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*** Please note that the following scenarios do not apply to situations, like the recent Pawn shop robbery, where lives are in danger.

The Burien Police Department (BPD) is contracted through the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO). The…MORE

Let me tell you about 9811 17th SW where this colorful mural is taking shape. I used to own that building. It was my home away from home as the White Center News office for nearly 25 years...

When we bought the paper it was on Roxbury in a…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom In honor of the Seattle International Film Festival I thought I'd add a little film spice to my column. See one of my bachelor degrees is in screenwriting, otherwise known as writing for film and television, but I've also worked…MORE

This letter was written in response to "Ride of Silence: dozens come out to ride in memory of those killed or injured on the road".

I drive for a living. My vehicle is 40 feet long. I have observed cyclists getting in between my vehicle…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

If you've been following my column – and no, I will not be docking points if you haven't – you know by now that I'm a fairly serious, left-wing Christian. I go to church every sunday, say my prayers and then go either…MORE

It was the spring of 1954. The smell of the grass field, a fist smacking a fielder's glove, the crack of the bat when a pitch was perfectly hit. Those were the signs of America's pastime in small towns across the land.

The Seattle…MORE

“How would you like to have a 65-foot high building located right in the city’s marina at water level,” asked longtime Des Moines home and boat business owner friend, Arlene Knight. “Good Grief, No”, I quickly replied!

As a lady of…MORE

Pills, Pills, Pills, where is the ONE big one that does it all?

When you are 92, you can't remember all of them so One pill seems like a good idea. Sort of like the One-A-Day brand vitamins, but this one would fix whatever ails you.

Welcome to your award-winning Highline Times.

In April, our ace freelancer, Deanna Duff picked up four awards from the Washington Press Association for her work in the Highline Times.

She won a second place award in WPA’s 2012…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

This has been one heck of week so please forgive me if I seem less eloquent and more scattered than usual. One of the disadvantages of trying to cultivate a writing (screenwriting for film specifically) and otherwise…MORE