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Manuel "Manny" Ventoza is a self-deprecating guy, a Shriner who likes cowboy boots and parks a camper in the driveway. He smiles often and effortlessly. Most of his Burien neighbors probably have no idea he's a war hero.

Memorial Day means…MORE

Four new people were elected to the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council May 18 while four incumbents were re-elected and two incumbents were bounced out.

Council members Russ Kay, Steve Cox and Barbara Peters were re-elected but…MORE

Steve Cofchin admits that, in the past, he's voted for Ninth District Democratic Congressman Adam Smith.

But after a friend challenged him, Cofchin checked Smith's voting record in Congress.

"He was only a few points from [Seventh…MORE

Steve Beren admitted to 34th District Republicans on May 16 that challenging Washington's "congressman for life" is a daunting task.

But, Beren declared, "There's no candidate I'd rather run against than [Seventh District Democratic Rep.]…MORE

Before the day he first walked through the doors of the EX3 Ron Sandwith Teen Center, 17-year-old Marcos Fernandez had turned his life down a dead end path of truancy and drug use.

Recently completed designs for the Town Square public park will be on display at a community open house on Wednesday, May 31, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The latest information and designs for streets serving Town Square and for the new City…MORE

Patti Calder's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke of the devastation she witnessed in Mississippi, fully nine months after Hurricane Katrina.

"Unless you've been there, you can't know what it's like," Calder told the Federal Way News…MORE

Four students from West Seattle high schools have been named Seattle Schools Scholarship recipients and will receive a $1,500 scholarship to pursue post-secondary educational opportunities.

These scholarships are made possible through the…MORE

Jesus Nava, today a self-confident and cheerful 15-year-old, remembered his reaction five years ago when his mother left him behind in Guadalajara, Mexico and came to the United States to join her husband.

"I remember grabbing her ankles,…MORE

Standing just a shade over five feet tall, these 12-year-olds don't appear too physically menacing. With a hug goodbye from mom or dad, the young boys grab their brightly colored duffle bags and suit up for an afternoon of practice.

No…MORE