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An Alki woman was so distraught over the cutting of a western red cedar in her neighborhood that she called the city arborist, had the cutting stopped, and then climbed up into the tree with food and water for a daylong sit-in protest May 16.…MORE

The Burien Council approved on May 15 an additional $764,000 for the new City Hall/King County Regional Library project.

On April 24, city Finance Director Linda Gorton reminded the lawmakers prior to their vote, they agreed to add 2,600…MORE

Seattle Public Schools has released a list of preliminary closure and consolidation recommendations for the second year in a row. Four schools in the Northwest quadrant could either be closed down for good or moved to other buildings.

The…MORE

Manuel "Manny" Ventoza is a self-deprecating guy, a Shriner who likes cowboy boots and parks a camper in the driveway. He smiles often and effortlessly. Most of his Burien neighbors probably have no idea he's a war hero.

Memorial Day means…MORE

The third time around was a charm as Des Moines voters approved a property tax levy lid lift on May 16 to restore police staffing to 1999 levels.

By a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent, the Des Moines community agreed to raise their…MORE

It started out cloudy but by the end of the day the sun was up, the garbage was out and the halibut steaks were smoking.

The 11th annual Lake Washington Ship Canal cleanup concluded four hours after volunteers began fishing everything from…MORE

The sixth-graders from Coyote Creek Middle School were gathered around the Red Ruffed Lemur exhibit. The children, with notebooks in hand and intent in their eyes, scanned the exhibit in hopes of catching a glimpse of the elusive creature.

Bop Street isn't so much a store as it is an experience. Of course, you would not know it from the store's non-descript exterior. Located in Cowman Campbell Paint Company's former warehouse, a simple sign above the door and sandwich board on the…MORE

Des Moines voters decided Tuesday to raise property tax rates to fund restoration of police services to previous levels.

According to unofficial election night figures from King County Elections, 56.70 percent (2,385 votes) of those voting…MORE

Jesus Nava, today a self-confident and cheerful 15-year-old, remembered his reaction five years ago when his mother left him behind in Guadalajara, Mexico and came to the United States to join her husband.

"I remember grabbing her ankles,…MORE