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Three daily openings of the Fremont Bridge from now until the Fremont Bridge project is completed early next year, will take 15 minutes, instead of the usual 3 to 5 minutes.

These longer openings will take place at 5 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and…MORE

Highline's oldest school will-for a third time in its history-house elementary students.

Cedarhurst students will be temporarily assigned to Sunnydale School, located at 15631 Eighth Ave. S. in Burien, after a stubborn roof fire on July 14…MORE

Voters who cast their ballots by mail will be assured their vote will be preserved, under a new policy adopted by the King County Council.

"The Washington State Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to cast a secret ballot," said…MORE

Voters will have the opportunity to reauthorize funding for the regional system of paramedic and ambulance services that saves lives throughout the region, as the Metropolitan King County Council unanimously placed the six-year Medic One and…MORE

Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester and year homestay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families.

The students are anxiously awaiting news of their new…MORE

Colleen E. Wilson, chief of police in Sumner for nearly five years, will take over as chief of the 130-person Port of Seattle police department around August 1.

"Colleen Wilson is exactly the right leader to make our police department one…MORE

The Phinney Neighborhood Association held its second annual Summer Beer Taste Saturday, rhis year it fell on "quatorze juillet," or Bastille Day, so the event was coined "Beerstille Day."

Bright red t-shirts worn by staff, and for sale,…MORE

The city plans to remove a crosswalk on Southwest Avalon Way but some West Seattleites think the pedestrian crossing should be made safer rather than rubbed out.

The crosswalk is in front of the Javabean espresso bar. Nearby are the Luna…MORE

The Hispanic community is the largest and most rapidly growing of all minority groups in Burien.

Since 1995, Hispanics have grown from 3 to 11 percent of the city's population.

The city wants to take the lead this time as it decides how West Seattle should update its neighborhood plans.

Mayor Greg Nickels released a proposal earlier this month that outlines a city-staffed structure to examine all 38 of Seattle's…MORE