Human remains have been found in the 26200 block of 65th Avenue South. This is in the unincorporated area of Kent. Employees of a business discovered the remains earlier today. Investigators from the King County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit have responded and are investigating the circumstances surrounding this discovery.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the region until 8 p.m. tonight.
New director brings three decades of experience in planning.
The legal gymnastics surrounding the appeals of the YarrowBay master planned developments in Black Diamond took another turn March 4.
A hearing was scheduled before Superior Court Judge Cheryl Carey March 4, but the proceedings were put on hold once the parties reached an agreement calling for a direct review by the court of appeals concerning a ruling from the Growth Management Hearings Board.
At 10:52 a.m. t five employees of a business in the 6300 block of South 199th Place were examined by members of the Kent Fire Department after they complained of a strange smell inside the building and various symptoms.
Officers were dispatched to a business along 216th Avenue Southeast who was advising they had a shoplifter in custody. The reporting party advised he had observed the male subject take candy from the shelf and conceal it in his pocket, then exiting the store without paying for it. The male subject advised he had enough money to pay for the candy and must have forgotten about it. Officers issued the male subject a trespass notification upon the business owners request and he was issued a criminal citation/released.
Gardeners and lawn owners may soon find the process of buying fertilizer in Washington state slightly more complicated.
Democrats in the state House of Representatives voted to severely restrict the use of phosphorus in fertilizers on Feb. 28.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) train to become volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in court.
The Kent School District has temporarily stopped serving certain entrée and side salads because the district’s source for most of its lettuce experienced severe rain and cold weather. Much of the crop was damaged or destroyed. As a result, the district has seen the price of lettuce rise dramatically because there is little product available for purchase. Additionally, the quality of the lettuce has deteriorated due to the weather conditions in the fields.
Police blotter for Maple Valley and Covington for the week of March 7
Data, oh, how I love data.
If done right, it doesn’t lie, it doesn’t hedge, it gives you a straightforward answer in black and white or, if it’s in graph form, lovely primary colors.
That’s one thing I love about Kentlake High Site Council meetings, Principal Joe Potts gives us plenty of data to chew on, usually it’s done well and gives me significant insight on what’s been going on at the school.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety had 50 call duringthe week of Feb. 28 to March six with one fire and 33 emergency medical.
The predicted La Nina impacts on our weather ended up creating the severe winter conditions experienced back east and in Europe. Locally, our weather has experienced La Nina conditions such as record late snows and many days of below normal temperatures.
However, the spring planting season will arrive. The following tips will help homeowners make good tree planting decisions and avoid a few mistakes often observed by arborists.
Valley Medical Center and University of Washington Medicine will host meetings in Covington and Maple Valley later this month regarding their exploration of a strategic alliance.
Kent Regional Fire Authority fire units were dispatched at 6:45 p.m. to a residential fire in the 9300 block of E James Street One ladder truck, three fire engines and multiple support apparatus arrived to find the home heavily involved, with smoke and flames showing from the front side.
A community rally in support of the Tahoma School District construction and remodeling bond measure will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 10 in the Multipurpose Room at Tahoma High.
As I drive around Maple Valley I see so many children and adults not wearing their helmet while riding their bikes and/or skateboards. There are so many things doctors can fix when it comes to our bodies, but there are two things they cannot fix no matter how far medicine has advanced.
At a press conference March 4 Gov. Chris Gregoire announced $10 million in annual savings to Washington State Ferries (WSF) operations after contract negotiations between ferry unions and the Governor’s office were completed.
Tahoma School District and King County Elections will publish a voters’ pamphlet in April that describes the construction and remodeling bond that is on the April 26 ballot. There will be a “pro” and “con” section in the pamphlet written by community members.
The sweet science.
The term is usually associated with boxing. An equally entertaining ballet of the ring is politics, and if you listen carefully, the first whispers of the political system have begun.
From hospital boards to city councils to state races the moves are being made early and quietly.
