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In a move that is being questioned by some fire district taxpayers, the North Highline Fire commissioners raised long-time Chief Russ Pritchard's salary to $198,000.

Pritchard will receive the 57 percent pay raise only until he retires on…MORE

It was a different band, but the same song.

Highline High School band members and parents expressed concern to district board members on Oct. 11 about the scheduling of band as part of the school's new small learning communities.

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Wait until next week to fill out and return your mail-in ballot for the Nov. 7 general election.

On Oct. 18, the Times/News will publish answers to our questions from candidates in contested races in legislative Districts 11, 33 and 34,…MORE

Times/News editor Eric Mathison has been named first place winner for best humorous columns in the 2006 Better Newspaper Contest, sponsored by the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.

Mathison was judged on three columns dealing…MORE

Chief Sealth High School Principal John Boyd has received a prestigious leadership award which includes a $25,000 grant to support the learning success of all students at the school.

Every year, the Alliance for Education presents the…MORE

The Seattle City Council has placed a series of amendments to the City Charter on the November ballot.

A key amendment will allow the council to reconfirm the appointments of city department heads every four years, including Parks and…MORE

This school year West Seattle is home to five high schools, including South Lake High School, which will occupy the old E. C.

Robert Preston Pheasant was the best man she ever knew, says Julie Pheasant-Albright of her father who died Sept. 22 at his home in Sunset Hill.

"I never heard him swear, raise his voice or say an unkind word," says Julie Pheasant-Albright…MORE

Any plan to tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct to make way for a tunnel or a new viaduct will be a big undertaking, as Washington State's construction projects go.

In terms of costs, the completion of the I-90 floating bridge linking Mercer…MORE

Centerstage opens its season with a country-western smash: the musical comedy, Blue Plate Special.

Starring in the show is local actress, Loretta Deranleau-Howard, a Tacoma resident who works at Weyerhaeuser as a Blueprinting Analyst.…MORE