UPDATE Sept 16:
King County Republican Party Endorsement Strachan for Sheriff
KC GOP Press release:
Steve Strachan's brief tenure as Interim Sheriff has come during complicated times for the King County Sheriff’s Department…MORE
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"Betsy Ross" visits Des Moines Elementary School to celebrate Constitution Week
Fri, 09/14/12
Students in Miss Butler's 4th grade class and Miss Le's 1st grade class were treated to a special guest Friday, Sept. 14. "Betsy Ross" came in from Philadelphia to remind the children that Sept. 17 through Sept. 23 is officially Constitution Week…MORE
Martin reassures Beverly Park residents on annexation
Fri, 09/14/12
Burien City Manager Mike Martin assured Beverly Park and Glendale residents that there would be no abrupt changes if their neighborhoods annexed into Burien.
Martin made his remarks Sept. 13 at the latest in a series of annexation…MORE
SeaTac city staffer contracts approved by slim margin
Fri, 09/14/12
The controversial topic of public employees compensation was the focus of the Sept. 11 SeaTac City Council meeting as lawmakers voted on a 4-3 vote to approve new contracts for city workers.
Employees will receive a 2.6 percent raise,…MORE
Puget Sound Regional Council Recommends Transportation Funding for SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines
Fri, 09/14/12
Press release: The Puget Sound Regional Council is recommending $10.1 million in funding for projects serving SeaTac, Burien and Des Moines, part of more than $440 million in federal funds proposed by PSRC to improve transportation around the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Port 101 Duwamish River boat tour, "Community, nature & industry must coexist"
Thu, 09/13/12
SLIDESHOW: Click on photo for more
The Annual Port of Seattle sponsored Duwamish River 101 Port tour left balmy Bell Harbor Marina Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. for a two hour tour. With Argosy's Captain Paul at the wheel, the ship was fully-…MORE
Amanda Knox & former boyfriend Sollecito: 1st year of freedom nears; Italian journalist remains supportive
Thu, 09/13/12
October 3 will mark the one-year anniversary West Seattle-raised Amanda Knox was acquitted with her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, of the brutal murder of her British college roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy. Ms.…MORE
Highline sixth-graders close gap in math scores
Thu, 09/13/12
Highline public school students have closed the gap in test scores with other students in the state in math for every grade level.
That was among the conclusions presented Sept. 12 to Highline School Board members by the district’s chief…MORE
UPDATE: Furney’s Nursery in Des Moines hosted AmpleHarvest Seattle Festival, Graham Kerr & Ed Hume
Thu, 09/13/12
UPDATE: Saturday, 6:00 p.m.
By Steve Shay
Furney’s Nursery in Des Moines hosted the AmpleHarvest Seattle Festival Sept. 15 to benefit AmpleHarvest.org, a web-based resource that enables home gardeners to donate their excess produce…MORE
Suspect arrested in Tukwila murder
Thu, 09/13/12
Burien resident Asuan Santos-Valdez, 33, has been arrested for the murder of Orlando Soto at a Tukwila motel on Sept. 1.
At 10:28 p.m. on Sept. 1., Soto was shot and killed in the parking lot of a motel in Tukwila. A single suspect was…MORE
