King County Executive Dow Constantine announced this week he will ask the King County Council to increase car tab fees by $20, a move designed to maintain King County Metro service levels, at least for the short term. If the increase in fees is not approved by the council, Metro will face cutting 17 percent of it’s current service levels.
A group of refugee students visited Federal Way City Hall on June 23.
Federal Way announced the awarding of a $1.24 million federal grant to the city’s public works department. The Safe Routes to School grant money will be used at Mark Twain Elementary and Lakota Middle School.
The Federal Way Mirror and Federal Way Chamber of Commerce will host debates for candidates in the August primary election and November general election.
Following an uproar this spring over the doomed light rail project to Federal Way, the issue continues to simmer throughout Puget Sound.
Now that summer has officially arrived, swimmers in King County are now required to wear a life vest in rivers or face an $86 fine.
Police were called after a woman’s estranged husband returned to his former residence and found his wife having “relations” with another man.
Members of the Thomas Jefferson High School Emergency Response and Health Careers program came home state champions, taking the top spot in their first ever attempt. Their championship was part of the Skills USA state competition held in April in Yakima.
Federal Way resident Megan Johnson was named one of 18 national Jefferson Award winners in a ceremony June 21 in Washington, D.C.
The Federal Way Symphony is once again offering a refreshing and fun kids on the block summer youth camp July 11-16 at Federal Way High School. The camp features a sweeping variety of musical instruction for grades 5-12 with one year of musical experience.
In 2010, Federal Way police responded to 2,357 alarm calls from homes and businesses. Of those alarm calls, 65 percent (1,548) were classified as false.
A fundraising walk to benefit education and animal shelters in Hachinohe, Japan, will take place at 10 a.m. June 25 at the BPA Trail in Federal Way.
Federal Way Public Schools announced June 17 that four elementary schools — Adelaide, Camelot, Mark Twain and Panther Lake — will each receive an award of $5,515.
The Federal Way Rotary Club is awarding its annual Community Service Above Self awards at two club meetings in June.
Federal Way Mission Church is among the local faith organizations active in raising the city’s overall quality of life.
At 5:08 p.m. June 15 in the 32000 block of Pacific Highway South, a woman reported that a firearm was stolen from her vehicle. The woman suspects that it was stolen by her husband and his prostitute, according to the police report.
South King Fire and Rescue responded to a fire around 2:50 p.m. Monday at Heritage condos, 113 S. 340th St. in Federal Way. Four families were displaced and in need of shelter, and eight apartment units were damaged, according to SKFR spokeswoman Donna Conner.
Federal Way has received a $1.69 million grant to restore and rehabilitate homes in the low-income Westway neighborhood.
In Federal Way, noise issues from Sea-Tac International Airport have affected a number of neighborhoods for some time, especially the Marine Hills area, where residents have been upset by noisy late night flights that depart the airport.
Known for its stance against homosexuality and protests at military funerals, Westboro Baptist Church will reportedly picket at a Federal Way area church on Sunday.