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Mayor Greg Nickels has added $3.5 million to his 2008 proposed budget to help fund 84 permanent supportive housing studio apartments for chronically homeless people.

Half the units at the Plymouth Housing Group's First and Cedar project…MORE

More than 350 volunteers are needed to prepare tax returns throughout King County for United Way of King County's Free Tax Preparation Campaign.

United Way of King County will operate the Free Tax Prep Campaign at 16 sites throughout King…MORE

Prepared with shovels, smiles, and song, nearly 75 students from Gatewood Elementary School, the African American Academy, Denny Middle School, and Chief Sealth High School greeted Green Belt Movement founder, Wangari Maathai, at Pelly Place…MORE

A White Center woman allegedly bit off the bottom lip of a man she had been kissing.

Laura Cutler, 44, later was charged in King County Superior Court with second-degree domestic-violence assault.

She is being held in the King…MORE

With hearts anchored in Alki's history, a party of nearly 80 landed at Salty's recently for a dinner, speeches, and silent auction to honor the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Log House Museum.

First at the podium was Marcy Johnsen…MORE

The Fremont Rotary Club has given its annual Vocational Award to Kvichak Marine Industries, a 25-year-old leader in design and construction of aluminum boats with more than 125 employees.

The company is known for developing its own…MORE

A small bookstore like Secret Garden Bookshop has found the formula for competing with the chain stores by bringing authors in to read.

"One of the things we do is have programming for our community," said Events Coordinator Suzanne Perry…MORE

A new play structure was unveiled at Salmon Bay School on Oct. 31, as children, staff and parents gathered to celebrate.

"I love this new play structure. It is challenging and fun. It will make such a difference for our kids. They love it…MORE

Swedish Medical Center's Midwifery and Women's Health Center has started "Centering Pregnancy" a program offering group sessions for expectant mothers to discuss all aspects of prenatal care.

The program, in operation since July on the…MORE

There's no untruth a young journalist won't try to uncover, even if that reporter is still learning multiplication tables and getting rides to school on a yellow bus.

From hard hitting news revealing elevated levels of lead in the water at…MORE