State officials sounded off last week after U.S. District Court Judge Ricardo S. Martinez sided with Backpage.com.
The King County Council recently voted to put a levy on the November ballot for the funding of the county’s Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).
In what seems to be an unfortunate summer tradition, a spate of recent drownings throughout the state has Department of Health (DOH) officials reminding everyone that life jackets are a necessary item when enjoying the state’s waterways.
The Federal Way Farmers Market will host a 5K and 10K run/walk at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 11 to benefit local charities.
The Federal Way School Board unanimously approved a resolution to send the Federal Way High School (FWHS) remodel levy to the voters in November.
On Aug. 7, King County voters will decide whether to approve a levy to increase funding for South King Fire and Rescue (SKFR).
Earlier this week, drivers with Teamsters’ Local 117 went on strike against Waste Management, the company responsible for waste pickup and disposal throughout much of the Puget Sound region.
Kenneth Mace, 29, was arraigned Wednesday morning at the Regional Justice Center in Kent. He is accused of stabbing his 20-year-old girlfriend, Melinda O’Meara, more than 100 times on July 6 at the Camelot Square Mobile Home Park on South 288th Street.
Cornerstone Medical Services hosts a free clinic in Federal Way for low-income residents who cannot afford insurance. The clinic is open to all ethnicities, but 90 percent of clients come from the Korean community. An estimated 39 percent of Korean immigrants lack health insurance, said Cornerstone founder Dr. Jai Byeon.
Dozens of walkers and joggers passed a pair of 18-year-old men who were “sleeping” Wednesday morning on the BPA Trail in Federal Way.
Federal Way Public Schools is set to change its student information system in the near future because the current software the district runs will, for all intents and purposes, be discontinued after the 2012-13 school year.
The Federal Way Mirror and Federal Way Chamber of Commerce hosted a congressional forum for candidates in the 9th District last Saturday.
Congressman Adam Smith faced three out of four challengers in a primary election forum Saturday in Federal Way.
The Federal Way National Little League 9- and 10-year-old baseball team is the best in Washington.
The man admitted to having stolen a half-gallon of Jack Daniel’s from a Safeway earlier in the morning. The suspect was promptly arrested.
John Moncrief, a firefighter with South King Fire and Rescue, died July 21 from a cancer known to be caused from long-term exposure to toxic products of combustion.
Federal Way police report that an 8-year-old boy has died after a collision with a vehicle.
A new scam has appeared recently, in which the scammers call people out of the blue and claim to work for Microsoft.
FUSION (Friends United to Shelter the Indigent, Oppressed and Needy) will hold a Moulin Rouge theme art soiree from 3 to 9 p.m. Aug. 1 at the Dumas Bay Centre in Federal Way.
Seattle detectives arrested a 20-year-old suspect in the death of Justin Ferrari, who was killed by a stray bullet in May.