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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

As a graduation requirement, students at West Seattle High School must complete a senior project. This process includes a presentation about the project in front of several judges and staff. If you are a good listener and are free on Tuesday, Jan…MORE

Stars of the stage and screen are not the only ones to receive standing ovations.

Last week, a capacity crowd of 200 at the Twin Lakes Country Club rose to their feet before and after Federal Way School Superintendent Tom Murphy took to…MORE

Erin Dolan opened her shoe store in West Seattle because she and her husband live in the Admiral District.

"But West Seattle needed it too," she said of her new store, Edie's. The name reflects Dolan's initials.

"I didn't want it to…MORE

In January 2002, Don Wasson was selected mayor of Des Moines by the three new city council members whose campaigns he supported prior to the 2001 general election.

Fifteen months later, Wasson was gone from the council, having resigned as…MORE

On Friday, January 27, volunteers will be walking the streets of Federal Way to count the city's homeless.

In conjunction with the Seattle/King County Coalition for the Homeless One Night Count, Federal Way will conduct a street count from…MORE

The Seattle premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's play, "As Bees in Honey Drown," opens tonight (Jan. 18) at ArtsWest Playhouse.

The play has been dubbed "a witty, satirical comedy about the pitfalls of desperately seeking fame at all costs…MORE