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30th District legislators Sen. Tracey J. Eide (D) and Reps. Skip Priest (R) and Mark Miloscia (D) hosted a group of Federal Way students at the state Capitol this week. The group of students joined the legislators for a tour of the Capitol and to…MORE

Burien City Council members voted unanimously on Feb.

Updated results from King County Elections last week showed that 60 percent of SeaTac voters wanted the discharging of personal fireworks to remain illegal in the city.

Voters overwhelmingly rejected a new fireworks ordinance that was…MORE

SeaTac lawmakers decided on Feb. 13 to join about 30 other cities in appealing a stormwater permit recently issued by the state Department of Ecology.

The Burien City Council voted to join the appeal process on Feb. 12.

SeaTac…MORE

A standing-room-only crowd spilled into the foyer at The Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle for a recent "town hall meeting" about King County's response to the mid-December wind and ice storms.

Highline and West Seattle were hit harder…MORE

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HB 1116

Creating a plan to increase the homeownership rate to 75 percent by 2020.

By a vote of 65 to 31 on Feb. 12, the House approved HB 1116, which would require the…MORE

Mike Martin is a happy man.

"I'm thrilled to be here," the new Burien city manager said in a recent interview. "I'm so excited about what's going on in this community that I could do handsprings."

It felt "like the table is set"…MORE

The North Highline Unincorporated Area Council is seeking applicants for an open at-large council position.

Candidates must be 18 years and older, a resident of the area, a business/property owner in the area or an official employed…MORE

The Port of Seattle will build a new container terminal and relocate an existing cruise terminal, the Port Commission decided last week.

"Recent and anticipated growth in the Port's container shipping business is driving this project,"…MORE

Six Ballard residents have made the Seattle Pacific University's 2006 Autumn Quarter Dean's List. Each has completed at least 12 credits and have attained a 3.50 or higher grade point average. The students are: Megan Dianne McGilvray Brady; Alan…MORE