An analysis released by American Traffic Solutions (ATS) says that speed violations decreased 57.9 percent in the Panther Lake Elementary School zone in Federal Way during the first five months that photo enforcement cameras were in place in 2011.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the most comprehensive study of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population, gets under way in King County beginning Sept. 23.
The state’s budget forecast took another hit last week when a new financial projection indicated Washington is potentially facing a $1.3 billion shortfall.
At 9:35 p.m. Sept. 8 in the 27000 block of Pacific Highway South, police responded to the scene of a fight.
The estate of Douglas Simmons III, a Fife man killed last year during a police pursuit on Highway 99, has filed a wrongful death case and is suing the city of Federal Way, the state Department of Corrections and the woman who killed Simmons.
The Federal Way Community Service Club Network members delivered their third quarter donation to the Multi-Service Center on Sept. 14.
Federal Way police report the discovery of human remains.
Washington students lead the nation in average scores for the three major SAT exams (reading, writing, math) for the ninth year in a row, according to the Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction (OSPI). The rankings are compiled from states in which more than half of the eligible students took the exams.
The Federal Way Arthur Murray School of Dance, 32724 Pacific Highway S., will host a special evening to benefit the skin care therapy program for cancer patients at St. Francis Hospital.
On Sept. 12, the King County Council confirmed the appointment of Federal Way City Councilman Mike Park to the Flood Control District Advisory Committee, which provides a regional approach to flood control.
Sept. 24 marks the annual Mayor’s Day of Concern for the Hungry, a citywide food drive designed to help support the Multi-Service Center’s Federal Way Food Bank.
Enrollment remains fairly consistent for all of Federal Way Public Schools, a positive sign for the district and its finances, according to Sally McLean, assistant superintendent of business services.
District 30 State Rep. Mark Miloscia (D-Federal Way) announced he will run for Washington State Auditor to succeed Brian Sonntag, a Democrat who plans to retire at the end of his term in 2012 after nearly two decades in office.
At 1:49 p.m. Sept. 6 in the 34000 block of 9th Avenue South, Child Protective Services requested a protective custody order.
Students at Thomas Jefferson High School started the school year with chaos and confusion after arriving the first day without a class schedule of any kind.
Last week the cities that pooled their money to build the $98 million, 163,830-square-foot jail — Auburn, Renton, Tukwila, Federal Way, Seatac, Burien and host city Des Moines — got together to celebrate its opening, two years and a month from the Aug. 10, 2009, groundbreaking.
The family of Jason Puracal, a Tacoma man wrongly imprisoned in Nicaragua, reported Sept. 9 that Puracal had been badly burned in an accident in prison.
Join volunteers throughout the community to clean up and beautify local schools from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17.
While teachers in Tacoma are on strike, parents in search of day care can find help in Federal Way.