Two young men, Roy Espiritu and Cameron Johnston, both 20, died Sunday as a result of crash in the 1200 block of Alki Avenue Southwest. According to Seattle police, Espiritu was driving with a group of five friends when the Ford Explorer they…MORE
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Burien council recall threatened
Tue, 09/26/06
Burien City Council members have been threatened with recall if they vote to designate any part of North Highline as a potential annexation area.
The recall threat was communicated in an undated notice sent by certified mail recently to…MORE
Ground broken for airport light rail
Tue, 09/26/06
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray joined Sound Transit and Port of Seattle officials on Sept. 22 to break ground for a light rail extension directly to Sea-Tac International Airport and major airport roadway improvements.
"Extending light rail…MORE
Parade leads off Octoberfest
Tue, 09/26/06
School spirit and a high school homecoming parade will add traditional fall pep to Burien's fifth annual OctoberFest/Von Boorian Days on Saturday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 1.
New this year, the Highline High School Homecoming Parade at…MORE
Update: Dead heat in SeaTac fire levy race
Wed, 09/20/06
In early returns, SeaTac voters are almost evenly split on the question of whether they want to raise property taxes to fund replacement of two fire stations and hire more firefighters.
As of early Wednesday morning, King County Elections…MORE
Annexation foes ban together
Wed, 09/20/06
Bt TIMES/NEWS News Services
Four groups opposed to annexation of North Highline by Burien have united their efforts against any attempt by the city to absorb part or all of the unincorporated area.
The Burien Residents Against…MORE
Junction Street Repair Continues
Wed, 09/20/06
The repaving of California Avenue continues with work in the Junction. During the process the Merlino Construction crews unearthed large railroad ties that were buried under the street sometime in the 1940's when a trolley line used to run down…MORE
Burien Council now favors 'potential annexation area'
Tue, 09/19/06
Five Burien City Council members say that they now favor designating the entire North Highline Unincorporated Area as a potential annexation area.
Council members voted 5-2 last month to target only two areas in the southern part of North…MORE
Elephant suit tossed out
Tue, 09/19/06
A judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by Northwest Animal Rights Network and two private citizens against Woodland Park Zoo and the City of Seattle.
In its lawsuit, the Animal Rights Network attempted to force transfer of the zoo's…MORE
Junction Plaza designs pondered
Tue, 09/19/06
Three different designs for the future Junction Plaza were presented to the public last week and most of the 10 or so people in attendance preferred a plan with half of the site paved, the other half landscaped, crisscrossed by pathways and edged…MORE
