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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.

All candidates on the ballot are…MORE

Seattle City Council candidate Venus Velazquez was arrested last Wednesday night in Ballard for drunken driving after leaving a restaurant where she had dinner and drinks.

She had participated in a candidate's forum at the Sunset Hill…MORE

SeaTac lawmakers will find out Nov. 6 the potential cost of annexing Boulevard Park.

Berke and Associates will present their study at the council's regular 6 p.m. meeting at city hall.

The consulting firm completed a similar…MORE

Metropolitan King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson said recent announcements of further downgrades within the $4 billion King County Investment Pool makes the Council's creation of an Investment Pool Advisory Panel all the more important.

South King Fire & Rescue firefighters last week joined with other local teams to help battle the wild fires driven by strong Santa Ana winds that have devastated Southern California.

The firefighters are expected to be in California…MORE

The Highline Community College Board of Trustees has retained National Search and Education Consulting (NSEC) to assist them in their search for a new college president.

NSEC is an educational consulting firm with experience in conducting…MORE

Northwest Symphony Orchestra will mix up a caldron of fun at its family concert on Friday, Oct.

State Sen. Margarita Prentice, D-Renton, and Rep. Eileen Cody, D-West Seattle, recently received special recognition from Mount St. Vincent Long Term Care Hospital ("the Mount").

A $5,000 scholarship has been named for each of them for…MORE

State Rep. Joe McDermott, D-West Seattle, last week was appointed by the King County Council to the state Senate.

McDermott replaced Erik Poulsen, who resigned earlier this month to become a lobbyist on energy issues.

"It's an honor…MORE

The Highline Community College Board of Trustees has retained National Search and Education Consulting (NSEC) to assist them in their search for a new college president.

NSEC is an educational consulting firm with experience in conducting…MORE