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Plainly visible from West Seattle, thousands of shipping containers come and go daily from Terminal 18 on Harbor Island, where they are scanned with gamma rays, scoped with radiation detectors and analyzed by computer.

The security system…MORE

Four community residents were honored at Discover Burien’s Annual Dinner, Silent Auction and the City of Burien Anniversary and 2006 Citizen Awards Recognition on March 3.

This year the Burien City Council presented awards to Rochelle…MORE

A diverse group of more than 60 advocates for youth-from sports coaches to city prosecutors-filled council chambers last Monday, each with the goal of protecting children affected by domestic violence.

Although each of them came from…MORE

Seattle and King County will be asked to sign a Burien sponsored memorandum of understanding on the potential annexation of North Highline.

In January, Burien council members directed city staff to pursue cooperation with cities adjacent…MORE

Last summer, Des Moines Mayor Bob Sheckler convened the Des Moines Leadership Summit to chart a course for the city’s future.

Last week, city council members heard back from summit task force participants who spent the intervening months…MORE

Today he's a shadow, but don't be surprised if soon others are following his lead. Anthony Hogan, a freshman at Todd Beamer High School, asked Sen. Tracey J. Eide, D-Federal Way, if he could follow her for a day in Olympia. She had sponsored his…MORE

Unless you live in Paris or Prague, it's not often that the characters in a major opera are singing about your hometown.

In the current production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte at the Seattle Opera, which first premiered in…MORE

Through tears of mourning and frustration, Gretchen Davis continues to search for answers.

Gretchen and her family want to know who, and more importantly why, someone in their neighborhood shot and killed their beloved dog, Sally, with a…MORE

A surveillance video shows a violent attack against a female patron at an Alaska junction bar last week. After she rebuffed a man, he belted her in the jaw, knocking her unconscious. Another woman was also bruised in the attack as she fell to the…MORE

Medical malpractice. By a vote of 82 to 15 on Feb. 28, the House approved HB 2292. The bill takes a number of approaches to the medical malpractice issue. A medical provider's apology or statement of fault will not be admissible as evidence. A…MORE