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Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott has introduced the Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act.

The proposed law would transform the Unemployment Insurance program to meet the growing needs of a workforce changed dramatically since the…MORE

The $500,000 development of White Center Heights Park will kick off this week as volunteers take up shovels and hammers for a seven day transformation of the undeveloped land.

Hundreds of employees from Starbucks, a major donor of…MORE

Environmental activist Beverly Duperly Boos appeared at the Ballard Public Library to present a downsized, but poignant, version of Al Gore's global warming "slide show" to a small audience.

The lecture, called "Climate Change: The Time is…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels has presented scholar awards to outstanding middle school students for service to their schools and their communities.

Each student received $500 that can be used for education or donated to a charity. Criteria for…MORE

A technical review by the Federal Highway Administration of the Burke-Gilman Trail extension from Northwest 60th Street to Golden Gardens Park has delayed the project by about two months, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation.…MORE

A long-time fixture in Ballard, Jacobsen's Marine, is gearing up to leave the community for a new home at the Port of Edmonds as early as next year, said Terry McCartney, co-owner of the company on Northwest Market Street.

McCartney and…MORE

The City of Seattle hopes the threat of heavy fines will pressure negligent landowners to follow the rules.

A new program, called "Clean up Your Act," will increase fines for landlords and property owners who refuse to repair run down…MORE

A planned retail development and parking garage at the old Airport Plaza Hotel location in SeaTac is set to go ahead, although light rail will take a greater chunk of the site than expected.

Sound Transit plans to purchase about 50,000…MORE

King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson recently introduced three comprehensive measures to address animal control, cruelty and care.

Patterson introduced the legislation in response to tragic incidents of animal cruelty and concerns…MORE

St. Alphonsus Parish School, located in the heart of Ballard on15th Avenue Northwest, will celebrate a century of providing children with a Catholic education this fall.

The same year Ballard was annexed into the City of Seattle in 1907,…MORE