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King County Council members voted to re-establish a permanent gang suppression unit in the King County Sheriff's Office.

The original gang suppression unit was disbanded in 1996.

Council budget committee members also urged priority…MORE

More than 20 businesses along Southwest 152nd Street are banding together for Burien's first Ladies Day Out on Saturday, Oct. 6, to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.

From noon to midnight, these businesses will offer special…MORE

This was a tool for accountability.

But it can't stop with that one tool. There are other promises, for example, students can make that will demonstrate their commitment.

For example, they can:

Learn all they can from…MORE

Bus riders who traditionally wait on First Avenue downtown to catch a ride home to West Seattle are now waiting for their buses on Third Avenue.

The change affects Routes 54 and 55, which run through the Alaska Junction, Morgan Junction,…MORE

Members of the Ballard Lions have been busy organizing their Golden Ears fundraiser on Oct. 5 and 6, and starting a new service club for local high school students.

While the Golden Ears Days take place annually, for the very first time,…MORE

It has been a good month for the Ballard Food Bank. Last week the organization accepted a $10,000 donation from the Ballard Rotary Club and a new executive director has been hired.

Food bank Board of Director's President Monica Greenberg…MORE

Mayor wants city hall to do most planning work

By Rebekah Schilperoort

Ballard and Crown Hill have done better than most communities at keeping track and implementation of its neighborhood plan, according to assistant city auditor…MORE

To recognize the effect of condominium conversions on displaced renters, the city council unanimously passed an ordinance last week that penalizes developers and property owners who fail to notify eligible renters of tenant relocation assistance…MORE

Management of the Ballard Junior Football League said they will go as far as to sue the city of Seattle if a ruling that places time restrictions on their use of the Loyal Heights Playfield is not reversed.

League president Glen Quinton…MORE

Seattle City Council members Nick Licata, Tom Rasmussen and David Della have proposed adding 24 traffic-safety cameras to the City's Red-Light Camera Program at a cost of approximately $1 million dollars.

The council members'…MORE