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Booster seats have been proven to protect children from serious injury, yet new research shows that in some communities fewer than 21 percent of children 4 to 8 years old are properly secured in booster seats when they ride in cars.

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Kacey Hogan, has been named to the dean's list at the University of Washington for winter quarter 2006. To qualify for the dean's list, a student must be taking at least 12 graded credits and have a grade point average of at least 3.50 out of 4…MORE

Beginning last Monday, Washington State Ferries implemented both the annual peak season surcharge and a 6 percent fare increase, recently approved by the state Transportation Commission.

The peak season surcharge equals about 25 percent on…MORE

Burien council members told Port of Seattle staffers on April 24 that the city should help decide what businesses move onto Port-owned properties in Burien’s northeast redevelopment area.

The Port has acquired several properties within…MORE

In what one transit manager referred to as 'routes on steroids', King County Executive Ron Sims has a plan to get more buses in and out of Ballard.

Sims announced the plan, called Transit Now, on April 18. The executive is proposing a one-…MORE

Decatur pitcher Lauren Westburg winds up to deliver a fastball to the Spanaway Lake offense last Thursday. The young hurler settled down in the third inning and held the Sentinels to just two runs in the last four innings. For more sports…MORE

Centerstage Theatre is pleased to offer to any high school student tickets to the opening night of the new musical, Nicholas Nickleby, for only one dollar. These tickets are good for Friday May 5 only and are for students with current student IDs…MORE

People cut new trails through the issue of North Highline annexation during a public forum discussion over whether the unincorporated community should join Burien or Seattle.

Could Burien afford to devote money to improvements in the White…MORE

Arsenic, mercury, lead, beryllium; it's a cocktail that gets poured into the earth for every computer or monitor that sits in a landfill and erodes.

"It's pretty nasty stuff," says Charles Brennick, the founder of InterConnection, who,…MORE

A West Seattle High School student was suspended for the rest of the academic year after writing graffiti threats on school walls.

In an e-mail sent to parents, Principal Susan Ders/ wrote of finding, "graffiti of a threatening nature…MORE