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Mark Elster can remember when the parking meters in Ballard charged 10-cents an hour and parking spaces were available on the street.

That was back in the late 1970s. Parking has changed dramatically since then.

In late 2005, the…MORE

Seattle City Light said last week its customers should be on guard against telephone con artists posing as utility bill collectors who appear to be targeting customers with Asian surnames in the West Seattle area.

Several customers have…MORE

An Air Force flight nurse from Burien was promoted to the rank of major on March 29.

Teresa Trillo has been a member of the Air Force Reserves for 29 years, serving in both the enlisted and officer corps.

During 2005 she deployed…MORE

Metro's weekday express route 197, which serves Southwest King County, is part of the transit agency's extended Wi-Fi pilot project that was launched earlier this month.

Route 197 buses stop at the Kent-Des Moines Road park and ride…MORE

Running your own espresso stand, even here in America's coffee capital, sometimes means finding sour lumps in the bottom of the cup - for the barista as well as the landlord.

Take the case of Christie Reynolds. She owns the Hot Spot Java…MORE

The fire marshal's office with South King Fire & Rescue is scheduled to receive a $2,500 grant on Thursday, April 26, to fund specialized equipment for a fire investigation vehicle.

Jerry Kenkel, vice-president and San Francisco…MORE

Burien's popular annual Clean Sweep, which brings friends and neighbors together to clean up their city, will take place again Saturday, April 28, from 8 a.m.

Most political "headliners" pass through the Highline area after landing at Boeing Field or Sea-Tac International Airport on their way to events somewhere else.

But Karl Rove, a chief advisor to President Bush, came to SeaTac on April 14…MORE

The Times/News presents a weekly summary of actions on bills by Highline-area legislators.

For complete information, go to www.WashingtonVotes.org-a free, non-partisan Website with plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each…MORE

Burien council members honored on April 16 retiring city resource manager and clerk Jan Roegner, who has served as since incorporation in 1993.

Roegner has trained many of the current staff, negotiating the contract that allowed council…MORE