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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

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

In a stroke of luck that overcame long odds, Ballard High School received one of five grand prizes in the "Win a Wireless Lab," sweepstakes recently.

Ballard was selected from a random drawing from with over 170,500 entries nationwide. The…MORE

A long time advocate for housing rights, John Fox might not be an obvious leader for social change and economic justice.

It was inspiration, not hardship, which led Fox to spend the last 30 years of his life challenging the structures of…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

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.

On October 29, at approximately 4:20 a.m., Federal Way police officers were dispatched to a stabbing in the 2500 block of South 317th Street at the Chelsea Court Condominiums in Federal Way.

When officers arrived on scene they found two…MORE

Woodland Park Zoo became smoke-free on Nov. 1, including the zoo's grounds. Smoking already was prohibited in zoo buildings and near animal exhibits.

"Providing a quality experience for our visitors is a priority for the zoo and smoking on…MORE