Actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover visited TAF Academy on Oct. 11. Glover is preparing for a role on a new FOX series called “Touch,” where he will play a professor who works with kids gifted in math and science.
Federal Way will host the second Twin Lakes subarea plan public workshop on October 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at City Hall, 33325 8th Ave. S.
The Federal Way School Board recently adopted Policy 2409, which allows students to challenge themselves by enrolling in more advanced classes, if they so choose.
The Washington State Department of Health announced another monitoring program, this one aimed at tracking the sales of prescription pain medication and other potentially addictive medicines.
Nighttime paving on Pacific Highway South begins Tuesday on the stretch between South 312th Street and Dash Point Road in Federal Way.
At 12:33 a.m. Oct. 15 in the 1600 block of SW 312th Street, a man entered a gas station and went to the ATM located in the store.
Ninth Avenue through Celebration Park will be closed to traffic from the morning of Monday, Oct. 17, through Wednesday evening, Oct. 19, due to construction.
Dr. Josh Garcia, assistant superintendent of teaching for learning for Federal Way Public Schools, was tasked by the school board to answer a series of questions raised by parents and the community during the tumultuous meetings that have marked the 2011-12 school year so far.
Reach Out Federal Way, a homeless advocacy organization, hosted a breakfast fundraiser Oct. 13 at Steel Lake Presbyterian Church to help open a winter shelter for homeless women in South King County.
Lakehaven commissioners set policies for the water district as well as oversee expenditures and a budget of nearly $30 million. Lakehaven provides water and sewer services for all Federal Way residents.
The failure of 2010’s proposed service benefit charge (also known as Prop. 1) shaped much of the conversation during the Oct. 12 candidates forum at Federal Way High School’s little theater.
Candidates for Federal Way School Board attended a public forum Oct. 12 at the Federal Way High School little theater. There is now just one contested race: Claire Wilson and Gail Crabtree are vying for position 2, which is being vacated by current board member Suzanne Smith.
The suggested donation is $25 and the dress code is semi-formal — with preferably pink and white.
Federal Way Public Schools will launch a new website for parents to view and track their student’s progress starting next week.
The Federal Way City Council declared October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The council will announce a proclamation at its Oct. 18 meeting.
At 9:59 p.m. Oct. 9 in the 1600 block of South 272nd Street, a woman called police to report that she was being physically assaulted by a man.
A convicted drug dealer from the East Coast is on trial for the murder of a 24-year-old man last year in Federal Way.
Liz Drake, a candidate for Federal Way School Board position 3, has been appointed principal at Thomas Jefferson High School. The announcement was made official Tuesday following a vote by the school board.
As the population grows in South King County, so does the proliferation of gangs and related criminal activity.
The Federal Way Mirror won five awards, including first place for community service, in the 2011 Washington Better Newspaper Contest.