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Hong Kong bulk carrier arrives

By Amber Trillo

The ship Abbott Point of Hong Kong arrived at the Port of Seattle recently. The vessel is part of International Handybulk Carriers (IHC), which is a pool of over 40 log and bulk ships…MORE

The King County Council has approved a 30-year lease with non-profit Technology Access Foundation to construct a $13 million community learning center in White Center's Lakewood Park.

"This is another step forward for a project that will…MORE

Just a few days before Christmas in 2004, a man was attacked outside of a Ballard restaurant. Before the assault, the attackers had asked the victim if he were gay. Though the victim replied that he was not gay, the assailants beat the man…MORE

A new Ballard development moved one step closer to reality last Monday. The city's Northwest Design Review Board approved a proposal for a mixed-use building at the site of a vacant lot between Sunset Bowling Alley and Burger King on NW Market St…MORE

Steve Cofchin admits that, in the past, he's voted for Ninth District Democratic Congressman Adam Smith.

But after a friend challenged him, Cofchin checked Smith's voting record in Congress.

"He was only a few points from [Seventh…MORE

Steve Beren admitted to 34th District Republicans on May 16 that challenging Washington's "congressman for life" is a daunting task.

But, Beren declared, "There's no candidate I'd rather run against than [Seventh District Democratic Rep.]…MORE

Before the day he first walked through the doors of the EX3 Ron Sandwith Teen Center, 17-year-old Marcos Fernandez had turned his life down a dead end path of truancy and drug use.

Recently completed designs for the Town Square public park will be on display at a community open house on Wednesday, May 31, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

The latest information and designs for streets serving Town Square and for the new City…MORE

Patti Calder's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke of the devastation she witnessed in Mississippi, fully nine months after Hurricane Katrina.

"Unless you've been there, you can't know what it's like," Calder told the Federal Way News…MORE

Four students from West Seattle high schools have been named Seattle Schools Scholarship recipients and will receive a $1,500 scholarship to pursue post-secondary educational opportunities.

These scholarships are made possible through the…MORE