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The Klahanee Lake Community Center is the place to be on Friday, October 27 from 6 to 8:30 P.M., when the City of Federal Way hosts its annual Tricks N Treats Funfest. Featuring carnival games, costume contest, candy, activites and prizes.…MORE

Children should be encouraged to wear a costume to the symphony at least once, if not once a year.

That's the opinion of Anthony Spain, music director and conductor of the Northwest Symphony Orchestra.

And there's likely to be…MORE

The Times/News recently submitted the following questions to all candidates for the Legislature who are in contested races in districts that represent the Highline area.

1. Why are you running for the Legislature?

2, What is your…MORE

Just after midnight last Thursday, South King County Fire and Rescue EMTs opened the shirt of a car accident victim to perform CPR and saw a tattoo on the man's chest reading "New York City's Gentle Giant".

The night before, those same…MORE

"We've been working towards this for the past two years, and it felt great to achieve our goals," said Ed Novak, resource conservation manager for the Federal Way school district.

Novak was referring to the King County "Green Schools"…MORE

About 200 impassioned parents, teachers and students gathered at Pathfinder K-8 School last week to criticize Seattle Public Schools' plan to move Pathfinder's alternative approach to education to more-traditional Cooper Elementary School.

Recently organized community groups in Des Moines are combining forces to make the Waterland Community a destination area.

Growing out of last year's Des Moines Mayor's Leadership Summit, the Public Safety Committee spearheaded a campaign…MORE

In a move that is being questioned by some fire district taxpayers, the North Highline Fire commissioners raised long-time Chief Russ Pritchard's salary to $198,000.

Pritchard will receive the 57 percent pay raise only until he retires on…MORE

It was a different band, but the same song.

Highline High School band members and parents expressed concern to district board members on Oct. 11 about the scheduling of band as part of the school's new small learning communities.

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Wait until next week to fill out and return your mail-in ballot for the Nov. 7 general election.

On Oct. 18, the Times/News will publish answers to our questions from candidates in contested races in legislative Districts 11, 33 and 34,…MORE