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Dr. Rodney F. Hochman has been selected as the new president and chief executive officer of Swedish Hospital.

Hochman is currently executive vice president of Sentara Healthcare, a major medical system with seven acute-care hospitals, 1,…MORE

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Phasing out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

By a vote of 71 to 24 on February 16, 2007, the House approved HB 1024, which would prohibit the sale,…MORE

It was quite a January week for New Futures Finance Director Susana Schuarzberg.

The financial guru for the Burien-based group accepted the Puget Sound Business Journal's first-ever award as 2007 CFO (chief financial officer) of the Year…MORE

The Woodland Park Zoo's controversial parking garage project was not on the agenda during their Transportation Demand Management plan open house recently, but a group of 60 people with protest signs showed up to voice their opinions anyways.…MORE

The public is being asked to help identify a hit-and-run motorist who put a young Arbor Heights woman in the hospital Feb. 16.

Emily Lovelett, 23, was crossing 35th Avenue at Southwest 100th Street at about 8:15 p.m. that Friday night.

In separate actions on Feb. 22, Des Moines City Council members approved a Redondo rezone that addresses substandard lot requirements and unanimously endorsed the Highline School District's replacement levy.

Currently in Redondo there are…MORE

Seattle's Office for Senior Citizens offers a program that helps place seniors in jobs that can earn them earn extra money and a second chance at a career, but many active seniors in Ballard are looking for opportunities closer to home.

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Landscape architects along with students from the University of Washington asked White Center residents' opinions about what activities and structures they want at White Center Heights Park when it is remodeled in June.

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There are plans to install a double faced, externally illuminated 50-foot high billboard just north of the Ballard Bridge on 15th Avenue Northwest, according to Seattle's Department of Planning and Development.

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With the mayor battling for a tunnel, the governor pushing for a new viaduct, and Seattle voters wondering if their March 13 vote will even slightly affect the outcome, the future of vehicular transportation along the downtown waterfront remains…MORE