At tomorrow’s city council meeting the City of Des Moines is set to pass a motion vacating a portion of the sidewalk on 7 Ave. S. and S. 226 St. A public hearing will be held during the regularly scheduled council meeting at City Hall tomorrow…MORE
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Nurses and healthcare workers at Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital to strike over staffing and safety concerns
Mon, 05/11/15
Strike begins 6:00am Thursday, May 14 unless Cascade agrees Citing concerns over safety for both patients and staff, nurses and healthcare workers at Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital have notified the hospital that they will stand up for…MORE
Burien man dies in custody at Kent Regional Justice Center
Mon, 05/11/15
By Tim Clifford
Investigators are looking into the death of 27-year-old Brandon Burris while he was an inmate at the Kent Regional Justice Center on May 1. Staff at the RJC found Burris dead in his solitary confinement cell shortly after…MORE
Burglars and car thieves nabbed in Boulevard Park
Mon, 05/11/15
By Tim Clifford
Friday, May 8, might as well have been Friday the 13th for three criminals cruising through Boulevard Park.
At 7 a.m. dispatchers received from a concerned citizen who informed them they were trailing a “suspicious…MORE
Local Middle School Launches Program to Feed Hungry Students Over Weekend
Thu, 05/07/15
Burien, WA– Sylvester Middle School students who may go hungry over the weekend will now go home from school each Friday with a backpack full of food, including fresh fruits and vegetables, canned soup, and easy to make snacks and meals.
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Highline Big Picture Teacher Awarded Teacher Of Excellence Award by Evergreen
Mon, 05/04/15
Olympia, (Wash) Highline Big Picture teacher Angie Erdman has been awarded the “Teacher of Excellence” award by The Evergreen State College in Olympia, nominated by former student Andrew Gregory.
Most people remember a particular teacher…MORE
C.A.R.E.S. takes good care of animals
Mon, 05/04/15
I consider myself a hardcore animal lover but had no idea what that really meant until I visited C.A.R.E.S. last week. C.A.R.E.S. (Community Animal Resource & Education Society) is in Burien, my neighborhood. I’d never been there; I didn’t…MORE
Burien drowsy driving case dismissed after prosecutors learn defendant died in February
Mon, 05/04/15
By Tim Clifford
On April 21 the King County Prosecutor’s Office filed a charge of Vehicular Homicide against 22-year-old Dylan Taylor Powell Morrow following a fatal car crash from 2014.
There was just one issue with this filing:…MORE
“Silent” protestors march on Burien City Hall
Mon, 05/04/15
By Tim Clifford
On April 27 Burien City Hall was swarmed by demonstrators from S.A.F.E. and their allies to protest Ordinance 606/621 and Mayor Lucy Krakowiak. What made this march starkly different from actions of the past was the…MORE
Disorderly Conduct case dismissed against Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant
Fri, 05/01/15
It had to happen on May Day.
The disorderly conduct charges facing Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Pastor John Helmiere, and Socrates Bravo were dismissed by Judge Ann E. Danieli in SeaTac this morning. Applause and jubilation filled…MORE
