A detailed drawing of Darth Vader made and appearance at Tahoma Junior High school a few years ago, telling students to recycle.
On Friday, April 1 at Pacific Lutheran University Joshua Maloy, seventh grader, from Mattson Middle School in Covington will compete in the 2016 National Geographic State Bee.
Washington’s tuberculosis (TB) cases were on the rise last year, putting state and local public health officials on heightened alert. During 2015, the state’s TB rate rose by seven percent from the previous year.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that Washington has been selected for the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils campaign called National Fitness Champion to fight childhood obesity.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking nominations for working forest lands at risk of conversion to protect as part of the state Community Forest Trust.
Washington added 10,600 new nonfarm jobs on a preliminary, seasonally adjusted basis from January 2016 to February 2016, according to the state’s Employment Security Department (ESD).
The Metropolitan King County Council has given its unanimous support for the development of an action plan to increase security for both passengers and operators of Metro Transit buses.
Two dozen recently “retired” King County employees are preparing for a future of helping meet the transportation needs of county residents. The Metropolitan King County Council unanimously adopted a motion transferring retired Metro Vanpool vans to provide transportation assistance to local governments, community programs, senior citizens and young people.
In memory of the selfless leadership of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Metropolitan King County Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn today presented the inaugural MLK Medal of Distinguished service to Donna and Michael Brathovde of the community of Ravensdale.
Eelgrass beds have shown signs of expansion in parts of Puget Sound in recent years.
Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, will host three town hall meetings throughout the 5th Legislative District on Saturday, April 2.
The 13th annual Hellebore Tea to benefit Lake Wilderness Arboretum took place on Sunday, March 13 at Lake Wilderness Lodge.
It took only two meetings for the Black Diamond City Council to revise its rules and procedures, giving metaphorical whiplash to staff and city residents as they wrestled with the council’s new structure.
On March 13 a male subject was arrested for driving under the influence after he crashed his vehicle into a fence near the roundabout at Witte Road SE and SE 248th Street.
On March 10 officers responded to reports of a residential burglary. According to the police report, entry was gained through an unlocked sliding glass door. A flat screen TV and a Bose speaker were taken.
Today around 11:30 a.m. a neighbor called 911 to report three suspicious men walking in their neighbors back yard in the 20000 block of SE 260th Place in Covington.
It is still unknown when all lanes of northbound state Route 167 will reopen after an earlier collision this afternoon.
Around 12:50 p.m. today there was an accident on northbound state Route 167 south of 15th Street NW.
Around 9:30 a.m. this morning at Kentwood High School the King County Sheriff’s Office received word that a student had reportedly seen another with a gun in a bathroom.
The City of Maple Valley is implementing priority-based budgeting, a method of allocating city resources according to the priorities of the community.
