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Sen. Erik Poulsen, who's represented West Seattle, White Center, Burien and Vashon Island in the Washington Legislature for 13 years, is quitting to become a lobbyist for public utility districts.

Public utility districts provide…MORE

River City, Iowa, in 1912 has always been synonymous with "trouble."

You know, the kind of trouble that starts with the presence of a new pool table in the River City billiard hall, a development sure to bring about the moral decline of…MORE

By mid-October the coho salmon should be swimming upstream again in Fauntleroy Creek.

The salmon have avoided taking the journey from the Sound up the creek, located south of the Fauntleroy ferry dock, because the creek's headwaters, just…MORE

The Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department will hold its annual open house on Saturday, September 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

During the event at the main station at 15100 Eighth Ave. S. in Burien, firefighters will demonstrate their skills…MORE

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To ensure the accuracy of King County elections from start to finish, the Metropolitan King County Council has called on the Washington State Legislature to revise state law and allow counties to adopt customized procedures for conducting post-…MORE

The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is adding more hours and more places for passport applications, offered Tuesday through Saturday.

Ballard Neighborhood Service Center, 5604 22nd Ave. N.W. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and…MORE

As the crime of graffiti vandalism continues in the city, nonprofit group Seattle Paint-Out has targeted a variety of neighborhoods, including Ballard, for graffiti-cleaning in the near future.

The group recently held its annual Seattle…MORE

"Will the last small business in Ballard please turn out the light?" reads a sign painted across the front window of the now closed Nick's Boats and Motors at the corner of 7th Avenue and Northwest 65th Street.

As well as signifying the…MORE

The Seattle Housing Authority has agreed to consider purchasing the Lock Vista Apartment building to preserve the moderate rentals.

"We're sure willing to take a look at what we can do," said Virginia Felton, spokesperson for the Seattle…MORE