The Suburban King County Coordinating Council on Gangs (“the Council”) is a unique partnership between the Center for Children and Youth Justice and high-level decision makers from across South and East King County that is focused on creating a…MORE
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SeaTac school placed on list of state's lowest achieving schools
Mon, 12/19/11
Odyssey—The Essential School, a small academy on SeaTac’s Tyee High campus, was among 57 state schools on a list of persistently lowest-achieving schools that was released by State Superintendent Randy Dorn on Dec. 19.
It was singled out…MORE
Families at White Center Heights Elementary Get Outpouring of Holiday Help
Mon, 12/19/11
Press release:
Staff at White Center Heights Elementary, community groups, and businesses are rallying around White Center children and families with an outpouring of holiday assistance.
White Center Heights staff and friends…MORE
SeaTac students fast for 24 hours to raise famine funds
Mon, 12/19/11
By Sidney Lenz(Editor’s Note: On Nov. 29, the middle school students at Seattle Christian School in SeaTac participated in a 24-hour famine to raise money for famine relief in East Africa. Sidney Lenz, a seventh-grade student in teacher Matt…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Impressive Christmas light displays illuminate Angle Lake and Normandy Park
Mon, 12/19/11
Photographer Kurt Howard captured weekend shots of the Jones’ family home on the north side of Angle Lake and Rick and Vicki Johnson’s home in Normandy Park.
Please click the image above for photos from both homes.
Here are some…MORE
Burien woman killed in Tacoma hit-and-run after an argument over gas money
Mon, 12/19/11
KOMO News reports a woman is in jail for investigation of first-degree murder after allegedly running over her friend in the aftermath of an argument over gas money in Tacoma on Dec. 16.
According to the report, the victim was identified…MORE
More heartache for Jayme Thomas’ family
Fri, 12/16/11
While Carrie Thomas, mother of murder victim Jayme Thomas, and I were talking on the telephone Dec. 14, a neighbor came to her door and told her that Jayme’s little cat had just been run over by a car.
Jayme told me about her little cat…MORE
Highline Medical Center to merge Tukwila ER into Burien campus
Fri, 12/16/11
On Dec. 20, Highline Medical Center (HMC) will merge their Tukwila Specialty Campus emergency room (ER) into the recently expanded ER at their main campus in Burien, according to Highline CEO Mark Benedum.
The other functions of the…MORE
Outgoing Highline School Board President Savusa praised for her work, legacy
Fri, 12/16/11
The published agenda for the Highline School District’s Dec. 14 board meeting set aside 20 minutes for comments regarding outgoing board president Sili Savusa.
But after more than an hour, the tributes to Savusa were still pouring in from…MORE
Waste Management Offers Ideas for Reducing Waste at the Holidays
Thu, 12/15/11
Press release:
The traditional song calls for people to dream of a white Christmas, but for the conscientious consumer, it can also be a green holiday season.
No matter what holiday you celebrate, you can take steps to reduce the…MORE