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Crown Hill will not be sprayed with pesticide to kill gypsy moths in 2006, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, though the department's Plant Protection Division will propose aerial spraying for approximately 100 acres of…MORE

Mark Stenberg died two days before his baby was born on New Years' Day.

Stenberg, a carpenter working at a construction site in Federal Way, was crushed by a falling wall around 9:30 a.m., on December 30, 2005.

He died at the scene…MORE

Indigo Fuhrman was born on December 30. As he came into this world, he brought with him a special present, 500 million stem cells to help fight the leukemia in his mother's body.

It has been a special Christmas for mother Roxanne Fuhrman…MORE

ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery announced the appointment of Alan Harrison as its new executive director, effective yesterday.

Harrison has served as a leader in the nonprofit arts and entertainment field locally and nationally for more…MORE

As the New Year begins, top 10 lists and year-in-reviews for 2005 appear everywhere.

Crowning Burien’s 2005 year in review should be the Hurricane Relief center, which was forged by the compassion of local leaders and sustained with the…MORE

The biggest story in the pages of the Ballard News-Tribune in 2005, measured in pages, was the life and death of the monorail. 30 monorail stories graced the pages of this newspaper, edging out news about schools and education (26 stories) and…MORE

Heavy rain, a faulty valve and a malfunctioning sluice gate apparently caused a wastewater pump station in Westwood to overflow, which sent storm water and sewage into nearby homes early Christmas Eve morning.

Rain filled to overflowing a…MORE

The drug related deaths of two people living in a motor home last month has focused attention on the proliferation of homeless people living in vehicles on Ballard Streets.

The bodies of Sarah Gregory, 24, and Richie Owens, 33, were found…MORE

The Chief Sealth High School class of 2009 will be able to start their college careers as sophomores at universities across the country and internationally if they successfully complete the two year International Baccalaureate Diploma Program,…MORE

Waiting for a "gold plated" tunnel option to replace the endangered Alaskan Way Viaduct would be "irresponsible," says City Councilman David Della.

After a resolution was adopted in support of Mayor Greg Nickels' preferred tunnel option…MORE