 In 1997 the city was subject to international media attention when Shorewood Elementary School teacher Mary Kay Letourneau raped one of her sixth grade students and became pregnant with his child.She was initially sentenced to six months imprisonment for her crimes, but having resumed raping her victim upon her releas she triggered a seven year and five month prison sentence.The city is served by the "Highline Times" (established 1945), a community weekly newspaper owned by Robinson Newspapers.