Teen After-Hours, events in which teenagers can play video games and use computers from 7 to 10 p.m., are coming up next month at local public libraries.
Malia Arrant was in Colorado with her Dosveedanya girls soccer team when the phone call came: Would her squad like to fill a suddenly-open spot in the U.S. Club Soccer regional tournament?
Crews this week began removing trees in preparation for replacing the Bandaret Bridge on Southeast May Valley Road early next year.
Gary Morgan, a former principal in the Tahoma School District, died July 14.
Washington’s new top-two system for primary elections, in which the two leading recipients of votes advance to the general election regardless of political party affiliation, will begin with next month’s 2008 primary. A news article in the July 19 edition (“Bake sale supports candidate for Legislature”) referred incorrectly to the prior system. More information about the change in primary elections is available from the King County elections department at www.metrokc.gov/elections and from the Washington secretary of state at www.secstate.wa.gov.
Maple Valley officials are on the right path for economic development, according to a panel of development experts, but were advised that this is “a marathon, not a sprint.”
The Seattle-King County Public Health Department is using a comic book to help warn about the danger of pandemic flu….
When a potentially injured bear was reported near the Klahanie Shopping Center in Issaquah recently, state Fish and Wildlife officers responded within about 10 minutes.
Kentwood High School’s inaugural All Sports Reunion Golf Tournament and Hall of Fame Banquet are scheduled for Aug. 2 at Druids Glen Golf Course.
If you love a parade, downtown Covington is the place to be this Saturday. The Covington Days parade, a centerpiece…
Lots of things make Covington and Maple Valley better cities than such stalwarts as Seattle, Boston, San Francisco and New York City – one of which is that you don’t have to pay to park your car here.
Recently, you may have heard about two of my favorite constituents, Tom and Florence Pruitt. Florence has become infamous around these parts for her remarks that drug dealers “moved across the street from the wrong grandma.” These words capped off a very successful press event where I, along with the Pruitts and Sheriff Sue Rahr, announced new legislation targeting drug homes in unincorporated King County.
Well, school is out and my kids are already bored. How about yours?
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Repaving to disrupt traffic on major commuter route