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"I was existing, but not living." Maurleen Davidson paused, thinking about her life just two years ago."Having people who cared helped me care about myself, gave me hope and helped me change our lives."

In 2004, Davidson came with her two…MORE

Gypsy moths are back on the radar in Ballard. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is laying almost 1000 traps, predominantly in a 60-acre area of Crown Hill during the month of June. The effort is in response to finding an…MORE

Elizabeth Marcoe said she gets by OK with her monthly $500 Social Security check. But because nearly three quarters of it goes to pay rent and bills, the West Seattle Meals on Wheels program has become a lifesaver for the 78-year-old homebound…MORE

Seattle Fire Fighter Travis O'Connor is trading in his department issued helmet for a pair of combat boots as he prepares to go to Iraq as a U.S. Navy Seabee.

O'Connor, 34 years old, has worked at Ballard's Station 18 for the last four…MORE

In the High Point-Fairmount Park school story in the June 7 issue, the number of buildings considered for closure is nine, not as stated. We regret the error.

Katharine A. Warsinske, daughter of Charles and Adele Warsinske of West Seattle, graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with Highest Honors on May 27, in Rochester, NY.

Warsinske holds a Master of Science in School Psychology…MORE

The King County ombudsman has dismissed an ethics complaint against the chief of staff for County Councilman Dow

Constantine said the June 1 ruling confirmed that the complaint, filed by mining company Glacier Northwest against his Chief…MORE

Some Burien residents expressed frustration last week at the prospect of having no say over whether their city doubles its size by annexing North Highline.

"We were promised an advisory vote," said a woman at the last of three "community…MORE

City Councilman Richard Conlin is revisiting the possibility of using a Harbor Island site for the city's future garbage-handling facility.

The city plans to build an "intermodal solid-waste transfer facility." Garbage trucks from…MORE

There is concern among neighbors living near the closed Salmon Creek Elementary School that an alternative school for White Center high school students might be moving in.

Neighbors, who are accustomed to little kids being in the…MORE