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Rebecca Louise Smith, daughter of Ballard residents Peter W. and Cheryl L. Smith, received a $1,500 President's Scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year from Western Washington University.

President's Scholarships are awarded to…MORE

The Seattle City Council trashed plans to build a new garbage transfer station in Georgetown.

On July 16, the council passed a "zero waste" strategy introduced by Councilman Richard Conlin that calls for the city to increase its total…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

Woodland Park Zoo's premier fundraiser, Bank of America Presents: Jungle Party was a roaring success with more than 1,000 civic, community and philanthropic leaders attended the fundraiser, and contributes over $1,965,000 million dollars to…MORE

Symphony strikes a chord with the Cty Council.

With a choice between two development teams who responded to a Request for Proposals for a key, 4.1-acre site in its redeveloping City Center, the Federal Way City Council voted last Tuesday…MORE

Some believe the extension of the new Burke-Gilman Trail from Northwest 60th Street to Golden Gardens Park can cause traffic problems while a another says some trail signs are not consistent.

The comments came at a meeting last week where…MORE

The Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs released the 2006 preliminary annual crime statistics.

In 2006, statewide crime-reporting data indicates Washington experienced a 7.2 percent…MORE

The Greenwood Senior Center's long awaited remodeling project is set to begin soon with changes coming to the main room and other areas. Work is expected to take about three weeks.

Most visitors to the center know the main room as "The…MORE

A long-anticipated renovation of the Des Moines Marina, approved by the city council earlier this year, is getting underway.

The $32.75 million, 11-stage project is expected to take place over the next 20 years.

"The marina is…MORE