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Holiday weekend to bring major delays on eastbound I-90 over Vantage Bridge

Drivers traveling on eastbound Interstate 90 near the Vantage Bridge will experience major delays and back-ups this weekend…

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Maple Valley Food Bank & Emergency Services collecting school supplies

Help local children start the school year equipped to learn. School supply donations are needed now through August…

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Meet with water safety experts ahead of July 4th holiday weekend

Thursday, July 2, 11 a.m. to noon at Mount Baker Beach Park

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Public fireworks displays in the area | Kent, Black Diamond and Maple Valley

Where you can go to see fireworks shows and cities' policies on discharging fireworks

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Unincorporated Area Council to discuss King County parks

The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council’s monthly meeting is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Monday, July 6 at…

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Kent Little League ex-treasurer receives prison sentence for stealing $200,000

A former Kent Little League treasurer on Friday received a 22-month prison sentence for stealing more than $200,000…

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City urges residents to use caution on Fourth of July

The following is a release from Kent Fire Department RFA and the city of Covington

Call 9-1-1 or non-emergency line?

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Fireworks and calling 911; when is it appropriate | Office of the State Fire Marshal

Every year around the Fourth of July, 911 operators are inundated with calls regarding fireworks

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Man charged with murder of Enumclaw woman

Jonathan Daniel Harris, 29, was charged with the murder of 28-year-old Enumclaw resident Nicole Elizabeth White

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Maple Valley fireworks ban fails at council meeting

The sale and use of fireworks will continue to be allowed in the city of Maple Valley for…

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State budget tags $1.3 billion for education

The state Legislature passed a two-year operating budget Monday evening after many late nights of negotiations

The teen’s brother bows his head during a group prayer at the gathering for his brother at New Community Church June 24. The family has requested names be kept private

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Community remembers Maple Valley teen for his love of life

A gathering was held June 24 for a 14-year-old Tahoma Junior High student who died Tuesday, June 23,…

Alex Nelson rearranges a display of fireworks at the Black Cat stand in the Four Corners Safeway parking lot.

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Fireworks stand raises money for 9/11 memorial in Maple Valley

After terror struck Manhattan and Washington, D.C. on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Clark Davis said he…

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Maple Valley Big Band to perform at arboretum

The Maple Valley Big Band is scheduled to perform at Lake Wilderness Arboretum’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Sept. 12

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Washington joins multi-state sting targeting illegal construction activities

A multi-state sting that included the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) turned up more than 40 cases…

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Keep schools safe from fires on July 4 | State Fire Marshal

Schools have open play areas and sports fields that attract the attention of people looking for a place…

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Executive delivers bold new plan to confront climate change after hottest June on record

King County Executive Dow Constantine’s five-year action plan on climate change, an ambitious, results-oriented road map, heads to…

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Transit service changes on July 3 and 4

King County Metro Transit bus routes will operate with a Sunday schedule Friday, July 3, in observation of…

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Work begins to resurface 6.1 miles of SR 410

Work began Monday on a Pierce County project to resurface 6.1 miles of Crystal Mountain Boulevard from state…

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Number of PSE electric customers with solar arrays tops 3,000

Even with a reputation of gray skies in western Washington, solar energy works