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Everything you need to know about the Evergreen State Fair
MONROE, Wash. — The Evergreen State Fair is underway in Monroe offering good food, rides, games and entertainment to visitors into early September. The fair runs from Aug. 22-27 and again from Aug. 29-Sept. 2. Here's what you need to know if you plan to attend this year. Ticket...
As King County moves to reopen Kent hotel for the unhoused, asylum-seekers hope they won’t be forgotten
King County is in the process of reopening a shuttered Econo Lodge hotel in Kent, once used to shelter unhoused people during the pandemic. But the asylum-seekers who have camped next to the hotel for several months are unlikely to benefit from its doors reopening. Instead, it’ll likely be prioritized for people passing through the King County Regional Homeless Authority’s re-housing program. But that’s if the county successfully navigates the six-month permitting and funding process. Meanwhile, the county expects an upcoming state migrant program to help house asylum-seekers before the hotel is operational. That’s according to an update from the King County Executive Office, read to asylum-seekers by county councilmember Girmay Zahilay at council chambers Tuesday. “Millions of dollars have been invested and families have been relocated, and of course, not quickly enough,” Zahilay said. “And enough hasn’t happened but we continue to be committed to this issue and we thank you for coming here to make your voice heard about this really important topic.”
Seattle Kraken prospect Shane Wright humiliated after calling himself a generational talent in interview
After another display of misplaced confidence, Shane Wright is facing humiliation after calling himself a generational talent. Prospective forward Shane Wright has become no stranger to displays of arrogance and misplaced confidence in the media since before his time in the draft came up. Over a month ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft, Sam Cosentino interviewed him about his pick expectations. The Kingston Frontenacs star shared his belief that he had no doubts that he should be the first pick in the class. Instead, he went fourth overall to the Seattle Kraken. During his moment onstage, he sent a nasty glare to the Montreal Canadiens, who opted out of honoring his beliefs.
Mount Si athletic department, cross country coach on probation
During their August meeting, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) board members placed Mount Si High School’s athletic department and its cross country head coach, Steven Crane, on probation for the 2024-2025 school year. Following their first-place finish at the state championship on Nov. 4, 2023, Crane covered all expenses...
Yastrzemski homers as Giants survive Blake Snell's wildness, beat Mariners
SEATTLE -- Mike Yastrzemski homered among his three hits, and the San Francisco Giants survived a wild outing by starter Blake Snell to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Saturday.Snell walked five batters in the second inning, two with the bases loaded, and issued a season-worst six walks overall. He was pulled after three innings in which he gave up two runs on no hits and threw 74 pitches, 42 for strikes.Spencer Bivens (3-1) worked three efficient innings of scoreless relief, and the fifth Giants pitcher, Ryan Walker, handled the ninth for his third save.The Mariners finished with nine walks...
Take a look: Updated plans for new Washington State Ferries hybrid-electric boats
SEATTLE — KING 5 got an exclusive look at new hybrid-electric Washington State Ferries (WSF) boat models. The new boats will include charging units on the upper decks. WSF leaders told KING 5 the new fleet will be the most reliable it’s ever been. Regular ferry riders shared...
Dangers of orbiting debris: Former NASA engineer to speak at Seattle's Museum of Flight
SEATTLE — Millions of pieces of "space junk" or debris is orbiting in Earth's atmosphere as more satellites and rockets are launched. Former NASA engineer and two-time author Linda Dawson stopped by the KING 5 studios to discuss the topic and preview a talk she will give at The Museum of Flight in Seattle on Saturday, Aug. 31.
Mariners' Collin Snider: Snags third win Friday
Snider (3-2) got the extra-inning win over the Giants on Friday, firing a scoreless 10th inning during which he issued an intentional walk and recorded two strikeouts. Snider was called on to preserve a 5-5 tie in the 10th after Andres Munoz had struck out the side in the ninth, and the former responded with a crisp showing of his own. The right-hander lowered his season ERA to a stellar 0.98 with what was his 13th consecutive appearance without surrendering an earned run, and he now has four multi-strikeout tallies in his last nine trips to the mound as well.
Seattle radio legend returns to the air
SEATTLE — In a quiet corner of Seattle Center, DJ Kevin Cole is dancing to a mix that’s echoing across the world. “We absolutely have had to change out the carpet because it gets worn out from people dancing,” Cole said, as he broadcasted from a studio in the back of the nonprofit radio station KEXP.
Pete Carroll's greatest strength sealed his doom for the Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks moved on from the best coach in their history. Ultimately, the quality that resulted in all those victories led to his dismissal. Pete Carroll is unequivocally the greatest head coach in the history of the Seattle Seahawks. He leads the franchise by comfortable margin of 51 wins. His winning percentage of .606 is the only one above .571 (and that was Mike McCormack over the course of just seven games). And of course, he's the only coach to lead the Hawks to a Super Bowl win. So spare me from the "you just hate Pete" commentary.
Seattle, Tacoma have nation’s highest combined sales tax among major cities
(The Center Square) – Seattle and Tacoma took the top two spots in the Tax Foundation’s latest publication on the highest combined state and local sales tax rates among major U.S. cities. Earlier this week, the Washington, D.C.-based think tank released its “Sales Tax Rates in Major Cities, Midyear 2024” report, which calculates “average combined state and local sales tax rates by state, using zip code-level sales tax and population data.” ...
Mariners place righty reliever on 15-day IL
Before Friday’s game, the Mariners placed right-hander Yimi Garcia on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his throwing elbow. The placement is retroactive to Aug. 20. Left-hander Gabe Speier was called up from Triple-A Tacoma in the corresponding move. This is the second time Garcia has hit...
Mariners' high-rated and quick-climbing pitching prospect pulled with another injury
The Mariners 2023 third-round draft pick, Teddy McGraw, has always had the oft-injured but extremely talented label. He's undergone two Tommy John surgeries in a four-year span, with the latest coming during his time at Wake Forest. However, the time sandwiched between the two procedures swayed the Mariners to take a chance on the right-hander.
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