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A soil color chart is used to compare different wetland soils.

Federal Way students learn “boring" work is anything but

By Valerie Cortes

In March 2022, Sound Transit invited four science classes at Pacific Christian Academy to observe how geotechnical borings a… Read more
A stack of rail in the foreground, with the Federal Way Transit Center in the background.

Fresh pics: Light rail progress in Federal Way

By Katie Metzger

The north end of our region has gotten a lot of attention lately, with the opening three new light rail stations up to North… Read more
New columns to support light rail tracks to Federal Way rise in SeaTac.

Fresh pics: Light rail rising in South King County

By Sound Transit

Link light rail construction south from the SeaTac to Federal Way has passed the 25 percent mark as the new line rises from … Read more
On a sunny day, three construction workers in yellow vests and hard hats walk along the platform at Overlake Village Station, which is still under construction

Four-year light rail outlook: where are we now, and where are we going?

By Katie Metzger

Well, we made it. The election is (almost) over. If you don't have your ballot turned in yet, check out this story wit… Read more
Mural showing a young Black man wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt looking at a wall of anti-racism protest signs

Community comes together to support artists in Federal Way

By Katie Metzger

Sound Transit urges anyone with information about recent vandalism of community murals at our construction site in Federal W… Read more