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Burien lawmakers indicated Sept. 25 they may appoint a blue ribbon committee to study North Highline annexation. Who would be on the committee was not decided.

Motivated by frustration over Seattle's lack of cooperation to find mutually…MORE

SeaTac voters appear to have narrowly rejected last week a property tax increase to fund the replacement of two fire stations and hire more firefighters.

On Sept. 25, King County Elections reported 1458 yes votes (49.49 percent) and 1488…MORE

West Seattle High School Principal Susan Derse has been placed on temporary medical leave, but the school district headquarter would not elaborate.

Judy Peterson joins West Seattle High as interim principal. Peterson was formerly principal…MORE

Members of the Alki Community Council last week voted 192 to 28 not to request parking be allowed on Alki Avenue from the 1100 block to the 1700 block.

Ironically, following the Thursday night vote, a car careened off Alki just south of…MORE

Seattle Schools have no plans to moderate a move to "incorporate" the Pathfinder K-8 program with the current students at Cooper Elementary School by next fall.

Some Pathfinder parents were talking about "big changes" in the proposal…MORE

Two young men, Roy Espiritu and Cameron Johnston, both 20, died Sunday as a result of crash in the 1200 block of Alki Avenue Southwest. According to Seattle police, Espiritu was driving with a group of five friends when the Ford Explorer they…MORE

Burien City Council members have been threatened with recall if they vote to designate any part of North Highline as a potential annexation area.

The recall threat was communicated in an undated notice sent by certified mail recently to…MORE

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray joined Sound Transit and Port of Seattle officials on Sept. 22 to break ground for a light rail extension directly to Sea-Tac International Airport and major airport roadway improvements.

"Extending light rail…MORE

School spirit and a high school homecoming parade will add traditional fall pep to Burien's fifth annual OctoberFest/Von Boorian Days on Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1.

New this year, the Highline High School Homecoming Parade at…MORE

Remember the good old days of "the Lindy Hop," "the Shag" and "the Tango?"

The musical memories of the 1930s and 40s that you (or your parents) may have listened to as you "cut the rug" or "jitterbugged" the night away?

If so, go…MORE