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A complaint was issued last week against three Des Moines landlords, alleging they failed to notify their tenants that lead-based paint could pose serious health threats to children or pregnant women.

Named in the complaint by the U.S.…MORE

Former King County Superior Court Judge Jeanette Burrage has announced that she is a candidate for the Washington Supreme Court.

Burrage, who lives in Des Moines, served as a superior court judge for five years, where she presided over…MORE

Burien lawmakers were presented with information July 31 that highlights the worst-case scenario if the city annexes none of the North Highline Unincorporated Area.

The "'No Annexation' Impact Summary" was submitted by city staff in the…MORE

Representatives of King County and the cities of Seattle and Burien hope to agree by the end of August on a detailed proposal for annexing White Center and Boulevard Park.

This would give county and city officials time to place the…MORE

Saturday was the final parade of the season for the Seafair Royalty Court. They are, from left, Tiffany Wan, third runner-up; Mineko Hasagawa, first runner-up; Queen Erin Waid from West Seattle Hi-Yu, and the Herald's own photographer, Amber…MORE

Representatives of King County and the cities of Seattle and Burien hope to agree by the end of August on a detailed proposal for annexing White Center and Boulevard Park in time to put the question to North Highline voters in autumn 2007.

State transportation officials say retrofitting the Alaskan Way Viaduct might indeed make the structure stronger, but the improvements would neither be enough to make much difference in a strong earthquake nor make the viaduct safer for traffic…MORE

Attendees to last week's FUSION charity event sipped wine, sampled tapas treats and eyed artwork before settling in for a live auction. The professional auctioneer called and cajoled the bidders in one very long run-on sentence as audience…MORE

Sasha Killings beamed when Mrs. Elders said, "That must have been a tough book for you - you haven't read such a long one before. Good job!"

Killings, 8, stopped by the library on her last day of summer school last week at Mark Twain…MORE

The Reign '93 Purple soccer team went to Lake Oswego, Oregon July 21 and came back to Federal Way with the Nike Cup Championship trophy.

To reach the finals, the Federal Way girls had to defeat the defending Oregon State champions in the…MORE