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SeaTac and Tukwila received disturbing health news from Dr. Jim Krieger of Seattle-King County Public Health at the SeaTac City Council meeting June 13.

Krieger reported the two communities rank first in King County in several areas that…MORE

Water District 49 commissioners voted 2-1 on June 14 against renewing the contract of district manager Dale Cap when it expires this fall.

Cap, who has been at the center of two recent controversies involving district policies, will remain…MORE

The City of Federal Way's Graffiti Removal Incentive Program (GRIP) addresses the issue of graffiti removal through community involvement, offering graffiti cleanup/removal kits and graffiti prevention tips.

The GRIP program began last…MORE

Federal Way-based conservation organization Friends of the Hylebos received a national honor last week, thanks to a grant from one of the world's leading environmentally conscious wine brands, Banrock Station Wines of Australia, in cooperation…MORE

"I was existing, but not living." Maurleen Davidson paused, thinking about her life just two years ago."Having people who cared helped me care about myself, gave me hope and helped me change our lives."

In 2004, Davidson came with her two…MORE

The King County ombudsman has dismissed an ethics complaint against the chief of staff for County Councilman Dow

Constantine said the June 1 ruling confirmed that the complaint, filed by mining company Glacier Northwest against his Chief…MORE

Some Burien residents expressed frustration last week at the prospect of having no say over whether their city doubles its size by annexing North Highline.

"We were promised an advisory vote," said a woman at the last of three "community…MORE

City Councilman Richard Conlin is revisiting the possibility of using a Harbor Island site for the city's future garbage-handling facility.

The city plans to build an "intermodal solid-waste transfer facility." Garbage trucks from…MORE

There is concern among neighbors living near the closed Salmon Creek Elementary School that an alternative school for White Center high school students might be moving in.

Neighbors, who are accustomed to little kids being in the…MORE

Not many business owners would tolerate a client's dog sleeping smack in the middle of her desk.

But for Jacque Haggard of Paws and Relax, Burien's new doggie daycare, it's all about giving her canine customers the attention they need,…MORE