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Two busy West Seattle intersections, and 17 others across the city, will have "red-light" cameras installed this year, Mayor Greg Nickels said last week.

Cameras will show up westbound at Southwest Avalon Way and 35th Avenue Southwest and…MORE

The very sad shooting of a man on I-5 near 320th on Christmas Day is still being investigated by the Washington State Patrol and Federal Way Police.

The tragic incident involving 11-year veteran State Patrolman S.

Editors Note: News year's day was pretty frantic at Burien's Three Tree Point this year. As we headed for the annual Polar bear New Year's day plunge we noted a lot of commotion on the beach where we discovered a beached 25 foot sail boat…MORE

The Polar Bare Plunge at Three Tree Point went off with only a few stiches for the sixth time on New Year's Day. All 26 of the brave souls survived the shivery dip and were rewarded with wild cheering. No casualties have been reported but one…MORE

Federal help is on the way for King County residents recovering from damage caused by the mid-December storm and flooding.

Major damage in the Highline area was in Shorewood, where about 20 homes were damaged or destroyed by a mudslide.…MORE

The Seattle City Council's 2008 budget, which was passed last month, includes almost $350,000 to fund rental and relocation assistance to help displaced renters.

Residents pushed out of their homes due to high rent increases or who have…MORE

Recognizing its busiest year ever, Sea-Tac International Airport honored in December a Seattle family's 3-month old baby boy as its "30 Millionth Passenger" for 2007.

This marked the first time that more than 30 million passengers have…MORE

King County Councilman Dow Constantine was recently recognized for his heritage preservation work with 2007 Landmark Deeds Awards for Public Service from the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.

The awards are presented to public…MORE

The paving contractor that did the work on California Avenue Southwest ending last August, will be "correcting minor deficiencies and remaining restoration" during the next few weeks, the Seattle Department of Transportation says.

Some…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels has asked the City Council to provide free bus passes to all city employees by 2009, part of an effort to get more people our of their cars and reduce global warming pollution.

As a first step, the city would double the…MORE