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Members of the Seattle City Council are ready to prepare a ballot measure asking city voters this spring if they are willing to pay extra for a waterfront tunnel or would they prefer a new elevated highway that could be paid for with existing…MORE

King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson, D-SeaTac, has been named vice-chairwoman of policy as part of the council's reorganization for 2007.

Her appointment came on a unanimous vote of county council members.

As vice-chairwoman of…MORE

With the persistence of erosion, vandals have been gradually destroying the outdoor play equipment at Arbor Heights Co-op Preschool since summer

At first the incidents seemed too insignificant to notify police. But then the front porch of…MORE

Scott LaVielle, who most recently was fire marshal of the North Highline Fire District, became the department's new fire chief on Jan. 1.

A 27-year veteran who worked his way up through the ranks, LaVielle replaces Russ Pritchard.

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The long-delayed State Route 509 extension may be scaled back because of escalating costs.

Earlier estimates pegged the project's cost at $1.03 billion.

New projections now place the final bill at $1.35 billion-a 31 percent increase…MORE

Twenty seven years ago, Marianne Forssblad walked into the Daniel Webster School and found broken windows, dirty floors and dark rooms.

The Decatur fans heckle a Federal Way player after a turnover. The Federal Way High gym was packed to capacity last Thursday night, as two of the state's top-ranked teams engaged in a battle of the undefeated. Federal Way topped the Gators by…MORE

It wasn't that the plastic figures stolen from a nativity scene in an Arbor Heights yard were expensive. Bob Youngs was amazed that anyone would dispossess him of Jesus and Mary.

Thieves stole the figures, each about 3 feet high, from…MORE

In a joint effort to help Highline residents, the Des Moines Enhanced Public Safety Committee, the Des Moines Police and South King Fire and Rescue have published an Emergency Preparedness Check-List booklet.

It is specifically designed…MORE

The Federal Way MLK Celebration Committee has announced the winners in its annual student contest program. The contests were open to all Federal Way Public Schools students and home school students living within the boundaries of the Federal Way…MORE