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Pedal powered fund-raiser in Black Diamond helps tackle diabetes

Bicyclists will take to the roads in and around Black Diamond on Aug. 30 for a fund-raiser supporting…

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Prep sports on local horizon

They’re not playing games, running races or jumping into the pool just yet. But high school sports are…

Sports

With help from business, Tahoma gymnasts offering fund-raiser

Their numbers are low and they don’t have a home to call their own.

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County report: Cities must help solve jail problem

Cities in King County should continue planning new jails in order to meet eventual demands for more jail…

Kayakers such as Elizabeth Kennedy and Todd Glenn of Des Moines won’t have to pay a launch fee if they don’t use the boat ramp at Lake Meridian. But unless it’s light watercraft that can be launched from the beach

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Lake Meridian boating fee approved

Starting in the fall or early next year, it will cost $5 per launch or $50 for an…

Omare Lowe

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King County council extends regional jail services contract

Covington, Maple Valley, Black Diamond and other cities will have two more years to house their misdemeanor offenders…

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Officials confirming some changes in voters’ polling places

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A single-engine aircraft rests on its top in an open field near Green Valley Road where it flipped over during an emergency landing Monday. The plane was en route to Auburn from Oregon when it experienced engine trouble. Its occupants

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No injuries in plane’s emergency landing

The passengers of a single-engine airplane survived when it made an emergency landing and flipped over near Green…

Don and Kelli Reiter led a recruitment event at Covington Library July 22 for prospective trainers of guide dogs for blind people.

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If you were me, these would be your choices for judge

Judicial elections are different from all other elections in Washington. First, if one of the candidates gets more…

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City, musicians getting results

Thumbs up to the Covington City Council and the officials at City Hall for their attentiveness and diligence…

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County would work fine without partisan leaders

Next week’s primary election isn’t exactly a barn-burner, as many races only have two candidates, at best. Most…

The Cedar River Trail is popular among walkers

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Renton’s Cedar River Trail is a great place to spend free time | Column

After exploring much of the Cedar River Trail, I came away with one impression: The trail is a…

Jeff Dye

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Class clown hits it big

Under the “About Me” section on Jeff Dye’s MySpace profile, the last sentence says, “Looks like class clown…

Life

Night Train Blues Band to play Maple Valley’s Music in the Park

THE MAPLE VALLEY MUSIC IN THE PARK series continues tomorrow at Lake Wilderness Park with a performance by…

Matthew Wiernals and Megan Philips (left) took apart a radio Wednesday to create a fantasy invention tied to comic book superheroes during Camp Invention. The five-day event this week at St. John the Baptist Church in Covington

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Feeling inventive

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Semester at sea for college student

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Repair work closing part of Cedar River Trail

Part of the Cedar River Trail will be closed for about six weeks, possibly beginning next week, while…

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Hand surgeon added to clinics

Dr. Niket Shrivastava, a hand surgeon, has joined Valley Orthopedic Associates at its Covington and Renton clinics.