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A 30-day gap in the extension of a pedestrian ordinance that prohibits development of auto-oriented businesses could allow the Safeway supermarket chain to move ahead with plans to build a discount gas station at their Crown Hill location.

The dizzying updraft in the cost of petroleum could affect the long-term plans for the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal as well as the entire state ferry system, says a member of the Washington State Transportation Commission.

"This is uncharted…MORE

Voters might have to steer their way through three transportation-spending proposals next fall and all have implications for West Seattle.

The latest transportation package is presented by King County last week when county officials…MORE

Though risks associated with swimming in polluted water are ambiguous among some environmental and health experts, there are signs along Alki Beach that warn against swimming and fishing during and following heavy rains due to risk of sewage…MORE

City parks planners are shopping in Morgan Junction for a place to build a public park and it could be where the monorail station was slated to be built.

The Pro Parks levy approved by voters in 2000 provided money to buy land for a park…MORE

SeaTac lawmakers are thinking about eliminating two meetings per month by combining study sessions with regular council meetings.

Currently, council members meet at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month to hear…MORE

Federal Way's new Junior Miss for 2006 is Carmen Acuna (second from right). Acuna won $1,100 in scholarships at the annual event. Morgan Doyle (second from left) took first runner-up, while the judges awarded Sydnee Williams (right) the title…MORE

When her makeover is finished, should Alki's Statue of Liberty face north into Puget Sound or east toward the rest of Seattle?

The diminutive copper-sheet replica is scheduled for a new, more rugged bronze casting set on a new base in a…MORE

Des Moines’ Enhanced Public Safety Committee encouraged voters again last week to support and vote yes on the city’s proposed property tax levy lid lift on May 16.

If approved, funds raised by the levy lid lift would be used exclusively to…MORE

Mary Ellen Cunningham realizes her baby has grown into an inquisitive 2-year-old so it's time for mom to step back and let the offspring wander beyond her reach.

Cunningham is confident Megawatt, the nonprofit organization she founded,…MORE