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Effective immediately, the City of Federal Way is extending the hours for accepting passport applications at City Hall, 33325 8th Avenue South. You may now apply for a passport Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the second…MORE

SeaTac is expected to choose this week between three candidates to replace city Police Chief Greg Dymerski.

King County Sheriff Sue Rahr has promoted Dymerski, who served as SeaTac's top cop for two years, to commander of the office's…MORE

Federal Way Mayor Michael Park announced today that the City Council has evaluated the performance of new City Manager Neal Beets and found his first five months of work to be positive.

"Since Neal Beets joined the City five months ago, he…MORE

Highline teachers joke that with all the days to be made up at the end of the year, they may be organizing Fourth of July school pageants.

It's not that bad-yet.

With winter's end still two months away, Highline schools have been…MORE

In a swift 3-0 vote at its January 9 meeting, the Federal Way School Board ignited a fire among students and parents.

After a short debate with little initial public comment, the board effectively placed a moratorium on the highly-…MORE

The Federal Way Transit Center has become a hub of activity in the heart of the community. Buses, passenger vehicles and pedestrians milled around the downtown site last Thursday during the 5 p.m. commute. The city hopes to build a series of…MORE

Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. announced it is donating $550,000 for a flurry of construction in June to make more use of White Center Heights Park.

The park is about 5.5 acres largely hidden on Seventh Avenue Southwest, south of 102nd…MORE

West Seattleites will get a chance after all to vote on how best to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct but no one knows whether state officials will heed the message.

Two questions will be on the March 13 ballot: Should the Alaskan Way…MORE

For the next few weeks, the Seattle School District will try to convince voters to approve $887 million in school bonds and levies, of which, more than $125 million would fund projects in West Seattle.

Up for approval in a special election…MORE

Former salesmen at Huling Bros. Auto Center, one of West Seattle's largest businesses, were charged last week with breaking into a customer's apartment last summer, stealing $70,000 in cash and laundering the money to cover up the crime.

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