of foster homes is so critical in the Federal Way-Highline area that, occasionally, social workers have children in foster care sleep on couches in their offices.

On rare occasions, they take these children to a hotel to spend…MORE

Upside down fir Christmas trees became a tradition a millennium ago in Europe. The base pointing upward symbolized the Holy Trinity. Photo by Steve Shay

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This year, the Seattle Port Commission made environmental stewardship one of its top priorities.

The nutcracker that looks like modern art, "cracked head" black dots along eyes and arms : It is called "Dialogue" by artists, Alan Altman and Beth Annelye. It is called "Dialogue" because every 15-minutes it "speaks" a remark to stop walkers-by…MORE

The future of Federal Way, Milton and Fife just got greener.

Friends of the Hylebos announced today that the inaugural HomeStreet Bank Tree Challenge raised $16,950 for tree planting efforts in the Hylebos Creek Watershed.

Donations…MORE

Peter Maier signs a document and it's official, as he is sworn in as Seattle School board member during oath of office ceremonies at the Seattle School District last week. He defeated incumbent Sally Soriano.

The nutcracker that looks like Northwest totem pole holding fish and it is called "Dodem Nutcracker" by artist Laura Grames. Photo by Steve Shay