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Board members sought|News and Notes

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Residential burglary|Police Blotter

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Residential burglary|Police Blotter

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Field is set for fall election season

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Field is set for fall election season

Check out who is running in the area legislative and congressional districts.

Lake Wilderness Golf Course. Photo from lakewildernessgc.com

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Meeting at Lake Wilderness Golf Course

The meeting is to discuss potential changes to the golf course and is open to community members.

A slide covered Chinook Pass as recently as April 9, which further complicated a Memorial Day weekend opening. Photo courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation

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Chinook, Cayuse passes won’t open until June

New study verifies financial benefit Rainier holds for gateway communities.

Concert this Saturday at Tahoma and more community news

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Concert this Saturday at Tahoma and more community news

Concert this Saturday at Tahoma

Council awards winners at dinner

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Council awards winners at dinner

More than 220 guests attended and more than $7,500 was raised for the Kent School District.

This petroleum refinery in Anacortes is run by Shell, one of the defendants in the suit brought by King County. Photo by Walter Siegmund/Wikipedia Commons

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Can King County win its lawsuit against Big Oil?

Legal experts think past lawsuits against the tobacco industry increase the odds of a favorable outcome.

Kentwood student caught shoplifting|Police Blotter

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Kentwood student caught shoplifting|Police Blotter

The following entries are compiled from police reports from the King County Sheriff’s Office:

Governor and Secretary of State to fund statewide prepaid ballot postage

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Governor and Secretary of State to fund statewide prepaid ballot postage

King County, however, won’t get any of that money.

Photos by Kayse Angel

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Three proclamations were made during council meeting

The Maple Valley City Council honored two national recognition weeks and dedicated a day to a local singer.

Raegan Dunn spoke with the Black Diamond City Council during the May 3 meeting, presenting his own version of the “State of the County.” Photo by Ray Still

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Black Diamond staff seeks cost of living increases after stagnant decade

For the past 10 years, city employees have received one or two 1 percent COLAs, had three dozen…

Officers arrest 12 people in South Sound drug trafficking raids

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Officers arrest 12 people in South Sound drug trafficking raids

Bust includes three Kent men; search of four Kent homes

Local company wins Master Builders Association award and more community news

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Local company wins Master Builders Association award and more community news

Memorial Day festivities at Tahoma National Cemetery

Fire Chief Aaron Tyerman hands the Maple Valley Fred Meyer store manager a framed certificate to thank the Fred Meyer employees for their assistance during an incident at their store. Photo by Kayse Angel

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Man goes into cardiac arrest at local Fred Meyer

The man was saved thanks to the fast acting bystanders and employees.

King County adopts prepaid ballot postage

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King County adopts prepaid ballot postage

Designed to improve voter turnout, the measure was approved in time for the 2018 midterm elections.

New audit highlights the shortcomings of King County’s regional homelessness plan

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New audit highlights the shortcomings of King County’s regional homelessness plan

The stats don’t lie—the system isn’t working.

As proposed by King County Public Health, safe drug consumption sites would feature medical personnel with naloxone to prevent overdose deaths and sterile needles for drug users to prevent the spread of disease. Photo by Todd Huffman/Wikipedia Commons

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Safe drug site challenge heads to state Supreme Court

The case will determine if an initiative banning the project in King County can go to the ballot.

Jenkins Creek Park overgrowth being cleared to restore Oak Prairie

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Jenkins Creek Park overgrowth being cleared to restore Oak Prairie

Covington began removing two acres of overgrowth in Jenkins Creek Park in order to restore the Oak Prairie…

A file photo of the front of Maple Valley Fire Life and Safety. Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority also responded to the Covington house fire.

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Two dogs dead in Covington house fire

The fire was started by one of the dogs that hit a burner control on the stove.