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Local environmental activists say an initiative that would require some utilities to get at least 15 percent of their energy from renewable resources by 2020 is a step in the right direction towards a large-scale fight against the effects of…MORE

Instead of a monorail station, the Junction could be getting a new eight-story building with commercial space on the ground floor and 110 residential units above.

Harbor Properties presented preliminary plans for the multiuse project to…MORE

Editor's note: Many objections have been raised in recent months about the potential annexation by the city of Burien of the North Highline unincorporated area. Recently, the Times/News submitted a series of questions to Burien council members…MORE

Thanks in part to popular new attractions, the Woodland Park Zoo is boasting its highest attendance ever for July, preceded by its best attended June in more than a decade, said Jim Bennett, communications and marketing director for the zoo.…MORE

The Employment Security Department says it has reshaped its employer-auditing program as part of its efforts to make the unemployment-insurance system more equitable for employers across the state.

The department is now focusing its audits…MORE

The Employment Security Department says it has reshaped its employer-auditing program as part of its efforts to make the unemployment-insurance system more equitable for employers across the state.

The department is now focusing its audits…MORE

The adult smoking rate in Washington has dropped to 17.8 percent, which is the fifth-lowest smoking rate in the country.

Adult smoking in Washington has dropped by 21 percent since the state began its comprehensive Tobacco Prevention and…MORE

The adult smoking rate in Washington has dropped to 17.8 percent, which is the fifth-lowest smoking rate in the country.

Adult smoking in Washington has dropped by 21 percent since the state began its comprehensive Tobacco Prevention and…MORE

Art lovers in Burien will take to the streets for the annual Art Walk on Saturday, Sept. 9, along Southwest 152nd Street between Second and 10th Avenue Southwest.

Visual arts exhibits, performing artists and children's activities will…MORE

The Painted Lady - a grand old Beach Drive mansion set on almost an acre of land with a pond and gazebo - is for sale.

It has 10 rooms including a formal entry, master bedroom with a fireplace and veranda, oak floors, as well as front and…MORE