At the end of March the fishing vessel Kristiana will leave Seattle for the rich halibut fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska. For the time being, she is moored at Fisherman's Terminal, along with the majority of the halibut fleet. The boat's primary…MORE
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Two groups oppose Burien
Tue, 11/14/06
Opponents of the annexation of North Highline by Burien reacted negatively last week to the city's decision to declare the full unincorporated area a potential annexation area.
"The decision by the Burien City Council to declare all of…MORE
Highline Democratic legislators easily win
Sat, 11/11/06
Highline's incumbent Democratic legislators were overwhelmingly re-elected in Tuesday's election.
In unofficial election night results from King County Elections, 11th District Rep.
MORETo yield or not to yield; that is the problem
Tue, 11/07/06
Although the city catches a lot of flack about the peculiar timing of its traffic lights, it appears as though its roadway experts have taken a step towards eliminating some of the confusion in navigating Federal Way's arterials.
According…MORE
Food Bank gets driveway
Tue, 11/07/06
A new driveway is going in at the Ballard Food Bank and the forklift drivers won't miss the slipping and sliding they've put up for years.
The old driveway was steep with cracks that caught the wheels of the forklifts. Small smooth rocks…MORE
Better alternative education sought
Tue, 11/07/06
The Seattle School District is forming another community advisory committee, but this time the focus will be on building better alternative education programs, rather than shutting down schools.
The new committee was proposed by the…MORE
Rehab center opened after son's injuries
Tue, 11/07/06
Nick Messenger nearly died last year.
After being hit by a car on Feb. 17 last year, the 12-years-old spent 64 days in the hospital, went through eight surgeries and nearly died.
"He was as close to death as you can get," said his…MORE
Viewlands merger still expected
Tue, 11/07/06
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Raj Manhas has announced he will step down next summer as the district's leader, in part because he feels his work is done.
Meanwhile, the merger of Viewlands and Broadview-Thomson will go forward.…MORE
Hole-in-wall gang
Tue, 11/07/06
Well, maybe it's no gang, but some unscrupulous person noticed a rotting wall in a duplex undergoing remodeling. They enlarged that portion of the crumbling structure, climbed through the hole, and stole $300 worth of plumbing supplies and hand…MORE