Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: • Harassment: At 2:13 p.m. Feb. 23 at 33325 8th…
Federal Way seeks volunteers for a Korean advisory group. Ten volunteers are needed to serve as a part of the…
School tech levy passes at 51 percent Results for the February special election were certified Feb. 24. The Federal Way…
Tyler Burrows of Troop 398, a senior at Truman High School in Federal Way, recently received the rank of Eagle…
Federal Way High School is older than most of the city’s residents. It’s the oldest school in the district, and…
A grass-roots campaign is under way to legalize marijuana in Washington state.
Sensible Washington is the political committee behind Initiative 1068, which seeks to remove criminal penalties involving adult use, possession and cultivation of marijuana. I-1068 needs 241,153 valid voter signatures by the July 2 deadline in order to appear on November’s election ballot.
Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: • Suspicious person on school grounds: At 5:54 p.m. Feb….
Federal Way and other King County cities just made scooping up human services funding a bit easier. Seventeen cities in…
Federal Way Public Schools will be getting some new digs.
On Tuesday, the school board approved a measure that would allow the district to purchase the Northwest Corporate Center.
The property, which sits across from City Hall on 8th Avenue South, is more than 70,000 square feet and will cost the district $8.9 million to purchase as the new Educational Service Center (ESC).
Highline Community College business instructor Jeff Ward has earned a statewide honor for his leadership and achievements in electronic learning….
Counterfeit bills are being used to do business across Federal Way. Beginning in October, reports of subjects passing or attempting…
City leaders’ upcoming trip to South Korea will serve a dual purpose this year.
Officials head to South Korea at the end of March to celebrate Federal Way’s relationship with one of its two sister cities. While overseas, local notables will also showcase Federal Way as a great place to invest economically.
Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log: • Public detains suspect: At 9:30 a.m. Feb. 16 at…
They may not be politicians, but that doesn’t mean firefighters at South King Fire and Rescue don’t have a vested interest in what goes on at the state Legislature.
The department is watching several bills closely this session, and Chief Al Church testified on Monday about one of them. Church regularly reports back to the board of commissioners on the status of these bills. The board and the department selected these bills to watch when the session started.
Last month’s loss of a King County fire marshal doesn’t need to cause Federal Way residents any alarm.
South King Fire and Rescue has had its own fire marshal for several years. Now, newly appointed Fire Marshal Gordie Olson has been “voluntold” by Chief Al Church for a new committee on what to do with those areas in unincorporated King County. Olson has also been named the liaison between the King County Fire Chief’s Association and the King County Fire Prevention Association, which is made up of fire marshals and fire prevention personnel from King County fire departments.
It’s still in the theoretical stages, but school board members are exploring what successful math programs in Federal Way should…
Following is sample of the Federal Way police log: • Kidnapping: At 8:59 p.m. Feb. 9 in the 4600 block…
Federal Way will break from King County to operate its own animal control services. On Feb. 16, the city council…