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The King County Council recently expanded potential transportation options for county residents by creating a King County Ferry District.

Passenger-only ferry service to South Puget Sound and Vashon Island, or across Lake Washington to the…MORE

Ballard acquired its name as a matter of chance.

Indeed, the name was literally the result of a flip of a coin along with a 1880s nickname for a train stop. Before it became Ballard, the little community on Salmon Bay was known for about a…MORE

Superintendent Raj Manhas and Chief Academic Officer Carla Santono have announced principal appointments for the 2007-2008 school year. The appointments are a result of a "rigorous, three-phase process" that began in fall 2006.

"As we see…MORE

A planned retail development and parking garage at the old Airport Plaza Hotel location in SeaTac is set to go ahead, although light rail will take a greater chunk of the site than expected.

Sound Transit plans to purchase about 50,000…MORE

King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson recently introduced three comprehensive measures to address animal control, cruelty and care.

Patterson introduced the legislation in response to tragic incidents of animal cruelty and concerns…MORE

St. Alphonsus Parish School, located in the heart of Ballard on15th Avenue Northwest, will celebrate a century of providing children with a Catholic education this fall.

The same year Ballard was annexed into the City of Seattle in 1907,…MORE

King County plans to purchase up to 500 new buses that will help deliver one of the biggest bus service expansions in Metro history.

Most of the buses will be articulated hybrids manufactured under a contract believed to be the largest of…MORE

The Scandinavian Cultural Center Council is inviting its members to submit nominations for the 2007 Outstanding Service Award.

On June 16 and 17, local musicians will perform at the annual Fremont Fair's "Center of the Universe" to support the fair and its mission to fight hunger, isolation, violence, homelessness and despair- advancing the vision of an end to poverty…MORE

Beware on 15th Avenue Northwest on May 25 because for the first time since its inception, Washington State's Click it or Ticket campaign will take to the nighttime hours.

More than 75 law enforcement agencies throughout Washington will be…MORE