Police officers could be pulled out of three Highline high schools in January if the school district cannot reach agreement with Burien, SeaTac and King County on funding.
Superintendent John Welch has recommended that funding for school…MORE
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Gas plan hard sell on Crown Hill
Tue, 06/20/06
A spokesperson for Safeway characterized a proposed discount gas station in Crown Hill as uncontroversial.
MOREPolluted runoff studied
Tue, 06/20/06
People in the Seaview neighborhood are wondering why signs have been installed in front of their houses instructing them not to park at the curb on certain Tuesdays this summer.
It's all part of a yearlong experiment scheduled to begin…MORE
Skateboard parks eyed by city
Tue, 06/20/06
There are an estimated 4,000 skateboarders in West Seattle yet there are no skate parks here.
The paucity of skate parks isn't confined to West Seattle. There are only two public skate parks in all of Seattle. That's the same number of…MORE
SeaTac, Tukwila receive poor health checkup
Tue, 06/20/06
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
Contract not renewed
Tue, 06/20/06
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
Some sophomores sweating WASL
Tue, 06/20/06
At least 439 Highline 10th-graders can breathe a little easier about graduation, while another 725 sophomores face an additional hurdle following the release of preliminary Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) scores.
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Firefighters watch two Burien homes burn
Tue, 06/20/06
Two homes burned to the ground in Burien and dozens of firefighters stood around and watched.
It was part of a two-day training exercise for the Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department June 2-3.
For the training, two houses near the…MORE
City aims to get a grip on graffiti
Wed, 06/14/06
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
Australian vintner honors Friends of the Hylebos with wetlands restoration grant
Wed, 06/14/06
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
