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King County officials are in a holding pattern over whether to ask federal permission to change the flight path for incoming airplanes at Boeing Field, which would lessen aircraft noise in Magnolia but turn it up in West Seattle, particularly for…MORE

26 years ago, Weyerhaeuser employees and volunteers began planting, each by hand, 18 million tree seedlings in the rich mantle of ash spewed from Mount Saint Helens.

Those conifer seedlings stand today over 75 feet tall, thanks, ironically…MORE

"This is going to change how people take care of their computers," said Scott LeBorious, a computer systems expert, as he thumbed the keypad on his cell phone in anticipation of a sales call.

LeBorious works for a new Federal Way company…MORE

"We thought there was a need in West Seattle for a custom gift shop," said Kimberly Lim who, with co-owner Jodie Marr, recently opened Moxie Papergoods & Gifts.

The new shop offers custom wedding announcements and baby announcements as…MORE

Education, emergency preparedness and economic development in South King County will benefit from an amendment to the 2006 King County budget.

King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson, D-SeaTac, recently said this is the impact the budget…MORE

Mediterranean Shipping Company, the second largest operator of container ships and one of the fastest-growing maritime transportation companies in the world will begin calling at the Port of Seattle next year.

"We're thrilled that…MORE

The city of Burien's Maplewild Avenue Southwest repair project has received national recognition as a Public Works Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association (APWA).

This prestigious award salutes the city's management of…MORE

Contracts have been signed between the King County Sheriff's Department and the Coast Guard for the use of the county helicopter, Guardian One, to detect, map, and follow oil spills in Washington waters, including Puget Sound.

Guardian One…MORE

Calling all singers.

Choral Sounds Northwest wants you.

An 80-member choral group based in Burien, Choral Sounds will hold an open rehearsal on Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at St. Bernadette's Catholic Church, 1028 S.W.…MORE

Extra police patrols are throughout King County until Labor Day to rid the roads of drunk drivers, so people should beware after boating, barbeques and an evening at the bar because officers say "if you drive hammered, you will get nailed."