South King Fire will ask voters for money in April special election
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South King Fire and Rescue serves more than 150,000 residents in Federal Way, Des Moines and unincorporated King County.
Thanks for supporting MLK Food Drive | Letters
Hunger can impact anyone at any point in their life, so it was refreshing to see so many out there making a difference.
FW school levies directly impact kids | Letters
Please take five minutes to vote and mail your ballot. It will have a direct impact on our kids.
Federal Way power outage brings bliss | Nandell Palmer
Don’t you just hate it when the Pacific Northwest is in the news globally for the wrong reasons? That’s the time relatives and friends that you’ve not heard from in eons call you up from every dale and homestead to check up on you. Or to mock in derision: “Oh, I didn’t know that it snows in Seattle!”
2012 One Night Count finds fewer homeless in Federal Way
In Federal Way, volunteers counted 77 people, of which 48 were sleeping in vehicles and 16 were found sleeping in "structures." Last year, the Federal Way count was 124, and in 2010, the county was 181.
City council to hold annual retreat Jan. 28
According to the city, there are five agenda items the council will tackle during the all-day retreat: developing a sustainable city budget, providing public safety, economic development and civic center development, banner infrastructure and use policy, and council rules and procedures.
Twin Lakes taps Safe City for neighborhood crime watch
Twin Lakes is the first neighborhood to join Federal Way's Safe City program in an effort to curtail property crimes and raise overall safety.
PREP SPORTS WRAP: Curtis knocks Federal Way into first-place tie with Beamer in the South
The Federal Way boys basketball team just didn't have enough for the veteran Curtis Vikings Thursday night in University Place. The Vikings, who lost in the Class 4A state title game a season ago, beat the Eagles, 54-48, in a key South Puget Sound League South Division game.
Storm damage: King County businesses may qualify for loan
King County Office of Emergency Management is conducting a survey of businesses within King County that may have suffered an economic loss due to the effects of the recent snow and ice storm between Jan. 16-23.
GYMNASTICS: Raiders snag All-City, SPSL North Division titles by slimmest of margins
The Thomas Jefferson gymnastics team is the best the city of Federal Way and the South Puget Sound League has to offer. But not by much.
Political maneuvering at City Hall | Bob Roegner
In some cities, the battle to be the leader of the city council can be a nice polite affair, or may be rotated among the council members so that everyone gets a chance.
