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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

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

Key legislators agree that there is little likelihood the state of Washington will be willing to spend more money on the Alaskan Way Viaduct than the $2.4 billion the Legislature has already paid out.

There seems to be some support for…MORE

The controversy over the Loyal Heights Playfield Improvement Project continued last Thursday as community members protested what they called "another fake public meeting" held by the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.

Several…MORE