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Twenty four Dance and Drill teams competed for top honors last Saturday, November 10th at the Lake Washington Dance and Drill Competition. Eleven teams competed in the drill category in the first event of the season. The Mount Rainier H.S.…MORE

With all 151 precincts reporting, the fate of the outstanding mail-in ballots might decide a tight race to fill the vacant Position 7 seat on the Federal Way City Council.

Since the incumbents on the seven-member council have demonstrated…MORE

Seattle and other local agencies will participate in a yearlong demonstration project testing the performance of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in an urban area.

The money will come from the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National…MORE

Kathy Hansen, owner of Salon Ina in the Quad Shopping Center in Federal Way, attends to Nana (played by Sue Acuna) along with Christine Warren during a dress rehearsal for an upcoming presentation of Scrooge. The popular play opened last Friday…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels says the city has stepped up efforts to keep people safe, protect property and keep Seattle moving during this year's winter storm season.

The mayor also urged all residents to make sure they are prepared to weather…MORE

When planning your Thanksgiving celebration this year, Multi-Service Center would like to encourage you to remember the area's needy families with donations of Thanksgiving dinner items to MSC's Federal Way Food Bank.

It has become a…MORE

The Tigertail Restaurant and Bar opens in Ballard in early November and features small plate style menu, blending Asian-inspired techniques with fresh products from local Northwest farmers.

The owners are Carl Carlson and Tim Hayes.…MORE

Burien City Councilman Gordon Shaw decisively defeated former councilman Stephen Lamphear in the Nov.

The Lora Lake Apartments in Burien, long threatened by the wrecking ball, will open again as an affordable-housing complex.

Burien City Council members approved by a 4-2 vote on Nov. 5 a memorandum of understanding to preserve the 162…MORE

Compiled by Ralph Nichols

The Times/News last week contacted candidates for Highline-area elective offices whose names appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.

Questions asked in each race and their answers appear below.