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The shortage of foster homes is so critical in the 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 the night…MORE

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

During Burien's Winterfest this weekend, local author Helen Castle will be singing her book Polina's Journey.

Burien Books, 643 S.W. 152nd St., will host Castle's book signing on Saturday, Dec.

A potential merger between the Burien/Normandy Park and North Highline fire departments remains in limbo as the North Highline unincorporated area awaits the outcome of the ongoing annexation process.

Either Burien or Seattle eventually…MORE

As the winter driving season approaches and the first snow falls, motorists can expect additional weather related delays.

That makes "keep traffic moving a top priority" for the Washington State Patrol, said spokesman Capt.

Highline Medical Center recently donated more than 1,800 old scrub suits, over 4,000 pounds of linen and 30 linen carts to World Vision.

The scrubs will be used as part of World Vision's international outreach efforts, while the linens…MORE

Des Moines resident Dan J. Donlan recently published a book of poems and short stories.

Entitled Womb of the Same Mother, the entries were inspired by everyday life.

By Rebekah Schilperoort

Parents at Salmon Bay convened for the fourth "Wisdom Council" earlier this month to renew the school's commitment to alternative education and focus on challenges that threaten its independence.

Eleven…MORE

Peggy Bailey, operations manager, Ballard Food Bank, sifts through a mountain of donated food items two days before Thanksgiving.

Efforts by the Environmental Science Center in Burien's Seahurst Park may provide a needed boost to students' understanding of the fundamentals of math and science, according to interim executive director Jan Glick.

The Environmental…MORE