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Southbound SR 167 lane to close overnight Thursday
PACIFIC – The southbound State Route 167 HOV lane will close from 9 p.m. Thursday, July 25, to noon Friday, July 26, between Ellingson Road and north of Third Avenue Southwest in Pacific for maintenance. The lane also will close from 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, until noon Friday, Aug 2.
Four Washington Towns Among the Best Places to Live in the Country
I knew when I landed a job in Washington that I had hit the big time. That is, when it comes to the beauty of the magnificent Evergreen state. My husband and I moved to Kennewick in 2014. And, the city of Kennewick makes the list of the Best 100 Paces to Live in the country. According to Livibility.com four Washington towns make the list.
‘Food is finished:’ Refugees in Kent call for help as health, food struggles remain
About 170 asylum-seeking refugees living at a camp in Kent have been moved into temporary housing over the course of a week, officials with King County and the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) told KIRO Newsradio. It’s one of the most seismic actions yet to aid a group of refugees...
Burien City Manager Accuses King County Executive of “Establishing” Encampment Outside Courthouse
In an email to Deputy King County Executive Shannon Braddock last week, Burien City Manager Adolfo Bailon demanded answers to a number of questions about an encampment outside the King County Courthouse in downtown Burien, where unsheltered people have been living for several weeks. The county recently set up a fence around the encampment that prevents it from sprawling onto the sidewalk.
School resource officers won’t be at certain Kent high schools in 2024-25
Both Kentwood and Kentlake high schools will not have school resource officers (SROs) next year, despite the growing advocacy for that role to return throughout many school districts in Washington. The staffing shortage within the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) has made the office too thin to divert officers to...
Seattle mayor proposes sending some misdemeanor offenders to Des Moines jail
DES MOINES, Wash. - Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has proposed a plan to send some misdemeanor offenders in Seattle to South Correctional Entity (SCORE) in Des Moines. According to a press release from the Mayor's office, this pilot program would use 20 beds at SCORE which would cost between $1.5 to $3 million per year, allowing the City of Seattle to "more consistently book individuals who have engaged in misdemeanor criminal offenses"
Turning pages in Lakewood: a new independent bookstore opens
The Lakewood Bookstore is the newest (and only) independent bookstore featuring new and used books in Lakewood. While The Lakewood Bookstore has been opened since the spring, the store celebrated its grand opening last month with a ribbon cutting.
Want a speed limit decrease in Fairwood? Public comments are open until Aug. 6
For two weeks — from Tuesday, July 23 to Tuesday, Aug. 6 — Fairwood and King County residents can give public comment on a speed limit reduction on 140th Avenue Southeast in Fairwood. Proposed by King County Road Services, the speed reduction would be on 140th Avenue Southeast...
One Washington voter picks between 28 candidates for governor
About 14% of Washington voters remain undecided about who they’re supporting in the upcoming race for governor. And they have a lot to choose from. More than two dozen candidates have thrown their hat into the race.
231-Unit Housing Hilltop Brings New Affordable Housing to Tacoma, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Scheduled for Aug. 3
TACOMA, WA – July 25, 2024 — Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) is inviting the community to the official ribbon cutting ceremony for its largest affordable housing project in twenty years, Housing Hilltop. The event will be held in front of Housing Hilltop South on August 3rd at 11 AM, and will feature music, special guest speakers, and food.
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