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New Bodycam Program For Washington Fish and Wildlife Officers
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is rolling out a body-cam program for its 152 commissioned law enforcement officers starting in September. This aims to enhance accountability, transparency, and safety in the enforcement of natural resource laws. WDFW Police Chief. The decision to implement body-cam comes after a...
Columbia Distributing Raises Over $350,000 for Local Nonprofits
KENT, Washington – August 26, 2024 – Columbia Distributing, the largest Total Beverage distributor in the Pacific Northwest, announced today that the 13th Annual Scott DeMartine Memorial Charity Golf Tournament raised over $350,000. The funds will be donated to four charities: The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington and Alaska (RMHC), the Washington State division of the American Cancer Society, StolenYouth, and Parrot Creek Child and Family Services.
Washington joins lawsuit claiming there’s a price-fixing scheme hurting local renters
The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Seattle is $2,690 a month. A new lawsuit accuses some landlords of price-fixing to keep rents above the national average. Eight states, including Washington, have joined litigation against RealPage Inc., a property management software company. The lawsuit argues that the firm allows landlords to coordinate inflating apartment prices.
Whooping Cough Cases on the Rise in Washington State
Washington state has see a rapid increase in whooping cough cases this year. The infectious cough is spreading rapidly throughout Eastern Washington. Benton County has reported two confirmed cases and one case is confirmed in Walla Walla County. Grant County has reported 21 confirmed cases with 7 suspected cases since June. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Stan’s Merry Mart to end guns sales over new retailer oversight law
(The Center Square) – Washington state is still 10 months away from implementing a new law that requires gun sellers to comply with recently adopted regulations that include installing steel bars on windows and doors and storing all inventory in fireproof safes at night. But the costly requirements of House Bill 2118, passed this session by the Legislature, are apparently too much for some. HB 2118 goes into effect on July 1, 2025. ...
King County Council signals approval of changes to KCRHA government structure
(The Center Square) – Members of the King County Council are pleased with proposed changes to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, but note more needs to be done. The King County Council, the City of Seattle and the Sound Cities Association are set to vote on a new five-year interlocal agreement with the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, or KCRHA. The proposed agreement would create a single governing board...
Affordable Housing Project in Totem Lake Celebrates Grand Opening
Amazon announced that it recently celebrated the grand opening of Grata at Totem Lake in Kirkland. The 125-unit housing development marks the first newly constructed, affordable housing community to receive Amazon Housing Equity Fund funding in King County, a release said. HEF launched in 2021 and has since helped fund...
King County spends nearly $300K per unit of sales tax for homeless housing
A recent report on King County’s homeless supportive housing initiative reveals that the county spends an average of nearly $300,000 in sales tax per housing unit. King County’s Health Through Housing Initiative receives one-tenth of a cent of sales tax revenue for the purchase and operation of hotels to convert into emergency and permanent supportive housing. The county’s goal is to create and sustain up to 1,600 affordable and supportive housing units for homeless people through the program.
DNA evidence leads to arrest in 44-year-old cold case murder in Kent
KING COUNTY, Wash. — A 65-year-old man in Van Buren County, Arkansas was arrested and charged for allegedly killing a woman in Kent in 1980. Kenneth Duane Kundert was charged with first-degree murder on Aug. 20 in King County Superior Court for the death of Dorothy Silzel. The state has requested bail be set at $3 million.
Parents of teen lost to mall shooting call upon lawmakers to get tougher on juvenile crime
LYNNWOOD—The family of 13-year-old Jayda Woods-Johnson, who was tragically struck down by a bullet while hanging out at Lynnwood’s Alderwood Mall last month, are calling upon the Washington State legislature to enact, what they’re naming, “Jayda’s Law” which would have harsher consequences for juveniles who commit serious crimes.
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