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Transportation and housing among King County’s top legislative priorities in 2020

Legislature will begin meeting Jan. 12.

Kent teen receives four-year sentence for police officer’s murder

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Kent teen receives four-year sentence for police officer’s murder

Garcia, 17, will be released when he turns 21 in 2023

Governments, transit agencies sue to block car-tab measure

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Governments, transit agencies sue to block car-tab measure

They claim I-976 is unconstitutionally broad. Tim Eyman calls the litigation a “slap in the face” of voters.

Former pastor pleads guilty in theft of Oso slide donations

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Former pastor pleads guilty in theft of Oso slide donations

Gary J. Ray admitted he took at least $10,000 intended for families affected by the 2014 disaster.

Paige Mino, a seasonal research assistant for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program on Oahu, found a message in a bottle off of Bird Island. The message was from a North Bend Elementary kindergarten class from 1998. Photo courtesy of Paige Mino

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Message in a bottle found 21 years later

The bottle traveled over 3,000 miles; found off the coast of Bird Island 21 years later.

Kent’s ShoWare Center losses hit $852K through third quarter

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Kent’s ShoWare Center losses hit $852K through third quarter

Arena trying to recover from rough start to 2019

Want to see UFOs? Washington is a popular hangout

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Want to see UFOs? Washington is a popular hangout

Our state is third in nation for alien craft encounters. UFOiTeam says it’s nothing to snicker about.

A King County judge found the company misled customers into thinking it was a charity. Photo courtesy of the state Attorney General’s office

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Judge rules Value Village deceived customers

The King County judge found the company misled customers into thinking it was a charity.

King County will challenge legality of I-976

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King County will challenge legality of I-976

County Executive Dow Constantine: ‘We must clean up another mess that Tim Eyman has created for our state,…

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King County Council incumbents ahead, with the exception of Gossett

Preliminary results are in for the King County Council races.

Voters are narrowly rejecting affirmative action

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Voters are narrowly rejecting affirmative action

The no camp on affirmative action is winning by just over one point.

I-976 is passing, worrying transit advocates

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I-976 is passing, worrying transit advocates

The initiative promises $30 car tabs, but opponents say it will destroy state transit infrastructure.

Vehicles passing through flooded street. File photo

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King County Flood Control District to vote on 2020 budget

The budget will fund a variety of programs across the county.

Washington State Ferries plans for an electric-hybrid fleet

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Washington State Ferries plans for an electric-hybrid fleet

It will be a literal sea change for the nation’s biggest system — and a technically ambitious one.

Puget Sound Fire pays $100,000 to grandmother to settle arson arrest lawsuit

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Puget Sound Fire pays $100,000 to grandmother to settle arson arrest lawsuit

Suit claimed arson investigator accused the wrong person in 2016 Dollar Store fire

Racist graffiti on Starbucks sign in Federal Way stirs outrage

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Racist graffiti on Starbucks sign in Federal Way stirs outrage

Starbucks customer outraged at “whites only” graffiti spray-painted under the drive-thru sign; company “acted quickly to remove” graffiti.

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King County Council authorizes staff to draft road levy ballot measure

The county is projected to run out of capital funding for roads and bridges by 2025.

King County parents are still struggling with child care

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King County parents are still struggling with child care

A new report looks at the effects on parents here and across the state.

Auburn man who shot and wounded law enforcement officer during arrest gets more than 17 years in prison

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Auburn man who shot and wounded law enforcement officer during arrest gets more than 17 years in prison

Repeat offender had been linked to drive-by shooting in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

Black Diamond council member identified as a ‘Three Percenter.’ What does that mean?

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Black Diamond council member identified as a ‘Three Percenter.’ What does that mean?

Some Three Percent groups are armed militias patrolling the southern border. Others join far-right rallies with white supremacy…