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The bumper stickers and T-shirts that read "Free Ballard" are a novelty to some, something to pick up as a souvenir from your visit to that cute little Scandinavian neighborhood with all the chic boutiques and trendy restaurants on the outskirts…MORE

Samara Spann was sentenced in King County Superior Court to 23 years in prison for the macabre murder of her 6-year-old daughter, Kyeimah, in White Center in 2004.

Prior to sentencing, King County Deputy Prosecutor Kristin Richardson…MORE

Foster High School's leadership class will celebrate the end of a recycling awareness project on Friday, June 1, by hosting a community barbeque.

The 3:30 p.m. event will take place at the school at 4242 S. 144th St.

The Elliott Bay Water Taxi and Metro shuttles from the dock to Alki, Admiral Way and the West Seattle Junction will be permanent year around under the King County Ferry District approved recently by the King County Council.

A newly revised…MORE

With new mills opening monthly along Salmon Bay in the early 1890s the community grew rapidly. An embryo business district was developing along Ballard Ave. The sounds of sawing and hammering were heard seven days a week as small neat houses…MORE

In an old brick building in the Youngstown neighborhood with colorful pictures of peacocks lining the halls and cheerful, beautiful voices resounding through the halls lives The Power of Hope, an organization that stands for "empowerment through…MORE

When word got out that the Highline School District was planning to close SeaTac's Valley View Elementary, support poured in from former students trying to save it.

At a public hearing to discuss the proposed closures, former Principal…MORE

The King County Council recently expanded potential transportation options for county residents by creating a King County Ferry District.

Passenger-only ferry service to South Puget Sound and Vashon Island, or across Lake Washington to the…MORE

Though it represents just a small portion of this newspaper's past and this community's story, the Ballard News-Tribune would like to pay homage to the newspapers that reported to the community both up to and after Ballard annexed to Seattle in…MORE

Governor Christine Gregoire has signed a law which, among other things, provides "repose" for the Seattle Monorail Project.

This is another major milestone in the work undertaken after the November 2005 election to close down the agency.…MORE