For customers of the 320th Safeway in Federal Way, entering and leaving the busy store has become a bit more complicated as construction of a fuel station has begun.
For residents of King and Pierce counties, and for the western portion of Federal Way, a low-flying chopper will be audible and visible over the next few weeks as part of a Washington State Department of Health radiation survey.
A suspect believed to have sexually harassed two young girls is now in custody, thanks in part to Federal Way’s Safe City program.
Years in the making, the proposed civic center project for downtown Federal Way is in its due diligence phase.
In a unanimous vote Tuesday, Federal Way City Council members agreed to open the discussion on term limits for council members and the mayor.
During the June 28 Federal Way Public School (FWPS) board meeting, a contingent of the Thomas Jefferson High School Raiders Parent Movement (RPM), took advantage of the public comment period to once again vent their frustration about the district’s accelerated academics policy and it’s effect on the International Baccalaureate (IB) classes at TJ.
During the June 28 Federal Way Public School (FWPS) board meeting, a contingent of the Thomas Jefferson High School Raiders Parent Movement (RPM), took advantage of the public comment period to once again vent their frustration about the district’s accelerated academics policy and it’s effect on the International Baccalaureate (IB) classes at TJ.
Federal Way Public Schools will spend an additional $2 million out of the district’s savings fund in order to meet the statewide salary drawdown requirement that was part of the state budget released on May 24.
For residents of the Marine Hills neighborhood, the noise generated by flights arriving and departing Sea-Tac International Airport has become a fact of life, albeit an unwanted one.
Federal Way’s 2011 Relay for Life event, held June 24-25 at Saghalie Middle School, raised nearly $50,000 for the American Cancer Society.
Sony. PBS. Arizona law enforcement officials. These are just a few of the organizations that have recently been targeted by hacker group Anonymous and its splinter group, LulzSecurity (LulzSec).
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.
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.
Following an uproar this spring over the doomed light rail project to Federal Way, the issue continues to simmer throughout Puget Sound.
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.
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.
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.
Federal Way schools have joined a growing national movement to end the punitive measures of the controversial No Child Left Behind Act until it is reauthorized or rewritten.
With more than 300 participants already signed up, and more than $29,000 raised, the Federal Way Relay for Life event is ready for another year. Participants will converge on Saghalie Middle School from June 24-25, walking a track overnight to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Federal Way residents may pay more for solid waste disposal.
