Four major weekend-long highway closures coupled with a city of Seattle ramp closure and a Seahawks game Saturday night could lead to significantly longer travel times on key Puget Sound corridors this weekend.
National Night Out events will be held in Maple Valley and Black Diamond.
Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services is requesting new school supply donations by Aug. 22 to help local children in need start the school year prepared to learn.
The Storehouse, a food bank which delivers food to more than 100 families in need in and around Covington, hosts its annual back to school barbecue Saturday, Aug. 18.
The Tahoma High volleyball team will hold a “Compete for Children’s” Tournament on 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at Tahoma Junior High.
Gardeners are encouraged to enter their best flowers in the Puyallup Fair’s floral shows, Sept. 7-23 in the Americraft ShowPlex. The show features fresh flower and plant displays as well as competitions. Prior to entering bonsai, roses, geraniums, fuchsias and more, participants must first register online by at 10 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 5.
Students from the Maple Valley, Covington area have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washingtonfor Spring Quarter.
The WSP is hosting one more day of testing in October. Tthe original Oct. 20, test date has reached maximum capacity. The additional testing day is Oct. 21. If you are still undecided about whether or not you want to become a trooper, now is the time.
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the morning.
Seattle, King County and Washington State are teaming up to offer more than $75,000 in prize money for development of apps that use government data and stimulate economic development throughout the state. State support comes from the Washington State Broadband Office which is a program of the state Department of Commerce. The challenge officially opens today and is open to anyone who lives, works or studies in Washington State.
A unique coalition of government officials, law enforcement agencies, and social service providers announce the opening of an innovative new facility designed to divert people with a mental illness or drug dependency crisis from our local jails and hospital emergency rooms and into King County’s Crisis Solutions Center (CSC).
A Boston Terrier named “Prince” took center stage Aug. 2 as the King County Fair’s “King Critter.”
Work to curb erosion from the Cedar River that threatens a state highway and major fiber optics cable requires a month-long closure of a portion of King County’s Cedar River Trail in Maple Valley.
Work to curb erosion from the Cedar River that threatens a state highway and major fiber optics cable requires a month-long closure of a portion of King County’s Cedar River Trail in Maple Valley.
Maple Valley experienced a spike in residential burglaries and vehicle larcenies in July, according to statistics provided by the Maple Valley Police Department.
A new online service makes it easy for King County families to find a park where they can play without concern about pesticides.
King County Executive Dow Constantine declared Aug. 5-11 as Farmers Market Week in King County and encouraged residents to support local farming.
The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council will hold a from 7-9:30 p.m. meeting on Monday, Aug. 6 at the Maple Valley Fire Station.
The Jennifer Beach Foundation is hosting a pair of fundraiser events in August. The first is at 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Tacoma Rainiers game in Tacoma and is $15 per person, which includes reserved seats and a meal, while the second, the Scramble for Safe Families charity golf tournament, is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Washington National Golf Club in Auburn.
Jim Mabry hopes to bring home a Wally on his 61st birthday.
