The Southwest Precinct's Anti-Crime Team, with a welcome assist from Mother Nature, recently put a dent into the methamphetamine trade in West Seattle, making five arrests and seizing over a kilo of illegal drugs, $6,000 cash, a car and a handgun…MORE
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Broadway show to be Adrian's swan song
Tue, 05/16/06
This weekend’s three Choral Sounds Northwest performances will bring the curtain down on Mark A.
MOREMore angst over Viaduct future
Tue, 05/16/06
While West Seattleites worry about commuting and meeting appointments downtown, Seattle's maritime and commercial fishing industries have their own concerns about the upcoming replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Much of the fuel that…MORE
More annexation meetings set
Tue, 05/16/06
King County’s final two open houses on the potential annexation of the North Highline unincorporated area to Burien or Seattle will be:
Wednesday, May 17, 7-8:30 p.m., White Center Heights Elementary multi-purpose room, 10015 Sixth Ave. S.…MORE
Fauntleroy ferry not a prime terrorist target
Tue, 05/16/06
The Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal probably ranks low as a terrorist target because other routes have bigger boats in more congested areas, said the director of Washington State Ferries.
Security specialists assume that if terrorists decided to…MORE
Independent Burien ethics group debated
Tue, 05/16/06
A recent independent investigation into the conduct of two Burien City Council members has rekindled a debate over whether lawmakers should be entrusted with policing themselves.
“I believe there should be a commission,” Councilwoman Rose…MORE
Honors retained
Tue, 05/16/06
West Seattle High School reversed itself and will offer a ninth-grade honors program next year after all.
"I am pleased to announce that, following discussions with our WSHS community and senior leadership of Seattle Public Schools, WSHS…MORE
Four periods 'polarizing adults'
Tue, 05/16/06
The disadvantages of a four-period day at West Seattle High School outweigh the advantages and are "polarizing the adult community," according to an audit that examined the school's 12-year-old schedule.
The audit team, consisting of…MORE
Federal Way centenarian credits hard work, family for her longevity
Tue, 05/16/06
"A life of hard work," is Dorothy Owen's explanation for her longevity.
Born May 25, 1906 in Boone, Iowa, Owen keeps busy these days tidying up her small garden surrounding her home in the Belmor complex in Federal Way and visiting with…MORE
Guadalupe kids give books to Alaskans
Tue, 05/16/06
There are no roads leading to Shaktoolik, a small Alaskan fishing village but, that didn't stop Our Lady of Guadalupe fifth and sixth-grade students Erika and Julia Guerette from sending books to the small school in this remote village.
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