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'100 Days of Action' against gun violence set to launch in Seattle and King County
KING COUNTY, Wash. — A unified approach to address gun violence launched Wednesday in Seattle and King County. It's called "100 Days of Action" and is described as an intensive and collaborative initiative to combat gun violence. "Gun violence is a health crisis that demands urgent action," said King...
Snohomish County appears set to get first Raising Cane's location
LYNNWOOD, Wash. — After a pair of restaurants in King County, Raising Canes Chicken Fingers says it has signed a lease on its first Snohomish County location. The company confirmed to KING 5 that it plans to open a location in Lynnwood, and has signed a lease. The exact location is not yet known, and the company said it hopes to open the restaurant in the next two years.
Crews respond to several fires in King County on Wednesday
SEATTLE - Fire agencies throughout King County responded to multiple fires on Wednesday. The separate fires left two dead and several injured. A person died, and six others were injured in an apartment building fire in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. The people who were injured were taken to the hospital –...
King County awards $1.2 million grant to Kent for salmon restoration
The King County Flood Control Board approved an $1.275 million grant to the city of Kent for salmon habitat restoration along the Green River. The funds, approved Tuesday, July 9, will help restore local floodplains, improve salmon habitat and reduce flood risk along the Green River, according to a King County Flood Control Board news release.
County’s communicable disease chief urges COVID precautions
Editor’s Note: With a summertime COVID-19 case untick in King County, as across the U.S., local public health officials are urging precautions. Here, Dr. Eric Chow, Chief of Communicable Disease for Public Health—Seattle & King County, talks about the current surge and how to apply the knowledge we’ve gained since the start of the pandemic to family lives and daily activities, particularly at times when COVID-19 is increasing in the community.
Driver alert: The Third Major Construction Project Begins July 15 in the Snoqualmie River Valley. Closures Affect Local Drivers and Bicyclists on Many Popular Routes
*Editor’s Note: These projects have been posted separately over the past few weeks. This post is a reminder of all the construction work coming up. King County is starting another major road construction project in the Snoqualmie River Valley. On July 15, contractor crews near Duvall will close NE Woodinville-Duvall Road west of Duvall to all traffic to remove and replace the bridge deck over the Duvall Slough.
State program spends $1 million to get 37 ‘disadvantaged’ people driver's licenses
(The Center Square) – A program set up in King County through the state Department of Licensing and funded by the state Legislature has spent nearly $1 million teaching “disadvantaged” women to drive, with just 37 women actually obtaining their licenses in a five-month period. King County...
'I've never met evil like this': Washington State Patrol trooper shot by suspect speaks in court
KENT, Wash. — Trooper Raymond Seaburg didn't know if he would ever walk again when a suspect shot him nine times in both legs earlier this year. But on Tuesday, he walked into a King County courtroom and spoke about the shooting, describing his initial fear and his recovery, while the man accused of shooting him sat just a few feet away.
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