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People are recognizing the need to help others this holiday season in and around the Federal Way community, and thanks to Woodstone Credit Union, local donors will have another opportunity to make their donations stretch a little farther this…MORE

The city is seeking candidates for a vacant position on the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board. Members of the board are appointed by both the mayor and the City Council to serve renewable, two-year terms. Board members must reside in Seattle and…MORE

Current Highline Community College trustee Dr.

As the sun lit up Shilshole Marina recently, about a half dozen special needs children and family members embarked on two boats and sailed into the Sound. Each child had a turn at the helm while wearing a captain's hat. Under the watchful eyes of…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed an update and rezone to the city's multi-family code, which includes eliminating parking requirements in urban centers and incentive zoning to bring in more affordable homes and rentals.

The changes are…MORE

About 20 residents of the Shorewood neighborhood in North Burien were forced from their home Tuesday morning after a landslide pushed a wall of mud onto the street that provides access to their property. Eight homes were evacuated. According to…MORE

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

The shortage of foster homes is so critical in the Federal Way-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…MORE

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Port of Seattle

Special to the TIMES/NEWS

This year, the Seattle Port Commission made environmental stewardship one of its top priorities.

Upside down fir Christmas trees became a tradition a millennium ago in Europe. The base pointing upward symbolized the Holy Trinity. Photo by Steve Shay