A Stuart Elway poll released today shows an overwhelming 65 percent of Washingtonians support raising the sale age of tobacco to 21.
The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case that could allow President Barack Obama’s 2014 executive actions to reform our country’s immigration system finally to move forward.
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The Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety will be holding a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course from Feb. 16 to April 26.
On Jan. 13 Jenkins Creek Elementary requested the welfare check of one of their students because he had missed a couple days of school. According to the police report, the mom keeps her kids home because it makes her feel better.
On Jan. 12 officers pulled over a vehicle for driving with expired tabs. Upon contact with the driver, they determined he did not have proof of insurance and also failed to transfer the title within 45 days of buying the vehicle.
On Jan. 12 it was reported that loss prevention at Walmart reported a man had run out of the store carrying a tote of routers. According to the police report, it is an estimated $1,000 loss.
Amazon has begun to hire more than 1,200 newly created full-time positions at its new eighth-generation fulfillment center in Kent, the company announced Monday.
A man who has been charged in connection with the drive-by shooting death of a Kent baby girl received a 46-month prison sentence in U.S. District Court in Seattle for a separate crime involving the illegal possession of a firearm.
The Kent School Board at its Jan. 13 meeting recognized Kentlake High School’s student leadership group for raising nearly $6,000 for the Valley Girls and Guys cancer support group, a Maple Valley-based nonprofit dedicated to giving back to those battling cancer and finding a cure for the disease.
On Jan. 7 officers responded to Mattson Middle School to reports that a student had assaulted another in the cafeteria.
The dust began settling last week on the local prep athletic scene, as area athletic directors and principals shaped a new world of leagues and classifications.
There’s a new mayor in town.
Jeff Wagner was unanimously selected as mayor of Covington at the Jan. 12 City Council meeting.
The annual fundraising benefit for the Tahoma High School Jazz Band and Jazz Choir is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m. at the Tahoma High School Commons.
Almost a year ago, Colton Egberg, a 16-year-old Tahoma high school student, lost his close friend Tyler Ghosn after a seven year battle with cancer.
Metropolitan King County Councilmember Joe McDermott will Chair the County Council in 2016. McDermott was unanimously selected as Council Chair today by the full Council, and will be joined by Rod Dembowski and Reagan Dunn, as the Council’s two Vice Chairs.
The Metropolitan King County Council today declared January Human Trafficking Awareness Month in recognition of the ongoing effort to call attention to this form of modern day bondage.
The Kent School Board unanimously approved a policy concerning transgender students at its Jan. 13 meeting despite concerns from several residents.
The following are the total of calls received by the Kent Regional Fire Authority over the last week.
The Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation (LWAF) is the nonprofit organization that serves as steward for Lake Wilderness Arboretum. Under a joint user agreement with the City of Maple Valley, LWAF operates per a set of approved bylaws and maintains the Arboretum to preserve, protect and display Northwest ecosystems and cultivated landscapes.
Covington Councilmember Marla Mhoon has been elected to chair the Public Issues Committee (PIC) for the Sound City Association (SCA) and will serve on the SCA Board of Directors. SCA represents 36 cities in King County, and provides a regional voice for nearly one million people.
