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Well, maybe it's no gang, but some unscrupulous person noticed a rotting wall in a duplex undergoing remodeling. They enlarged that portion of the crumbling structure, climbed through the hole, and stole $300 worth of plumbing supplies and hand…MORE

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Raj Manhas has announced he will step down next summer as the district's leader, in part because he feels his work is done.

Meanwhile, the merger of Viewlands and Broadview-Thomson will go forward.…MORE

Seattle City Light cleared out overgrown English ivy, weeds and blackberries recently with the help of four-legged workers that made a "baaa" sound.

The city hired 260 goats from a Spokane company, Healing Hooves, to maintain a one-acre…MORE

In a determined effort that lasted six months, Starbucks employees from all nine of the Federal Way district's stores, from Hoyt Road to Des Moines, volunteered monthly at the food bank, served at the agency's annual Crab Feed, and on other…MORE

The five members of the Federal Way board of education, acting on behalf of the entire district, have agreed to sue the State of Washington for no longer fulfilling its own mandate.

The Washington State Constitution declares it's the state…MORE

Blogging, instant messaging, profiles, and posting comments, may leave the average adult scratching their head, but to today's teenager, they're a vital part of communicating with friends.

In the last two years, social networking sites…MORE

Maybe pledges and vouchers is what it takes for a community to change its bad habits - at least that was the tactic King County Metro Transit used to push its alternative transportation program, Ballard In Motion.

The summer program…MORE

Over a thousand recent patients at Swedish Medical Center's Ballard Campus are being advised to check their credit reports after the personal information of three people was stolen from the hospital.

According to Swedish Medical Center,…MORE

A group of Ballard residents who are tired of waking up in the morning only to find their car windows shattered and belongings stolen organized a community meeting last week to talk about a rash of car prowls in recent months.

The latest…MORE

An article in our Oct. 25 about Flexcar expanding the availability of rental vehicles to White Center contained some outdated information.

Members now use a smart card, called a Flexcard, to open the car door. The reservation information…MORE