Dozens of Filipino-Americans gathered to celebrate their culture Friday at the Walmart Supercenter in Federal Way.
We should not resent Seattle or Bellevue for their roles as the region’s job and population center. What Federal Way can do is think in terms of earning four quarters instead of a dollar.
Rite Aid pharmacy in Federal Way sold alcohol to a minor back in April. Now the store sits on the sidelines as private retailers cash in on new liquor laws. The State Liquor Control Board suspended the pharmacy’s license for seven days, effective June 1 to June 8. Private retailers statewide began selling liquor June 1.
As the summer begins, so does the season for garage sales, yard sales, rummage sales and moving sales in Federal Way. Here are a few hints for hosting a successful garage sale.
Federal Way’s Relay for Life was held June 1-2, raising about $55,000 so far for the American Cancer Society.
South King Fire and Rescue responded to a call at 8:23 p.m. Wednesday from the 2900 block of 342nd Place in Federal Way.
South King Fire and Rescue faces a critical financial crossroads in 2012, in what the district calls a permanent reset to its overstretched business model.
The creek runs through the campus, located off Pacific Highway in southern Federal Way. Thirty years ago, salmon packed the creek, bumping into one another while migrating upstream.
Federal Way resident Otis Clark, the world’s oldest traveling preacher, has died at age 109. Clark died Sunday, May 20, according to his website lifeenrichmentinc.com. Clark was the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race riot, considered the worst race riot in U.S. history.
The district is Washington’s first majority-minority congressional district, and is currently held by Democratic Rep. Adam Smith.
The filing deadline has officially passed for the 2012 primary and general elections. Below is a list of candidates for District 30 state representative (both positions) and U.S. Congress District 9, along with dates for candidate debates.
On April 11, The Mirror ran the story “Federal Way teacher brings dead custodian back to life.” Monica Watchie, the emergency instructor at Thomas Jefferson, was honored at a Federal Way School Board meeting for performing life-saving CPR on the 50-year-old custodian.
A keyless ignition system may be linked to the December crash in Federal Way. The UPS truck reportedly went over an embankment, ejecting the pastor before pinning him against a tree for nearly 40 minutes. Rescue crews had to use the jaws of life. The truck’s driver suffered minor injuries, according to a police report.
What does Jay Inslee, the Democratic candidate for Washington governor, have in common with Napoleon Bonaparte and Buddha?
Mother Nature is expected to be kind during Mother’s Day weekend as Federal Way folks explore an array of family-friendly activities. The weather forecast for this weekend calls for mostly sunny and clear skies. Temperatures are expected to reach the high 60s on Friday, and the mid-to-high 70s on Saturday and Sunday.
Residents along North Lake in eastern Federal Way were buzzing about a drowning this week.
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) issued its Crime In Washington 2011 report, featuring individual crime statistics for 116 police agencies statewide that submitted data.
For the second time in 2012, South King Fire and Rescue will present an excess levy to voters in an effort to raise money.
Walter Backstrom, known as a political columnist and education activist in Federal Way and King County, has died. He was 60.
