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    Washington minimum wage to top $16 an hour next year

    Meanwhile, some salaried workers and rideshare drivers could see their earnings rise from other state-required adjustments.

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    October 4, 2023 11:40 am
    News & Comment Screenshot of SUDORS from Dept. of Health website

    Dept. of Health launches dashboard to track overdose death data

    By Cameron Sheppard
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    Dept. of Commerce awards $35.4 million for solar power projects across the state

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    King County Council members encourage people to not...
    By Cameron Sheppard • September 27, 2023 8:40 am

    The Week Without Driving is meant to put policy makers, elected leaders and transportation professionals in the place of those who don’t have the option to drive.

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    County Councilmember Upthegrove running for state lands commissioner
    By Steve Hunter • September 25, 2023 11:06 am

    Fifth Democrat to enter race; council District 5 includes parts of Kent, Renton

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    The site of where the Lones Levee was cleared on Green River to restore salmon habitat. Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing
    King County salmon habitat recovery projects receive state...
    By Cameron Sheppard • September 19, 2023 12:00 pm

    The state awarded 66 grants totaling $53.7 million to projects in and around Puget Sound.

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    Renton man sentenced for role in plot to...
    By Cameron Sheppard • September 15, 2023 10:15 am

    Justin C. Moore brought 12 gasoline-filled molotov cocktails to 2020 protest.

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    Fall City branch of the King County Library System. Courtesy photo
    King County Library System receives grant to develop...
    September 28, 2023 3:40 pm

    The National Endowment for the Humanities gave a $133,252 grant to help develop climate initiatives.

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    King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay speaks at Sept. 7 press conference in Skyway with colleagues, small business owners, and union representatives in support of a minimum wage increase. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)
    Minimum wage raise proposed for unincorporated King County
    By Cameron Sheppard • September 11, 2023 11:45 am

    If passed, the ordinance would also raise minimum wage county employees, contractors, to $18.99/hour.

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    COURTESY PHOTO, King County Metro
    UW study explores meth and fentanyl exposure on...
    By Sydney Jackson • September 8, 2023 3:02 pm

    Five public transit agencies participated, including Sound Transit and King County Metro.

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    King County Crime Dive podcast.
    Teenage shootout | King County Crime Dive
    By Cameron Sheppard • September 7, 2023 1:15 pm

    In this episode, a group of teenagers had a shootout in Des Moines; and a man who tried to kidnap a bikini barista in Auburn has pleaded in guilty.

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The STEM Girls!!! are one of seven American regional winners for their app “MyChoiceHousing.” From left to right: Aditi Juluri, Isabel Xu, Hasini Juluri, Cynthia Xu.
    Girls design award-winning app to help out-of-state abortion...
    By Bailey Josie • September 3, 2023 7:30 am

    “We’re lucky to live in a state where abortion is legal and we had an opportunity to help others.”

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    Seattle Children’s to close downtown Kent thrift store
    By Steve Hunter • August 31, 2023 3:42 pm

    Kent Bargain Boutique opened 28 years ago

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    King County Crime Dive podcast.
    Behind the violent deaths of a rideshare driver...
    By Cameron Sheppard • August 31, 2023 11:45 am

    In this episode, we take a closer look at a Seattle woman accused of killing a rideshare driver, as well as a 40-year-old Renton man accused of killing his own mother with a knife on her front porch.

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    Report details King County Sheriff’s Office misconduct complaints
    By Cameron Sheppard • August 28, 2023 3:16 pm

    King County’s Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) has released their annual report on the King County Sheriff’s Office’s use…

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    The detour will be used during the second weekend of September 2023, after a similar closure a month earlier. Image courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation.
    I-405 from Bellevue-Renton will be closed for Sept....
    By Bailey Josie • August 28, 2023 10:20 am

    From Coal Creek Parkway in Bellevue to Sunset Boulevard in Renton, I-405 will be closed for 55 hours, starting at 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.

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    King County Crime Dive podcast.
    Local police department’s high rate of K9 dog...
    By Cameron Sheppard • August 22, 2023 3:10 pm

    In this episode, we look at how the Auburn Police Department has one of nation’s highest rates of K9 dog bites.

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    Woman charged in shooting death of rideshare driver
    Woman charged in shooting death of rideshare driver
    By Benjamin Leung • August 21, 2023 1:19 pm

    According to charging documents, the woman used the victims vehicle to visit her mother and brother in Skyway, smoke marijuana in Rainier Beach, and see a hairdresser in Kent.

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    The detour will be used for the weekend of Aug. 18 and the second weekend of September 2023. Image courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation.
    All lanes of I-405 between Bellevue-Renton closed for...
    By Bailey Jo Josie bailey.jo.josie@fedwaymirror.com • August 18, 2023 2:40 pm

    From Coal Creek Parkway in Bellevue to Sunset Boulevard in Renton, I-405 is closed for 55 hours, starting at 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18.

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    Seahawks QB Geno Smith keeps his eyes down field. (Maria Dorsten Photography)
    Seahawks fans come out in droves for Kids...
    By Benjamin Ray • August 17, 2023 4:20 pm

    Hawks close out public practices and will face the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 19 for their final preseason home contest.

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    Firefighters from four agencies extinguished a brush fire Wednesday evening, Aug. 16 in the 3300 block of South 260th Street on the West Hill in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire
    Firefighters extinguish brush fire on West Hill in...
    By Steve Hunter • August 17, 2023 10:25 am

    Fire broke out Tuesday evening, Aug. 16; four fire departments responded

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    The Phoenix Court Apartments in Kent at 23913 111th Pl. SE. COURTESY PHOTO, Phoenix Court Apartments
    City of Kent files public nuisance suit against...
    By Steve Hunter • August 16, 2023 6:05 pm

    Seeks injunction in efforts to improve safety at crime-ridden complex

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    King County issues Stage 2 burn ban in...
    August 15, 2023 1:45 pm

    All outdoor fires (fire bits and campfires) are prohibited; barbecues and grills are still allowed to be used.

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