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Community and youth organizations that are interested in developing or renovating neighborhood youth sports facilities can qualify for matching grants of up to $75,000 from King County.

The Youth Sports Facility Grants Program,…MORE

University of Washington senior Alula Asfaw, a 2003 Highline High School graduate, last week was named recipient of the 2007 Harry S. Truman Scholarship.

The Truman Scholarship is awarded for exceptional demonstration of leadership in…MORE

A popular saying among young musicians asks, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice."

And practice members of the Highline Community College Chorale, directed by Sandra Glover, obviously have done.

The HCC Chorale is scheduled…MORE

Burien council members met with the city's planning commission earlier this week to discuss a local transportation impact study.

Transportation impact fees are a major focus of the study.

Prospective students and their families are invited to learn about Highline Community College's Puget Sound Early College at an information meeting on Wednesday, May 2.

The early college program gives high school juniors and seniors an…MORE

SeaTac is considering paying for extra patrols by King County Animal Control officers to catch dangerous dogs roaming in neighborhoods and at Angle Lake Park.

The city council's Public Safety and Justice Committee heard from Al Dams,…MORE

Responding to a public fed up with having cars stolen, a new bill in the state legislature will give law enforcement officers better tools to fight the crime of auto theft. The House companion measure unanimously passed the Senate on April 4.…MORE

After a lengthy debate, SeaTac lawmakers authorized on April 10 a tentative consultant's study on where the city's fire stations should be located.

City Manager Craig Ward told council members it could take a month to negotiate the scope…MORE

Sidney Solomonson, a Decatur High School Senior, has received several scholarship offers, including the prestigious Chick Evans Scholarship, which she has accepted.

The Evans Scholarship is the largest privately funded scholarship in the…MORE

With a blast of air horns from watching dignitaries, demolition began last week of the old Gottschalk's building to make way for the Burien Town Square. A sales presentation center featuring a full-scale condominium model will open in June.…MORE