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Navy Ensign Jeffrey M. Stolsig, a 2003 graduate of Ballard High School recently completed the four-year officer development program at the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Stolsig learned basic skills in seamanship, navigation, infantry…MORE

The Westwood Village Barnes & Noble heated up like a cauldron Friday night. The "Magical Madness Party" began at 6 p.m. As the witching hour approached, over 700 Harry Potter enthusiasts, about a quarter of whom were dressed in Potter-themed…MORE

Burien City Council members had the opportunity on July 16 to voice their concerns to the Port of Seattle.

Port Commissioner John Creighton, who updated lawmakers on the state of the Port, noted that revenue increased by 8 percent in 2006…MORE

The Burke-Gilman Trail along the Ship Canal through the Fremont neighborhood will remain closed until summer 2008.

The Seattle Department of Transportation had planned to reopen the trail section over the next few weeks after it had closed…MORE

With tuition costs rising, the dream of an education seems farther away for many students, therefore South Seattle Community College's new online payment plan aims to shorten the distance.

The plan called e-Cashier allows students to…MORE

BELLINGHAM - Two Federal Way residents, Marissa Dimick and Jonathan Georgeson, were recently awarded President's Scholarships from Western Washington University for the 2007-2008 academic year.

President's Scholarships are awarded to…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

There will be no Miss Burien 2008.

A new Miss Burien was scheduled to be crowned Nov. 17 but executive director Janie Bakke resigned in June and volunteers have decided to pull the plug on the pageant.

Lack of local financial…MORE

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

West Seattle has been crowning Miss Hi-Yu's every year since 1934 but this year there is only one young woman competing for the title.

"It's been harder the last few years to get people to run," says Carol Winston, the Miss Hi-Yu candidate…MORE