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A Kentridge High School student's fight moves on to Olympia.

Across the state, many high school students with developmental disabilities are being denied the privilege of participating in graduation with their classmates.

Many…MORE

Meal Makers, a popular restaurant in downtown Burien for a quarter century, will close permanently on Dec. 15.

Owner Kevin Fitz announced the closure of Meal Makers following a unanimous vote by the Burien City Council on Nov.

After nearly three months of scrutiny, the Des Moines City Council approved on Nov. 30 the city's 2007 budget. The new spending plan was adopted by a vote of 4-3.

The budget of almost $50 million calls for operating expenses of $29…MORE

Editor's note: On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. Navy fleet at Pearl Harbor, plunging the nation into World War II.

With Christmas less than a month away, the demand on Highline food banks and other southwest King County non-profit agencies that provide necessities for the needy is growing.

Yet shelves are sparsely filled and the need for donations is…MORE

Every year, many families in Burien area struggle with daily expenses.

That reality, says Nicki Maraulja, community service officer with the Burien Police Department, makes Christmas "a burden instead of a joyful holiday event.

"It'…MORE

The official title of Seattle Performing Arts Fellowhip's holiday offering is "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of: A Christmas Carol," written by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jr.

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King County Councilman Dow Constantine, D-West Seattle, praised the county's 2007 budget for "spending less" and "saving more" following its unanimous adoption by the council in late November.

The $3.86 billion total budget is $24 million…MORE

The White Center community was shattered by the news of King County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Cox early Saturday morning because White Center was more than a workplace for the 46-year-old attorney turned cop.

White Center was his hometown…MORE

Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester home stay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families. The students are awaiting news of their new families.