West Seattle icon Jim Sweeney has passed away; Services set for Feb. 11

A West Seattle icon, Jim Sweeney, passed away on Sunday, February 5. He was 73. Sweeney was a fixture in West Seattle and owned Alki Lumber since 1959. Friends and family gathered at the store at 4422 36th s.w. on Monday to plan services and recalled a man of strength, wisdom, loyalty and kindness. Son-in-law Matt Pedersen, Sweeney's best friend Dean Boender and other employees talked about his ...

Local soccer standout talks about his game and rigors of college

A month, or so, after Carlos Figueroa, making play in photo, threw himself fully into a national collegiate soccer championship at California Baptist University, the Beaumont High product recalled getting bogged down by a simple fact of campus life.

Governor appoints Issaquah High School alumna, former county executive to WSU board

  Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed Issaquah High School graduate Ryan Durkan, a Seattle attorney, and former King County Executive Ron Sims to the Washington State University Board of Regents, Gregoire announced Dec. 14. The board acts as the university’s governing body. Regents supervise, coordinate, manage and regulate the WSU system. Durkan, a WSU alumna, is a respected attorney [...]

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Dad killed, mom deported, Wash. student seeks asylum

When he was a baby, Al Okere's father was gunned down by police officers in Nigeria. When he was a high school student in Pierce County, his mother was deported. Now, Okere - a 21-year-old college student - is in immigration limbo.