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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kent’s ShoWare Center losses hit $852K through third quarter
Arena trying to recover from rough start to 2019
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Voters are narrowly rejecting affirmative action
The no camp on affirmative action is winning by just over one point.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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…
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Fake noise complaints inundate Everett’s Paine Field airport
The director of the Snohomish County-owned airport was the target of a scam to register complaints.
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King County studies broadband access
A report due to the council in January could show opportunities for expansion.