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A parade of frustrated parents and students charged Highline schools lack academic rigor during the Dec. 14 school board meeting.

The speakers, many from Mt.

Some Gatewood Hill residents were hoping development of a park in their neighborhood would bring a new pedestrian pathway with it but city planners say the Orchard Street Ravine is too steep to support transverse trails.

Planners from…MORE

Burien Deputy Mayor Joan McGilton told the Times/News last week she assumes a national search will be conducted to find a replacement for City Manager Gary Long.

Long, who has served as Burien’s city manager since October 1998, announced…MORE

Burien residents had an opportunity to view the latest designs for the planned 57,000-square-foot City Hall/King County Regional Library at an open house Dec.

"What's the single biggest concern facing public schools in Washington today?" she asked, almost rhetorically, before biting into a tuna salad sandwich from Marlene's Deli.

What does it cost to run a successful campaign for public office in Federal Way?

Michael Morgan, who was elected municipal judge in Federal Way last month and will start his new job on January 1, 2006, spent a total of $40,608 on his…MORE

On December 2, within the space of twenty minutes, Jaime Pourier went from crying tears of anguish and loss to weeping with gratitude.

A resident of the Twin Lakes area, the 24-year-old single mother had taken her young daughter to the…MORE

The Federal Way Public Schools Winter Break has been extended to include Monday, the day after New Year's Day. At its regular board meeting on Dec. 13, the FWPS Board voted that January 2, 2006 will NOT be a school day, and May 30, 2006 will be…MORE

Jason Scott Roberts, the confessed killer of Federal Way police officer Patrick M. Maher, has been sentenced to thirty years in prison as penalty for his crime.

Although closer to the high-end of possible sentences, it was not the maximum…MORE

After four months of separate committee meetings, Des Moines community leaders gathered together again Dec.