Colleen E. Wilson, who served as chief of police in Sumner for nearly five years, will become chief of the 130-person Port of Seattle police department in August.
Former city of SeaTac Police Chief Scott Somers was a finalist for the job.…MORE
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Correction
Tue, 07/10/07
In last week's issue, Russell Simmons was incorrectly identified. Simmons is the co-founder of the Def Jam record label and an author. He was not a member of the hip-hop group Run DMC.
MOREPower outage causes Murray pump station overflow
Tue, 07/10/07
King County's sewer utility crews responded early Saturday morning to a small wastewater overflow at the Murray Avenue pump station after a power failure shut down pumping equipment about 4:30 a.m.
A backup power generator came on about 10…MORE
King County Council approves new elections chief
Tue, 07/10/07
The Metropolitan King County Council last week unanimously confirmed Sherril Huff as director of the King County's Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division, with praise for her leadership in implementing the council's recommendations…MORE
Wiley Center reopens after remodel
Tue, 07/10/07
The last vestige of the former Park Lake-now Greenbridge neighborhood is the Jim Wiley Community Center, which officially reopened Friday after a $5 million remodeling job.
The pyramid-like 1980 building is the only structure in the…MORE
More money needed for Statue of Liberty plaza
Tue, 07/10/07
Alki's new bronze Statue of Liberty is cast and paid for, but there's not enough money yet to build the plaza around it.
A fundraising campaign for the project ran out of steam after the organization Northwest Programs for the Arts had…MORE
Olde Burien holding block party Saturday
Tue, 07/10/07
Summer will sizzle with diversions both quirky and wonderful, from jugglers to a sausage-eating contest, during the Olde Burien Block Party on Saturday, July 14.
Among the amusements planned from noon to midnight are performers of every…MORE
Passenger ferry fleet eyed for Puget Sound
Tue, 07/10/07
When it comes to mass transit, Puget Sound's new selling point is that open water requires no expensive workers to design, build, pave, stripe or repeatedly patch its surface.
"The route is free," said King County Councilman Dow…MORE
Highline College in Des Moines goes viral with marketing campaign
Tue, 07/10/07
Highline Community College is embarking on its first "viral marketing campaign."
The college is reaching out to the teen and young adult populations, especially to males, with a new ad campaign: Don't be an Obert.
"Our research…MORE
Highline College goes viral with marketing campaign
Tue, 07/10/07
Highline Community College is embarking on its first "viral marketing campaign."
The college is reaching out to the teen and young adult populations, especially to males, with a new ad campaign: Don't be an Obert.
"Our research…MORE
