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Highline cities continued their economic development plans in 2007 while Burien dealt with affordable-housing advocates who opposed demolition of the Lora Lake Apartments.

Burien and Seattle's dispute over North Highline annexation was not…MORE

Evan Renwick is not your normal 14 year old.

While most of his peers spend their idle moments basking in video games and text messaging, Evan dons a brightly-colored spandex outfit, slips into a pair of biking shoes and takes off like a…MORE

Starting in March, the city will repave and repair much of a major route to Seattle Center and points north.

The repaving project will include Denny from First Avenue, Elliott and Western, 15th Avenue to the south end of the Ballard Bridge…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

Gerry Kingen, owner of Salty's on Alki, is considering building a "boutique hotel" in the parking lot south of his Harbor Avenue restaurant.

Boutique hotels are usually more intimate and more expensive than hotel chains, so Kingen plans to…MORE

Burien council members unanimously approved on Dec. 10 a $31.1 million city budget for 2008.

A $19.7 million operating budget accounts for almost two thirds of the new spending plan, while the capital budget is $11.4 million.

Mayor…MORE

SeaTac officials are developing a long-term contract to continue enhanced animal control services in the city.

A short-term enhanced services contract the city of SeaTac negotiated with King County Animal Care and Control last spring is…MORE

As winter storms again bring frequent strong winds, falling temperatures and the threat of power outages to Western Washington, residents are being urged to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.

The state Emergency Operations Center recently…MORE

Lance Kyle Colley, 15, of Boy Scout Troop 392 in Normandy Park, will be honored at a special Eagle Scout ceremony on Sunday, Jan. 6, at 3 p.m.