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Phyllis Byers has been elected new president of the Highline School Board.

Byers, from SeaTac, also served as board president in 2003.

The five-member board selected Matt Pina of Des Moines as vice president. He headed the board in…MORE

A cascade of polluting spills from the third runway project has upset local groups and officials of airport cities.

But there is little desire to return to previous legal battles with the Port of Seattle.

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Allowing motorcycles to go through traffic signals

By a vote of 92 to 2 on Jan. 18, the House approved HB 1466, which would allow motorcycles to turn left after one cycle at a…MORE

The Westside Symphonette, West Seattle's youth orchestra, has been awarded a city Department of Neighborhoods Social Justice grant to increase participation in the orchestra by young musicians and to increase its visibility in the community.…MORE

At the end of a hard day, Tim Celeski likes to unwind with thousands of bees.

"Beekeeping is relaxing," he said. "If you are very quiet, very slow and very easygoing."

Celeski keeps four honeybee hives at his home in the Admiral…MORE

Kermit the Frog once sang, "It isn't easy being green." Sadly, we all know this to be true. But Kermit, the unflappable frog that he is, has never let his color stand in the way of happiness.

This is a good thing. Perhaps the world's…MORE

An eroded sewer pipe sprung a leak at the southern end of Lincoln Park, forcing King County to haul sewage by truck from Fauntleroy to the Alki storm water treatment plant.

A crew from the King County Wastewater Treatment Division (…MORE

Several Ballard neighborhood groups are seeking to get the Washington Legislature to compel the Seattle Monorail Project to consider selling property on the basis of factors besides the highest bid.

The monorail agency has stated that its…MORE

What would it be like if animals could talk? Even before Dr. Doolittle conversed with beast and fowl, or Mr. Ed chatted with Wilbur, countless animal lovers and pet owners have wondered what Fido or Fluffy might say if their thoughts could be…MORE

The sale of properties from the aborted monorail project will end in mid-March, when sealed bids are opened.

None of the now-surplus properties have been sold yet, said Jonathon Buchter, chief of operations and one of four remaining…MORE