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In the High Point-Fairmount Park school story in the June 7 issue, the number of buildings considered for closure is nine, not as stated. We regret the error.

Seattle Fire Fighter Travis O'Connor is trading in his department issued helmet for a pair of combat boots as he prepares to go to Iraq as a U.S. Navy Seabee.

O'Connor, 34 years old, has worked at Ballard's Station 18 for the last four…MORE

Katharine A. Warsinske, daughter of Charles and Adele Warsinske of West Seattle, graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with Highest Honors on May 27, in Rochester, NY.

Warsinske holds a Master of Science in School Psychology…MORE

Passing motorists have been watching construction of the new First Mutual Bank north of the Junction for many months and it's almost time to cut the ribbon.

The new First Mutual Bank opens Thursday, June 8 and the festivities begin at 10 a…MORE

White Center Heights resident Jerry Foley still prefers that North Highline remain unincorporated but he grudgingly accepts the inevitability of having to join either Seattle or Burien, and he's leaning toward Burien.

Foley was among the…MORE

Tom and Averill Reno have lived happily in Burien since 1956 and, like many retirees who have settled down, they do not think highly of change.

"What I want is for somebody to start a 'save Burien' campaign and forget this whole thing - we…MORE

Tom and Averill Reno have lived happily in Burien since 1956 and, like many retirees who have settled down, they do not think highly of change.

"What I want is for somebody to start a 'save Burien' campaign and forget this whole thing-we…MORE

A 43-year-old woman died May 31 after falling out of a delivery truck as it crossed the West Seattle Bridge.

Yen Nguyen, a cook, suffered fatal head and bone fractures when she fell out the rear door of the truck as it headed westbound…MORE

Burien residents and businesses are being urged to take action against a rash of graffiti taggings this spring.

The best thing people can do, Burien police and city officials say, is to report the graffiti so that it can be removed or…MORE

The asphalt plant began operation in 1937 as Duwamish Manufacturing Co. and continued until 1978.

During the 1950s, sediments were dredged from the Duwamish River to allow large ships to get up the river. Some of the sediments, believed to…MORE