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Burien City Council explores $2.5 million sales tax option for public safety at Monday’s Study Session

As the City of Burien stares down an impending “fiscal cliff,” the city council’s Study Session on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 served as a sobering deep dive into the municipality’s financial future. Led by Finance Director Casey Headley and Senior Financial Analyst Kaitlyn Graham, the session laid bare a landscape of expiring ARPA grants and…

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Burien and SeaTac Police’s Community Police Academy starts Mar. 19; applications due Mar. 6

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Burien’s ‘Empty Bowls’ raises more than $24,000 for Highline and White Center Food Banks

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

REMINDER: Donors needed for Blood Drive this Thursday at Burien City Hall

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

GriefShare support group to meet weekly in Boulevard Park this spring

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

PHOTOS: Students at Highline High School take to streets in Burien to protest ICE

February 2, 2026February 3, 2026

Former B-Town Blog intern Bryan Shickley animates lost Phil Hartman recordings into new short film

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

SAVE THE DATE: ChoralSounds Northwest to present ‘Pigments of Our Imagination’ concert Friday, Mar. 20 in Renton

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Show your love of birds at Environmental Science Center’s ‘Bird Fest’ at Burien Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 14

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

MASTER GARDENERS: The power of blueberries for Washington and you

February 1, 2026January 11, 2026

South King County Fine Arts Roundup: Date night or family night, here’s your guide to music, theater, and art for February

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Burien-based Special Emphasis Team, SWAT serve drug warrant on Vashon Island, two arrested

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Transform Burien continues weekly hot meals, clothing and food bank services through February

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

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Driver escapes injury after missing SR 599 ramp and almost splashing into Duwamish River

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026

Port of Seattle cancels StART lobbying day in Olympia after cities of Burien, Des Moines bow out

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

DubSea Fish Sticks announce 2026 schedule with 27 home baseball games in White Center

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

Thunderbirds Thursday: 19-year-old Sawyer Mayes is the ‘Player to Watch’ after two-goal night

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

City of Burien offering up to $2,500 rebates for home electrification and efficiency upgrades

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

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Crime

Argument escalates into stabbing at Burien restaurant Saturday night, victim hospitalized

January 25, 2026January 25, 2026

VIDEO: Driver arrested after hit-and-run and DUI investigation in Burien Wednesday night

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026

Suspect surrenders after ‘short jog’ following commercial burglary at Burien CVS

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

Burien man arrested after city workers report traffic signal wire theft in Kent

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

Washington State Patrol seeking witnesses after road rage shooting on I-5 linked to Tukwila area

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Bomb disposal unit responds to suspicious package found in Burien garage Wednesday afternoon

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Politics

Burien City Council will boycott Port-led ‘Day on the Hill,’ hears of Akey’s upcoming departure, discusses sanctuary city status & more

January 27, 2026January 29, 2026

Burien City Councilmember Linda Akey announces plans to resign, move out of state

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

King County joins lawsuit challenging federal immigration operation in Minnesota

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026

Here’s the agenda for Burien City Council’s 5:30 p.m. regular meeting Monday, Jan. 26

January 24, 2026January 24, 2026

Highline High School student serves as Page in Washington House of Representatives

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026

Burien City Council to hold special 2 p.m. meeting on Monday, Jan. 26, and here’s the agenda

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Why are we out there?’

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Making sense of Highline Public Schools district boundaries

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘We can’t continue to ignore our most vulnerable neighbors just because we don’t see them as often’

October 30, 2025October 29, 2025

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘DESC is not a positive addition to Burien’

October 26, 2025October 26, 2025

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Why You SHOULD Vote YES on Burien’s Public Safety Levy’

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘DESC Bloomside is a welcome part of our community’

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

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