On Jan. 21 officers responded to reports that the victim’s sliding glass door had been smashed to gain access to their home. According to the police report, the home was rifled through and the suspects then exited out the front door.
King County saw a 19 percent increase of unsheltered homeless individuals between 2015 and 2016 during the One Night Count. The first year southwest King County participated in the count was 2015 and there was a total of 209 homeless individuals. This year 315 homeless individuals were recorded.
Residents can let the governing board of the Kent Regional Fire Authority know what they think about an April 26 ballot measure to extend a fire benefit charge to property owners for another six years.
A King County task force recommended a host of reforms and funding principles for addressing the rapidly deteriorating network of bridges and roads in the unincorporated area of the county.
Nine-year-old Riley Ottele thought it was a little strange when his parents walked into his lunchroom at St. Anthony’s Elementary.
You can help more seniors get “on the road” to improved health and peace of mind.
King County is seeking nominations for the Earth Heroes at School program, which recognizes students, teachers, staff, school volunteers, programs and even entire schools that are doing the work of protecting the environment and teaching others to do the same.
Hoping to break ground in the summer, Vine Maple Place is raising money to help build its new 15,000 squarefoot facility called the Family Hope Center.
Winter is alive and well at Stevens and early-season snow and consistent storms have created excellent conditions for the season thus far. As the winter season pushes ahead, the resort’s event season is just taking off.
King County Executive Dow Constantine, University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce, members of the Metropolitan King County Council, and Harborview Board President Clayton Lewis today announced they have negotiated an historic long-term agreement to ensure that the county hospital remains one of the nation’s premier medical centers for future generations.
Workplace romances are nothing new, but as people spend more time at work, it’s increasingly common for romance to spark in the office. With Valentine’s Day coming up, the NFIB Small Business Legal Center today warned that while office romances can have a positive impact on work performance, they can also be distracting and destructive to both the couple involved and others in the workplace.
Unanimously approved a motion approving a report related to King County’s financial support of the King County Fair operated and managed by the city of Enumclaw in accordance with the 2015/2016 Biennial Budget Ordinance (Motion 2015-0523).
On Friday morning, under the guidance of the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness, more than 1,000 volunteers spread out all over King County to witness and count the number of individuals living unsheltered for the annual One Night Count.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s agency-request bill to raise the sale age of tobacco and vapor products to 21 passed the House Health Care & Wellness Committee in a bipartisan 9-3 vote on Friday.
Today at 12:30 p.m., King County Executive Dow Constantine, University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce and members of the Metropolitan King County Council will announce an historic agreement on the future of Harborview Medical Center, the county-owned hospital operated by UW Medicine.
The Sound Transit Board of Directors today restored funding for the Auburn and Kent Sounder Station Access Improvement projects, paving the way to build more parking, pedestrian, bike and other improvements at two high-demand stations.
The Attorney General’s Office today issued Attorney General’s Opinion 2016 No. 1 in response to an inquiry from Senator Pam Roach (R — Auburn).
Rainier Youth Choirs is hosting an all day Honor Choir Festival on Saturday, Feb. 6 at First Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 19800 – 108th Ave. SE, Kent, WA 98031. About 150 outstanding musicians in grades 4 through 8 from seventeen different schools will rehearse all day with RYC staff members Karen Fulmer, Brian Hoskins and Leora Schwitters, all experienced Regional and/or All State honor choir directors, then present a free concert for the public at 4 p.m. They will be accompanied in part by the award-winning Seattle acoustic band, Erwilian.
“One moment,” cries the average-looking woman, adorned in a Seahawks jersey, matching blue nails, bright blond hair and an even brighter grin.
The Washington Health Benefit Exchange is reminding those individuals and families still needing to sign up for 2016 health coverage that they have until 11:59 p.m. this Sunday, Jan. 31, to confirm the selection of a Qualified Health Plan through Washington Healthplanfinder.
