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Attendees to last week's FUSION charity event sipped wine, sampled tapas treats and eyed artwork before settling in for a live auction. The professional auctioneer called and cajoled the bidders in one very long run-on sentence as audience…MORE

Sasha Killings beamed when Mrs. Elders said, "That must have been a tough book for you - you haven't read such a long one before. Good job!"

Killings, 8, stopped by the library on her last day of summer school last week at Mark Twain…MORE

The Reign '93 Purple soccer team went to Lake Oswego, Oregon July 21 and came back to Federal Way with the Nike Cup Championship trophy.

To reach the finals, the Federal Way girls had to defeat the defending Oregon State champions in the…MORE

A grassroots vision to convert a 100-foot wide, one-mile section of 14th Avenue Northwest that runs from the ship canal to Ballard High School could turn a dusty, rutted road into a manicured one, with plenty of greenspace.

The Seattle School board voted 5-2 to approve superintendent Raj Manhas' final recommendations on school closures after a tense special legislative session last week. Viewlands Elementary School remains on the list as one of six schools and a…MORE

Along with the spiraling twists and turns of the Wild Thing, and the tumultuous peaks and pitfalls of the park's new Timberhawk, the bumpiest attraction in Enchanted Village has earned the name Budget Crisis. And once again, this roller coaster…MORE

Summer has arrived in the Northwest and the American Automobile Association encourages motorists to take extra precautions before leaving home that may prevent vehicle breakdowns and heat related illnesses.

"When the temperature outside…MORE

should go onto the 2006 ballot

A group calling itself Seattle schools supporters says voters deserve the chance to vote on two school initiatives this fall, despite a lawsuit intended to block the measures.

The two initiatives would…MORE

Construction plans and ideas for keeping the viaduct open and moving during the Alaskan Way viaduct and seawall replacement project were released last week.

"Regardless of what we build, the project is located in the same dense urban area…MORE

The King County Council has voted to make King County the largest local jurisdiction in the nation to conduct all elections by mail.

The new system will be in effect after the infrastructure is in place. The council appropriated $1,635,446…MORE