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Taggers have been painting graffiti at the north end of the Ballard Bridge in recent weeks and Charlie Ballenger has been chasing them away.

Ballenger has lived in a yellow school bus under the bridge for the last two years with the…MORE

The 500-year-old tree from which the new Duwamish story pole at Admiral Viewpoint was carved was nearly chopped into thousands of shakes and shingles and sold for drug money.

The western red cedar was poached from state-owned land on the…MORE

The Seattle School board voted 5-2 to approve superintendent Raj Manhas' final recommendations on school closures after a tense special legislative session last week. Viewlands Elementary School remains on the list as one of six schools and a…MORE

Summer has arrived in the Northwest and the American Automobile Association encourages motorists to take extra precautions before leaving home that may prevent vehicle breakdowns and heat related illnesses.

"When the temperature outside…MORE

should go onto the 2006 ballot

A group calling itself Seattle schools supporters says voters deserve the chance to vote on two school initiatives this fall, despite a lawsuit intended to block the measures.

The two initiatives would…MORE

Construction plans and ideas for keeping the viaduct open and moving during the Alaskan Way viaduct and seawall replacement project were released last week.

"Regardless of what we build, the project is located in the same dense urban area…MORE

The King County Council has voted to make King County the largest local jurisdiction in the nation to conduct all elections by mail.

The new system will be in effect after the infrastructure is in place. The council appropriated $1,635,446…MORE

Port of Seattle Chief Executive Officer Mic Dinsmore has said he will leave his position early next year.

Dinsmore has been chief executive for 14 years, the longest tenure in that position in the Port's 95-year history.

Commission…MORE

The Seattle School board voted 5-2 to approve superintendent Raj Manhas' final recommendations on school closures, after a tense special meeting last week.

The merger of the Fairmount Park Elementary program at High Point Elementary sailed…MORE

Recruiting violations caught up with Chief Sealth High School last week when the school's back-to-back state basketball championships were taken away by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

The statewide association…MORE