Federal Way is accepting applications for its utility tax rebate program from Jan. 1 through April 30.
The city’s Diversity Commission is sponsoring an art contest in correlation with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and its celebration. The artwork must follow the theme of “I have a dream for Federal Way.”
It turns out that you, in fact, can’t take it with you — unless the publisher grants you the rights.
The state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the Alliance for Adequate Funding of Special Education, a consortium of 11 school districts that wanted to change how the state funds special education.
Written on paper generously decorated with glitter and hand-drawn artwork, Jayda asked Santa for a purple dress, new markers, overalls and a movie.
Stabbing: At 10 p.m. Dec. 6 in the 2500 block of South 317th Street, it was reported that a victim exited a bus on Pacific Highway South and was involved in an altercation where a male stabbed the victim in the arm.
About 1:40 a.m. Dec. 10, a pedestrian was injured following a hit and run.
A Seattle-based education advocacy organization wants to ameliorate the “shockingly poor” education results in South King County and Seattle with a 10-year improvement project it launched Thursday, the Road Map for Education Results.
Sam Mitchell, a longtime educator, coach and volunteer in Federal Way, died Dec. 8 at age 80.
On Dec. 3, Symone Bolden, a student at Green Gables Elementary School in Federal Way, was invited to the Governor’s Mansion as one of five lucky Golden Ticket winners.
The student scribbled a bomb threat on the wall of the bathroom in black ink because he apparently didn’t want to go to school. “Big Boom Nov 9th Beamer Dies.”
At 10:14 a.m. Dec. 4 in the 31400 block of 4th Avenue South, police responded, at the request of Child Protective Services, to a home where a mother had been arrested the night before. Two children had been left alone for the day.
It’s official: The former downtown Toys “R” Us property will be the future home of a performing arts, conference and cultural center.
Despite an outstanding debt of nearly $50,000 from this year’s event, the World Championship of Sand Sculpting will return to Federal Way in 2011.
The annual Christmas House runs the third week of December (by appointment only) at Steel Lake Presbyterian Church, 1829 S. 308th St., Federal Way.
Congress passed a law that will eventually affect Federal Way residents who have children that eat a school-provided lunch.
At 1:34 p.m. Nov. 30 at 1804 S. Commons, a suspect stole $195 worth of merchandise from Famous Footwear.
Last year, The Dash Point Merchants Association set out to give Federal Way its own holiday tree lighting. Roughly half of the businesses in the Dash Point Village plaza got together and put on a show similar to what was seen in Tacoma this past weekend.