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UPDATE | Cedar River Middle School students hit this morning by vehicle | Tahoma School District

Around 8 a.m. this morning while Cedar River Middle School students waited at the bus stop to be…

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Use late-night bus service? Share your experience with Metro

As our region grows and changes, our need to get around 24 hours a day is also growing.

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Enjoy free fun and family water time for April Pools Day

There will be free swim time and games at over 20 participating city, county and private pools throughout…

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In-person voter registration deadline Monday for April Election

Citizens not yet registered to vote in Washington state have until Monday, April 18 at 4:30 p.m. to…

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Program that supports families after parent’s incarceration receives retired Metro van | King County

After a period of incarceration, YWCA Passage Points offers parents support, education, and a chance to reunite with…

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Kent Regional recognized those this week who take 911 calls

They are the calm voice you talk to when you have an emergency and call 911. They are…

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Deadline is May 6 for Law Enforcement Career Camp | Washington State Patrol

Washington State high school juniors and seniors with an interest in law enforcement as a career will have…

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Science on Wheels in Black Diamond today, annual trout derby starts April 22 | Community Notes and News

Pacific Science Center’s program, Science on Wheels, will appear at Sawyer Wood Elementary on April 13. Science on…

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Dr. Universe answers questions about our drinking water

Yes. The water on our Earth today is the same water that’s been here for nearly 5 billion…

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Rally at Green River over program ranking system

Hundreds of students and faculty members marched around Green River College’s main campus in Auburn last Friday morning…

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Bicyclist reportedly spit on while riding | Covington & Maple Valley Police Blotter

On April 7 officers were called to Fred Meyer on reports of a female subject shoplifting. It was…

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Officers responded to male subjects too drunk to care for themselves | Covington & Maple Valley Police Blotter

On April 6 it was reported that a burglar entered a home through the front door. According to…

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Voters to consider fire benefit charge extension | Special Election

Voters in Kent, Covington and Fire District 37 will decide Proposition No. 1 on the April 26 special…

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King County warns of Cedar River log jam hazard near Cedar Grove Road bridge | Maple Valley

Logs have accumulated at the entrance of a side channel along the Cedar River, at the Rainbow Bend…

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ReturnMeds coming to Black Diamond

Everyday, 44 people in the United States die from overdose of prescription painkillers. Prescription medicines are the drug…

Construction crews were out in full force April 8 working on the 58 room MultiCare hospital set to open in 2017 in Covington. The hospital will also include a birthing center and chapel among other features.

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Full service hospital construction underway in Covington | MultiCare

It is hard to miss, the cranes and other construction equipment hanging above and around the MultiCare Covington…

Mount Rainier on a spring day last year.

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National Park Week will be celebrated at Mount Rainier starting April 16 | National Park Service

Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Randy King announces that the park is preparing for the annual spring opening…

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New mapping tool helps strengthen King County’s local food economy

In addition to being home to Starbucks and Microsoft, King County has a thriving local food economy, with…

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Deadline for flood reduction grant program is May 27 | King County Flood District

The King County Flood Control District announced today the availability of $3.3 million in grant funding for projects…

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Metro Transit adds more buses on key routes

Starting yesterday, April 11, King County Metro Transit is adding bus trips at key times on routes 28X…