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Contracts have been signed between the King County Sheriff's Department and the Coast Guard for the use of the county helicopter, Guardian One, to detect, map, and follow oil spills in Washington waters, including Puget Sound.

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Calling all singers.

Choral Sounds Northwest wants you.

An 80-member choral group based in Burien, Choral Sounds will hold an open rehearsal on Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Bernadette's Catholic Church, 1028 S.W.…MORE

Extra police patrols are throughout King County until Labor Day to rid the roads of drunk drivers, so people should beware after boating, barbeques and an evening at the bar because officers say "if you drive hammered, you will get nailed."

Patrons of the Des Moines Library and community members are invited to join in fundraising fun as efforts get underway to bring a sculpture to the library grounds.

During the past year, a citizens advisory committee appointed by the Des…MORE

A series of community meetings to discuss the second phase of Seattle Public Schools closures was cancelled last week because the school board thought too many families would be still be on vacation, said district spokesman Peter Daniels.

Monorail officials are feeling their way in the dark as they try to find how to kill the government agency that once planned a monorail line through West Seattle.

Apparently there are no instruction books explaining the procedure for…MORE

A series of community meetings to discuss the second phase of Seattle Public Schools closures was cancelled last week because the school board thought too many families would be still be on vacation, said district spokesman Peter Daniels.

Some West Seattle bar and restaurant owners say they are opposed to a draft proposal from Mayor Greg Nickels that would force establishments to get a special nightclub license and meet stricter noise and safety requirements.

Some also say…MORE

Several bar and club owners in the area have joined a city-wide lobbying group to fight a proposed Seattle ordinance that would force nightclubs to get a special license and follow stricter noise and safety requirements.

Pete Hanning, a…MORE

About 30 other protesters picketed the Crown Hill Safeway store on 15th Avenue NW and NW 83rd street last Friday, August 18. The protest took the form of a mock funeral for the neighborhood's "Pedestrian designation," a reference to a…MORE