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Rocking and rollercoastering at the King County Fair | Slideshow
Tens of thousands of people from all over the state – and even some from around the country – descended onto the Enumclaw Expo Center for the 161st annual King County Fair. With its attractions of head-spinning rides, classic carnival games, rocking live music, and more groundshows that you can shake your corndog at, there was something for everyone and everyone during the four-day event.
TNT endorsements: WA House picks for Edgewood, Sumner, Bonney Lake, South King County | Opinion
Washington’s 31st Legislative District is in a strange spot. There’s no other way to say it. Stretching from south King County — and places like Auburn and Enumclaw — through the rural Pierce County burbs of Edgewood, Sumner and Bonney Lake, District 31 doesn’t stop going — mostly via State Route 410 — until you reach the wilds of east county, Greenwater and beyond.
With homelessness rising, KCRHA-backed nonprofits call for more housing, funding
Nonprofit organizations working to address the worsening homelessness crisis in King County say the need for housing is higher than the region’s current capacity, even as more public dollars are funneled to the cause. The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has served as the organization responsible for coordinating funding...
Whooping cough: Infants, mothers, seniors urged to get vaccine as cases rise
Whooping cough is on the rise in South King County. According to Public Health – Seattle & King County, there are more cases so far this year than the last three years combined. While most of the local cases are coming from the Auburn, Kent and Federal Way areas,...
Felony charges for suspect in WA burglary, $100K stolen using garage opener
BELLEVUE, Wash. - A man suspected in a string of burglaries that resulted in over $100,000 of stolen goods across King County now faces felony charges. King County prosecutors charged 43-year-old Joseph Groshong with residential burglary, theft of a motor vehicle and obstructing an officer. Groshong was tracked down in a box truck entering I-90, after fleeing from police at the scene of a burglary in Bellevue on July 10.
Burien City Council hears about new development near transit center, homeless outreach, community grants & more at Monday’s meeting
The Burien City Council meeting on Monday, July 15, 2024 began with a proclamation for Parks and Recreation Month, highlighting the importance of parks for residents. King County presented ideas for a new development near the transit center, aiming for affordable housing with potential community art space. Council reports addressed...
Rising Costs Impacting Puget Sound Apartment Construction in 2024
The Puget Sound region, encompassing King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap counties, has seen a dynamic shift in apartment development over the past decade. A recent overview from Kidder Mathews’ Simon | Anderson Multifamily Team provides insights into the current state of the development pipeline, which includes more than 150,000 planned apartment units and nearly 800 individual developments.
VRFA Blotter: Wildland, brush, commercial, residential & battery fires, CPR and more
Here are 911 Calls for Service responded to by the Valley Regional Fire Authority (VRFA) from July 8–July 14, 2024:. Aid Call: (Auburn) On Monday, July 8th at 12:25 p.m., VRFA firefighters responded with Boeing Fire to assist an employee suffering from heat-related illness. The patient was evaluated by King County Medic One Paramedics and then transported by Boeing Fire to MultiCare Auburn Medical Center.
Jobs: WSDOT Traffic Analyst Engineer (TE3)
$78,460 - $105,550 Annually. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is actively seeking an engineer with exceptional problem solving and leadership skills to deliver near-term, small-scale transportation improvement projects and to be a traffic resource for local agencies, developers, and WSDOT project teams. As the Traffic Analysis Engineer, this position is responsible for ensuring projects are implementing WSDOT best practices for all modes of transportation, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to plan and design strategies for efficient and safe travel, and to model and analyze targeted roadways to inform alternative analysis.
ELECTION 2024: Almost time for primary voting
When you’re ready to put your primary-election ballot in a King County Elections dropbox, remember that we now have four in West Seattle, with the addition of that one by Morgan Junction Park. First, of course, you’ll have to get your ballot, and that could happen as soon as Thursday, because they’re set to be mailed out tomorrow (Wednesday, July 17). If you want to preview what’s on yours, go here. You’ll see 14 races – U.S. Senate, U.S. House District 7, Governor (28 candidates!), Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, State Attorney General, State Commissioner of Public Lands, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Insurance Commissioner, State House Representative Positions 1 and 2, State Supreme Court Justice Position 2, Seattle City Council citywide Position 8. Once you get your ballot, you have until 8 pm August 6 to get it in a dropbox; if you’re using postal mail, you just have to be sure it’ll be postmarked by that date.
Attorneys for convicted Auburn police officer seek new trial and judge
The attorneys for Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson, convicted last month of murder and assault for the shooting death of Jesse Sarey in 2019, are seeking a new trial and a new judge to hear it, alleging “unprecedented” judicial interference during deliberations and “egregious” misconduct by special prosecutors during his six-week trial.
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