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City Council members and committees comprised of department heads, city staff and community residents last week interviewed finalists for the vacant Burien city manager position.

A meet-the-candidates reception was held Oct. 19. The…MORE

The Ballard Beavers volleyball team faced an uphill battle earlier this week as they tried to win one more game to qualify for the KingCo Tournament with seven of 11 players suspended.

Ballard Athletic Director Doug Bruketta confirmed the…MORE

Just after midnight last Thursday, South King County Fire and Rescue EMTs opened the shirt of a car accident victim to perform CPR and saw a tattoo on the man's chest reading "New York City's Gentle Giant".

The night before, those same…MORE

"We've been working towards this for the past two years, and it felt great to achieve our goals," said Ed Novak, resource conservation manager for the Federal Way school district.

Novak was referring to the King County "Green Schools"…MORE

In a move that is being questioned by some fire district taxpayers, the North Highline Fire commissioners raised long-time Chief Russ Pritchard's salary to $198,000.

Pritchard will receive the 57 percent pay raise only until he retires on…MORE

It was a different band, but the same song.

Highline High School band members and parents expressed concern to district board members on Oct. 11 about the scheduling of band as part of the school's new small learning communities.

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Wait until next week to fill out and return your mail-in ballot for the Nov. 7 general election.

On Oct. 18, the Times/News will publish answers to our questions from candidates in contested races in legislative Districts 11, 33 and 34,…MORE

Times/News editor Eric Mathison has been named first place winner for best humorous columns in the 2006 Better Newspaper Contest, sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.

Mathison was judged on three columns dealing…MORE

Incredible Journey is more than just a movie about animals with a happy ending.

Sometimes incredible journeys happen in real life, too-especially when the pet has a microchip.

Just ask Scooter the cat.

Master Animal Control…MORE

A typical visit to the Woodland Park Zoo offers the public an opportunity to see bears, zebras and elephants in natural settings while learning about the value of conservation and protecting the environment.

According to a new study "Why…MORE