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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

Des Moines residents once could take water taxis to Seattle and Tacoma. But that was over 50 years ago.

Now the Puget Sound Passenger Ferry Coalition wants to bring a water taxi back to the Waterland community.

"We've been looking…MORE

Success of city's Domestic Violence Initiative earns FWPD top honors

The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) has awarded a coveted Municipal Excellence Award to the Federal Way Police Department.

The Municipal Excellence Awards…MORE

This is the 100th year West Seattle has been part of the city of Seattle.

Even though the community is built on a peninsula, it was the need for a reliable source of potable water that convinced West Seattle residents to join its neighbor…MORE

No stranger to traffic, Burbidge will head state organization to improve roads

Federal Way City Councilmember Jeanne Burbidge was elected as chair of the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board at its meeting in Walla Walla last…MORE

The Federal Way Harmony Kings 46th annual show is slated for Saturday, June 9th at the Auburn Performing Arts Center. The first show is a matinee at 2:04 p.m. followed by the evening show at 8:04 p.m. Reserved seating is required for the evening…MORE

Official study confirms fears that car washing chemicals have detrimental impact on fish

It may seem as harmless of a summer activity as gardening and barbeques, but car washing in Federal Way appears to have a significant and negative…MORE

For the first time in history, Washington political candidates will file for office in June. Candidate filing week begins June 4 and ends on June 8.

In previous years, candidates filed for office the last week of July for a September…MORE

This fall, the Department of Neighborhoods will be providing free trees for planting on residential streets in Seattle neighborhoods. Applications are accepted from groups of neighbors and are due on Friday, August 10.