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Seattle Mariners Trade for JT Chargois
The Seattle Mariners have completed a trade with the Miami Marlins for relief pitcher JT Chargois according to Ken Rosenthal. Chargois has made 15 appearances for the Marlins this season, posting a 1.62 ERA. The seven-year vet is having the best season of his career, bringing his ERA for his MLB time down to 3.40.
The Kitsap Sun's voter guide to Washington's August primary election
It's a presidential election year, but at least in August the focus for Kitsap and Washington voters is on local issues and candidates. The 2024 primary, for which registered voters have recently received their ballots, will include levy measures for six fire agencies, pick two contestants for a November Kitsap County commission matchup, and narrow the candidates in state legislative races, state offices from governor on down and for the Sixth District representative in Congress, where...
Former co-owner of Bellevue lab gets longer prison sentence after trying to run away
The former co-owner of Bellevue-based Northwest Physicians Laboratory has been sentenced to an additional six months in prison. Richard Reid, 55, was convicted in March 2022 of five federal felonies connected to his scheme of profiting off illegal kickbacks in the medical testing industry, as stated by the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Washington on Tuesday.
See ‘Twelfth Night’ at Shakespeare in the Park at Lake Burien School Memorial Park this Friday night
In collaboration with the City of Burien, Burien Arts will be presenting “Twelfth Night” at Lake Burien School Memorial Park this Friday night, Aug. 2, 2024, starting at 7 p.m. This FREE Shakespeare in the Park performance (donations accepted) is produced and directed by Greenstage, which has been...
Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden’s FREE ‘Music in the Garden’ Series begins this Friday, Aug. 2
The Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden will host FREE concerts in the garden every Friday evening in August, starting this Friday, Aug. 2, 2024 from 6 – 8 p.m. Spending time outdoors is just about the only thing we Pacific Northwesterners want to do in our glorious summers. With that in mind, the Highline Seatac Botanical Garden conveniently located to serve SeaTac, Tukwila, Burien, Normandy Park and beyond, has created a delightful series of music events, free of charge and open to the general public.
University of Washington Bothell Names New School of Nursing & Health Dean
The University of Washington Bothell has appointed Vanessa Lopez-Littleton to serve as the School of Nursing & Health Studies' new dean. Lopez-Littleton, who has nearly three decades of leadership and management experience in higher education, public service and health care, will assume her new role on Nov. 1. Throughout her...
'They canceled me': Rep. Tarra Simmons fired by nonprofit she helped found
Tarra Simmons, the first formerly incarcerated person elected to the Washington state Legislature, was recently ousted from the criminal justice nonprofit she founded. She is now battling the organization’s leadership over that decision.
Paine Field celebrates 25 years of pioneer wetland mitigation bank
Written by Mikayla Finnerty and Mugdha Bhatnagar. EVERETT, JULY 31: Today Paine Field Airport celebrated the 25th anniversary of Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary, the first wetland mitigation bank in Washington State. Snohomish County, which owns and operates Paine Field Airport, needed to expand safety runways. To do so, they had to...
Semi-truck runs over fire hydrant in Puyallup, flooding homes and businesses
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Investigators are looking for a semi-truck driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that caused a water main break leading to thousands of dollars in damages to nearby homes and businesses. The semi is seen on surveillance video hitting some street signs and a fire hydrant as it tries to make a right turn at the corner of Valley Avenue E and Milwaukee Avenue E in Puyallup Monday morning.
Four males charged in fatal shooting of 13-year-old Kent boy at park
Four males — ages 20, 18, 17 and 16 — face first-degree murder and first-degree robbery charges in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old Kent boy July 16 at a Kent park. King County prosecutors charged three more males July 30 in the death of Matthew Stavkoviy, who died of a gunshot wound to his back in the incident near Turnkey Park, 23300 100th Ave. SE.
Crews battle large brush fire, vacant house fire in Kent
Puget Sound Fire crews were kept busy late last week with a large brush fire near Kent and a vacant house fire in Kent. Crews from Puget Sound Fire, Valley Regional Fire Authority and Mountain View Fire & Rescue responded at about 5:33 a.m. July 25 to a three-alarm brush fire on Green River Road, south of the South 277th Street bridge, according to Puget Sound Fire spokesperson Pat Pawlak.
Cindy Paur: The desirability of the Seattle-area market persists
As with all real estate markets, the Seattle metro area has weathered its own highs and lows over the past several years. It experienced a boom when interest rates were at record lows and a stale period of low activity levels when high mortgage rates and a shifting economy forced buyers and sellers to reevaluate their property goals. However, the area’s unique market manages to recover from these expected periods due to the benefits of owning in the Puget Sound region, which draws in buyers both locally and from around the world. There remains a consistent influx of people who choose to move to the area from out of state to reap the rewards of an Emerald City address — from job and education opportunities to the vibrant art scene to the natural wonders surrounding the city.
Auburn shooting raises concerns about teens, automatic guns, gangs: ‘Really excessive’
A shootout early Sunday morning at an Auburn apartment complex, that left behind 100 shell casings, is raising fears about teens armed with illegally modified, fully automatic handguns. New video: Gunfire exchanged, 4 injured in Auburn ambush shooting. Similarly, modified guns were recovered from a group of teens last week...