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Press release:

The Des Moines Public Works Department has been preparing for the winter weather events being forecasted over the next several days.

Our crews, plows, sanders and anti-ice equipment are ready for deployment should…MORE

Burien Police Chief Scott Kimerer said 2011 crime statistics for Burien and unincorporated North Highline illustrated the first noticeable difference in violent crime rates between the areas since he started studying annexation eight years ago.…MORE

Burien’s City Manager Mike Martin called his city’s proposed annexation of the remainder of unincorporated North Highline “a divisive issue.”

Over six and a half hours of testimony from citizens, both for and against the move, was proof of…MORE

Press release:

Global to Local (G2L), an unprecedented public-private partnership focused on addressing health disparities in the cities of SeaTac and Tukwila is hosting an open house event Wednesday, Jan. 18th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the…MORE

Press release:

Highline Public Schools refinanced another portion of its school construction bonds this week, saving local property owners $1.7 million in taxes. This is the second time this school year the district has refinanced bonds to…MORE

Thirty-three Highline teachers who are newly national board certified were honored Jan. 11 at the Highline Public Schools board meeting. With a total of 117, ten percent of Highline teachers are now nationally board certified. In 2010, 29…MORE

With referrals significantly down and state reimbursement rates decreasing, Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center on Lake Burien has closed two out of its three residential programs.

Only 11 children now live at the site. They are part of the…MORE

Press release:

Since 2008, volunteers in Walker Preserve have removed large amounts of invasive plants and planted many native trees and shrubs. Walker Preserve is in the City of Normandy Park, along Walker Creek. Walker Creek has…MORE

Update for Jan. 26 The suspect who robbed a cab driver at gunpoint of the $20 dollars he had just given the victim as a fare on Jan. 10 was arrested by Seattle Police on Jan. 23, according to the SPD.

The robbery occurred in South Seattle…MORE

The new year didn’t bring new harmony to the SeaTac City Council as Tony Anderson was selected Jan. 10 as mayor on a 4-3 vote.

With outspoken lawmakers Gene Fisher and Ralph Shape off the council and Tony Anderson presiding, business was…MORE