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A complaint was issued last week against three Des Moines landlords, alleging they failed to notify their tenants that lead-based paint could pose serious health threats to children or pregnant women.

Named in the complaint by the U.S.…MORE

Former King County Superior Court Judge Jeanette Burrage has announced that she is a candidate for the Washington Supreme Court.

Burrage, who lives in Des Moines, served as a superior court judge for five years, where she presided over…MORE

Burien lawmakers were presented with information July 31 that highlights the worst-case scenario if the city annexes none of the North Highline Unincorporated Area.

The "'No Annexation' Impact Summary" was submitted by city staff in the…MORE

Taggers have been painting graffiti at the north end of the Ballard Bridge in recent weeks and Charlie Ballenger has been chasing them away.

Ballenger has lived in a yellow school bus under the bridge for the last two years with the…MORE

The 500-year-old tree from which the new Duwamish story pole at Admiral Viewpoint was carved was nearly chopped into thousands of shakes and shingles and sold for drug money.

The western red cedar was poached from state-owned land on the…MORE

For a young woman who says pageants aren't her thing, Erin Waid has had her fair share of them lately.

After being named the 2005 West Seattle Hi-Yu Queen, 20-year-old Waid represented this community in the Miss Seafair scholarship…MORE

Saturday was the final parade of the season for the Seafair Royalty Court. They are, from left, Tiffany Wan, third runner-up; Mineko Hasagawa, first runner-up; Queen Erin Waid from West Seattle Hi-Yu, and the Herald's own photographer, Amber…MORE

Representatives of King County and the cities of Seattle and Burien hope to agree by the end of August on a detailed proposal for annexing White Center and Boulevard Park in time to put the question to North Highline voters in autumn 2007.

State transportation officials say retrofitting the Alaskan Way Viaduct might indeed make the structure stronger, but the improvements would neither be enough to make much difference in a strong earthquake nor make the viaduct safer for traffic…MORE

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