Less than a week after his unpopular proposal to merge two distinct school programs and close Roxhill Elementary was voted down by the Seattle School Board, superintendent Raj Manhas announced he'd step down next summer as the district's leader…MORE
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Sound Transit fined for Tukwila water spills
Tue, 10/31/06
The Department of Ecology has fined the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) $66,000 for water-quality violations along its light rail line under construction between Seattle and Tukwila.
Ecology also issued an…MORE
Ballard Hospital hit by data theft, check records
Tue, 10/31/06
Over a thousand recent patients at Swedish Medical Center's Ballard Campus are being advised to check their credit reports after the personal information of three people was stolen from the hospital.
According to Swedish Medical Center,…MORE
Vandalism plagues neighbors
Tue, 10/31/06
A group of Ballard residents who are tired of waking up in the morning only to find their car windows shattered and belongings stolen organized a community meeting last week to talk about a rash of car prowls in recent months.
The latest…MORE
Costumes invited for classical concert
Tue, 10/24/06
Children should be encouraged to wear a costume to the symphony at least once, if not once a year.
That's the opinion of Anthony Spain, music director and conductor of the Northwest Symphony Orchestra.
And there's likely to be…MORE
Legislative hopefuls give answers
Tue, 10/24/06
The Times/News recently submitted the following questions to all candidates for the Legislature who are in contested races in districts that represent the Highline area.
1. Why are you running for the Legislature?
2, What is your…MORE
Six finalists for Burien manager
Tue, 10/24/06
City Council members and committees comprised of department heads, city staff and community residents last week interviewed finalists for the vacant Burien city manager position.
A meet-the-candidates reception was held Oct. 19. The…MORE
Beavers volleyball girls get suspension
Tue, 10/24/06
The Ballard Beavers volleyball team faced an uphill battle earlier this week as they tried to win one more game to qualify for the KingCo Tournament with seven of 11 players suspended.
Ballard Athletic Director Doug Bruketta confirmed the…MORE
Ravenous goats get city jobs
Tue, 10/24/06
Seattle City Light cleared out overgrown English ivy, weeds and blackberries recently in North Seattle with the help of four legged workers that made a "baaa" sound.
The city hired 260 goats from a Spokane company, Healing Hooves, to…MORE
Could fishing be squeezed out?
Tue, 10/24/06
It is 6 a.m., well before sunrise on a mid-October morning along the northern shore of Salmon Bay.
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