Federal Way Police Cmdr. Kyle Sumpter was honored by the Federal Way City Council for his performance on The History Channel’s reality shooting competition show “Top Shot.”
The Federal Way City Council unanimously approved the continuation of the Hylebos Basin Conservation Property Acquisition Program, and to also accept $300,000 in grant funding from King County for the preservation program.
According to the county, residents will begin seeing the fee with June car tab renewals. The fee will be applied through May 2014.
Tyler Stewart of Boy Scout Troop 330 put together a “living war memorial” as part of his Eagle scout project.
For the second consecutive year, Washington eighth-graders improved their scores, and scored higher than the national average, for the science portion of the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP).
With Washington experiencing one of the worst whooping cough epidemics in decades, Gov. Christine Gregoire announced May 3 that she’s releasing additional funds to the state Department of Health (DOH) to help combat the dangerous disease.
After having to shave $10 million from its budget last year, and approximately $32 million over the last decade, Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) officials were finally able to bring a budget before the school board that did not include significant funding cuts or job losses for the first time since 2010.
With the annual shareholders meeting of Bank of America taking place this week in Charlotte, N.C., a nationwide call went out among a variety of activist groups to hold protests.
The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) awarded over $18.8 million in grants to cities and counties throughout the state, including $97,743 to Federal Way.
The Federal Way Farmers Market is trying to expand its presence in the community, and hopes to do so with two separate Fun Runs this August.
“If just one person in Federal Way a week adopted a cat, or didn’t bring us a cat, we’d be at zero euthanasia for cats as well.”
Loud and odorous garbage trucks will now be a thing of the past in Federal Way, thanks to a partnership between the city and Waste Management.
The number of whooping cough cases is growing at a record breaking pace, according to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).
Federal Way Public Schools will roll out the College Readiness Pathway next year.
Federal Way Police Department Cmdr. Kyle Sumpter was eliminated from “Top Shot” this week, falling one round short of the finale in The History Channel’s popular shooting competition show.
Saghalie Middle School is transitioning from a traditional middle school to a Math and Science Preparatory Academy.
Federal Way’s own Camelot Elementary School was named as one of four winners from Washington for the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools Award.
Former King County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart announced his plans to run for sheriff at a press conference April 24.
This week’s episode of “Top Shot” promised to be intense and physically challenging, taking on a theme of Special Forces/SWAT style operations.
Local entrepreneur Robert Piel, who’s lived in Federal Way since 1996, is cautiously optimistic that he’ll be able to provide the range for local shooters.
