High school basketball fans will get the chance to check out two boys and girls tournaments in January at Kent’s ShoWare Center.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue Report for the week of Dec. 20
A residential fire in Selleck displaced a family the evening of Dec. 23.
King County Fire District 47, along with Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety were dispatched at10:55 pm. Mountain View Fire and Rescue and the Enumclaw Fire Department were called later, according to a press release.
Maple Valley Presbyterian Church is hosting Dean Smith, an Enumclaw native, at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on Jan. 22.
Police blotter from Covington and Maple Valley for Dec. 16-25
State Rep. Glenn Anderson, R-Fall City, announced today, Dec. 28, he will not seek re-election in to the legislature where he represents the 5th District which includes Maple Valley.
It was another successful food drive at Kentlake High this year, where students were able to collect 4,500 cans of food.
The collection, explained leadership adviser Rick Chance, exceeded expectations.
Dace Anderson is taking the music to Redmond.
Anderson, founder and president of Dace’s Rock ‘N’ More, is preparing for the opening of a second location in Redmond.
Black Diamond Police blotter for the week of Dec. 20
The Court of Appeals of the state of Washington reversed the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board decision regarding the master planned development ordinances for YarrowBay’s Villages and Lawson Hills in Black Diamond.
King County Executive Dow Constantine joined local dairy farmers in Enumclaw to celebrate the beginning of construction on a digester project that will transform cow manure into green energy and other valuable resources.
Federal homeless assistance funds totaling more than $21.8 million have been awarded to the City of Seattle and King County for 2012-2013, making it possible to continue to provide a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the renewal grants on Dec. 20, 2011, following the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement of $1.5 billion awarded nationwide.
Electronics are once again dominating holiday shopping lists this season. In fact, analysts with the Consumer Electronics Association predict shoppers will spend six percent more on electronics this year compared to last – or about $250 per consumer. And for every new laptop, tablet, phone, TV, gaming system and scores of other gadgets, an outdated device likely will be replaced. For those old electronics, the question is, “Now what?”
After two record-setting years, the number of people receiving unemployment benefits – and the amount they received – shrank in 2011.
The Washington state Democrats and Republicans on Thursday filed a joint lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court challenging the state’s halting of publicly funded election of party precinct committee officers. The case was set for hearing at 9 a.m. on March 23.
Rainier Youth Choirs wants to thank their holiday concert audience for helping feed the hungry.
All state-run liquor stores will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. State liquor stores will be closed on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.
The congressional approval Friday of a two-month extension of long-term jobless benefits provides a reprieve to about 40,000 unemployed workers in Washington state who would have lost their unemployment benefits by the end of January – and another 20,000 who would lose them by the end of February.
Kent Police investigators are on the scene of a late afternoon shooting on Kent’s east hill. Police officers and paramedics were sent to the Birch Creek Apartments, located in the 27400 block of 129 Avenue Southeast at about 4:26 p.m. after a 20-year-old male resident returned home with a gunshot wound.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue/Black Diamond Fire Department firefighters responded to a residential fire near Flaming Geyser State Park tonight, Dec. 23.
