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A new report shows Seattle Public Schools posting gains in academic achievement between 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 school years.

District-wide WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) test results showed fourth, seventh and tenth…MORE

The $148 million Highline school bond was passing Tuesday night with a 63.61 percent yes vote following a count of all poll votes and early absentee ballots.

The bond garnered approval from 9777 voters with 5593 (36.39 percent) voting to…MORE

Two of West Seattle's oldest buildings have been purchased by private developers who plan to restore them to their former glory and create new event facilities, a refurbished restaurant and a new bakery.

Developers Thomas Lin and Patrick…MORE

The Seattle Monorail Project and its consultant, GVA Kidder Mathews, are taking the final steps to prepare for the receipt of bids for the 33 properties which monorail is offering for sale.

Bids for those properties, or any combination of…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

During the recent Catholic Schools Week, Holy Rosary School honored five distinguished graduates from among the nearly 5,000 grade and high school alumni.

Those chosen because of their continued involvement with the school and parish, and…MORE

A rockin' good musical comedy that will have audiences singing, "Let's get angry!," is coming to Burien. Angry Housewives by A.M. Collins and Chad Henry will open at Burien Little Theatre Friday, March 10.

The story revolves around four "…MORE

On Thursday, Feb. 23, West Seattle lost a loved one and a special friend to thousands of people. Dorothy M. Poplawski, better known in the community as "Mrs. Dorothy," passed away from natural causes at Harborview Medical Center. She was 81.…MORE

Legwarmers, big crimped hair, acid-washed jeans and spandex are popular again with the Hi-Liners new production of Footloose.

Taken from the popular 1980s movie of the same name, the play revolves around Ren, the new kid from Chicago in a…MORE

Scott Ritter, the former United Nations weapons inspector, told a West Seattle audience federal officials knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but went to war anyway over domestic politics.

"Our policy was never…MORE