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The Parks & Recreation Department has put on hold a project to develop Crown Hill School's open area into a public park. The project is part of the Pro Parks Levy, and is currently in the planning phase.

After holding two public…MORE

Swedish Medical Center's Board of Trustees has voted to close the 30-bed Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at its Ballard campus to help quell an annual company loss of about $5 million for the last several years.

In 1999, after Medicare…MORE

Laaassstt Caaauwll for alcohaaul! How many times have you heard this phrase bellowed out at about 1:30 a.m. in your local watering hole? My guess is about a few dozen times or so. But how many times have you made the choice of having one more for…MORE

Brinklee Jackson, 10, a student at Olympic View, prays near a luminary candle for an aunt she lost to cancer when she was a toddler.

Hundreds of local residents participated in the Relay for Life Cancer Walk at Saghalie Middle School…MORE

Charles Hoff, one of the five community members who comprise the Federal Way School Board, has acknowledged making a controversial remark earlier this month, after initially denying it, but continues to be unapologetic about his views.

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The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle announces the nominees for its fourth annual High School Musical Theatre Awards.

The 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards is similar to the Tony Awards; it allows high school drama students from…MORE

The ship Abbott Point of Hong Kong arrived at the Port of Seattle recently. The vessel is part of International Handybulk Carriers (IHC), which is a pool of over 40 log and bulk ships formed to provide shippers with smaller cargo ships.

Parents pleaded with the Seattle School District not to cut programs and close schools during a tense town hall meeting last Wednesday.

The King County Council has approved a 30-year lease with non-profit Technology Access Foundation to construct a $13 million community learning center in White Center's Lakewood Park.

"This is another step forward for a project that will…MORE

Just a few days before Christmas in 2004, a man was attacked outside of a Ballard restaurant. Before the assault, the attackers had asked the victim if he were gay. Though the victim replied that he was not gay, the assailants beat the man…MORE