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King County detectives recommend additional charges against man in custody for Covington rape

King County Sheriff’s detectives are recommending an additional rape charge be filed against Phillip Baldwin, age 20, from…

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Department of Health approves MultiCare hospital beds in Covington | Auburn Regional and Valley Medical denied | Read Documents

MultiCare opened an early Christmas present Tuesday morning with the magic number of 58 inside. The Department of…

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Recycle electronic devices and benefit The Covington Domestic Violence Task Force

The Covington Domestic Violence Task Force hopes to benefit from a holiday recycle drive. The recycle event is…

Mike Lovell clears some downed trees from his property near Black Diamond. The area has been hit by two wind storms in the past five days.

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Windstorm batter area and knocks out power to Black Diamond, Maple Valley and Covington

A second wind storm in less than a week battered the south King County region early Saturday morning,…

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High winds predicted for Black Diamond and Covington through Saturday morning

The National Weather Service high wind warning has been sent out a high wind warning for the Black…

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Filling a billion dollar black hole in the Washington state budget

Imagine figuring out your check book balance and suddenly realizing you are a little short, like about a…

Carol Whitaker and Ed Corrigan perform in the production 'War

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‘War, Love and Life’ performance of poetry, music and dance at Maple Valley Creative Arts Center | Slide Show

'War, Love and Life'a merging of poetry, music, performance and dance at Maple Valley Creative Arts Center |…

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Black Diamond Fire Department monitoring the Green River following heavy rains

The rain did fall, and plenty of it. The heavy rains came as predicted falling over Western Washington…

Bill Bowman will be the municipal judge for the city of Black Diamond.

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Bill Bowman appointed as Black Diamond municipal judge

A new judge is coming to town in Black Diamond. The city lost their municipal judge, Steve Rosen,…

Guinevere Bagnall

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‘Shop with a Cop’ in Covington brings police and smiling kids together in the spirit of Christmas | Slide Show

Cops and smiling kids filled the aisles at the Covington Walmart Saturday, Dec. 11, during the Shop with…

Al Dennis is author of the book of poetry 'Fearless Stains.'

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‘Fearless Stains’ represents seasons of life in poetry | Al Dennis

Al Dennis Jr. sells sweets in one life and poetry in another. Dennis is a customer sales executive…

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Close the restaurant and save the Lake Wilderness Golf Course in Maple Valley

The economic survival of the Lake Wilderness Golf Course has reached a crossroad and the signs are pointing…

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Home fire near Ravensdale claims one man’s life | Video posted by 13-year-old boy at King5.com

Home fire near Ravensdale in Palmer claims one man's life | Video posted by 13-year-old boy at King5.com

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Hospital bed decision possible by Christmas for MultiCare in Covington, Valley Medical and Auburn Regional

MultiCare, Valley Medical Center and Auburn Regional Medical Center may get a Christmas present with a number for…

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High wind warnings for Black Diamond area | National Weather Service

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the foothills area in south King County,…

Sophia Hargan

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Santa Claus comes to the Black Diamond Community Center | Slide Show

Santa Claus arrived at Black Diamond Community Center riding a King County Fire District No. 44 fire truck…

Monday morning

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Bronze plaques commemorating veterans stolen from Tahoma National Cemetery | $5,000 reward offered

Tahoma National Cemetery workers found a sad and shocking sight Monday morning. Bronze plaques commemorating veterans were stolen…

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The hopeless quest for the prefect Christmas present

The first snow of the season has fallen and all the fun Christmas tunes are filling the air,…

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Covington City Council approves property tax and bank capacity levy

Balancing a city budget means looking into a foggy crystal ball to predict what may happen during the…

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State auditors looking into citizen hotline report about Valley Medical Center concerning CDs and thumb drives

The controversy surrounding video clips edited and saved to CDs and thumb drives by Valley Medical Center staff…