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This fall students from Fairmount Park and High Point elementary schools will combine to form a new school with a new name, West Seattle Elementary, a name approved last week by the Seattle School Board.

A plan that would close Fairmount…MORE

Don't be shocked if you soon see a left-turn traffic signal on the Spokane Street Viaduct allowing eastbound cars to exit onto Fourth Avenue South.

That's one of the changes West Seattle drivers can expect from Aug. 10 through Aug. 29 to…MORE

It's not easy for Dennis Hoelscher to give up part of the spectacular vista he's enjoyed from his home in Fauntlee Hills, but he has little choice.

A new three-story house is under construction just downhill and it will obscure about a…MORE

Not only is the West Seattle reservoir going to be covered with a 1-foot-thick concrete lid planted with grass, the 68 million-gallon drinking reservoir in Highland Park is being reduced in size by half.

West Seattle reservoir is one of…MORE

Besides battling fatigue and the chill from 50-degree water, Justin Moser may have to watch out for bears while swimming the 2.3 miles between Des Moines and Maury Island on Aug. 25.

The route for the second annual Brent Rice Memorial Swim…MORE

In traditional cultures, extended family, friends, and community surround the new family after a baby's birth. They assist with everyday tasks, such as going for that dreaded midnight walk with a sleepless infant. It's a uniquely modern-era…MORE

Besides battling fatigue and the chill from 50-degree water, Justin Moser may have to watch out for bears while swimming the 2.3 miles between Des Moines and Maury Island on Aug. 25.

The route for the second annual Brent Rice Memorial Swim…MORE

Nightlife legislation approved last week by the Seattle City Council contains no mention of a regulatory license but does include beefing up current city tools for maintaining peace between residents and noisy clubs.

The legislation, which…MORE

The state Supreme Court dismissed last week a challenge by Burien, SeaTac and Tukwila to non-compete fees they receive from the city of Seattle.

In a 6-3 ruling, the court upheld the legality of noncompete fees that Seattle City Light pays…MORE

Local non-profit Sustainable Ballard celebrated its fourth birthday recently by reviewing several energy and environmental successes of the past state legislative session.

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, was the key speaker at the…MORE