If the state House has its way, an education funding initiative that passed with 72 percent of the vote in 2000 will be suspended for the next two years.
The city of Federal Way revealed the recipients of $20,000 worth of Community Enhancement grants, which will benefit 20 different local organizations.A variety of groups… Continue reading
It’s time for Federal Way students to bone up on their math skills.
There is mixed support among Federal Way’s elected officials for a proposed state law in the works that, among other actions, would set up a regulatory system for medical marijuana dispensaries.
South King Fire and Rescue has backed off a plan to de-annex a small portion of its territory and will instead try to cede the… Continue reading
The Federal Way School District has joined a consortium of school districts to fight to keep an important source of state funding.The Federal Way School… Continue reading
An 8-year-old Twin Lakes Elementary student came away unscathed after a near run-in with a school bus around 3:30 p.m. Monday.After getting off the bus,… Continue reading
Two medical marijuana co-ops are fighting for licenses to do business in Federal Way after being rejected for the permits by the city.
A soldier from Federal Way was killed in Iraq on Monday and will be posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his… Continue reading
A majority of schools in Federal Way were labeled “fair” by a state Board of Education index that keeps track of how well individual schools… Continue reading
The South King Fire and Rescue board of commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to change a policy that banned the public from carrying guns on fire district property.
A Decatur High School graduate and star soccer player has been charged with murder in Bethesda, Md., after allegedly killing a co-worker. Brittany Norwood, 28,… Continue reading
How do you teach a teenage refugee from a war-torn country how to read, write and speak English in time for graduation? How do you teach the teen to do well on a standardized test?
The trailer at Hi-Line RV Rentals is so badly burned you can see right through it into the business’ parking lot. Just up the street,… Continue reading
An electrical fire this morning at a restaurant in Federal Way was quickly extinguished by South King Fire and Rescue firefighters. Firefighters responded to the… Continue reading
The Federal Way School District is in the process of reviewing and updating its policies over hundreds of mandates that have mostly gone without revision in more than a decade.
Ben Doo is a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School. He’s also a college student. Doo, 16, is enrolled in the Highline Community College program Running Start, which is allowing him to pursue an associate’s degree in engineering.
