St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church will host a Mardi Gras Festival and Cajun dinner on Saturday, March 5, with…
After a road rage incident the parties involved confronted one another in the parking lot of Covington Teriyaki. One suspect pulled a knife on the other driver, who pulled out a gun to defend himself, which led to the first unidentified male deciding to leave the scene of the confrontation.
Firefighters responded at about 3 p.m. to a three car accident with injuries at 3rd Avenue and Jones Lake Road. The Black Diamond police were on location when firefighters arrived with three cars blocking. Emergency personnel evaluated all three injured by Medic 12 to area hospitals.
It was a party time at the Greater Maple Valley Community Center Feb. 18 with two special birthday celebrations.
Walt Brookins was celebrating his 90th birthday and Elwyn Weide was marking up 100 years.
Brookins spent an active life working as a fisherman, a crewman aboard a luxury yacht when he was younger and then 40 years at Boeing.
News that the Olson Mansion at 21401 244th Ave. S.E. Maple Valley had been sold again brought back memories of family members who once resided there.
Eight Olson children grew up in the home and the youngest, Roosevelt, nicknamed Teddy, related the story of his family’s acquisition of the property.
An officer observed a vehicle traveling southbound in the 31600 block of 3rd Avenue with a man driving with a suspended driver’s license. After stopping the vehicle, the officer verified the driver’s identity. A male passenger provided his driver’s license to the officer to confirm its status so he could take custody of the vehicle.
Sheryl Watkins shot these snowy shots this morning in the Maple Valley area.
About four inches of snow fell over night around Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond.
David’s mom tried to warn him about drugs and alcohol, but he had to learn the hard way.
His mother, Andrea, was concerned because of a family history of alcoholism.
“I had told them not to get into drugs or drinking because they were just addicts waiting to happen,” Andrea recalled.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter snow advisory for the Seattle area today, Feb. 24.
Snow fell over night around the Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond area with some places reporting four inches or more.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Western Washington forecasting snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches.
The legal wheels are in motion around the master planned developments The Villages and Lawson Hills in Black Diamond.
Following the Feb. 15 Growth Management Hearings Board ruling remanding back to the city the ordinances approving The Villages and Lawson Hills, the City Council passed a resolution in response to the decision and the developer of the projects, Kirkland-based YarrowBay, filed an appeal in state superior court.
King County’s clean-water utility is hosting a booth at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Feb. 23-27 at the Washington State Convention Center, to share information about the benefits of biosolids products for landscaping and vegetable gardens.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety and Renton Fire Department emergency personnel were dispatched to report of single vehicle accident in the 17600 block of 195 Place Southeast. Firefighters arrived to find a heavily damaged vehicle with air bags deployed that had crashed into a guard rail.
Firefighters from the Kent Fire Department and South King Fire and Rescue are assisting the staff of Highline Community College in cleaning up water damage following a small fire in the Community Outreach building in the 23800 block of Pacific Highway South.
The Downtown Mountain Boys entertained a packed house at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center Friday evening.
Good To Go! passes for upcoming state Route 520 tolls are now available online, by phone and at two new customer service centers, one of them in Bellevue.
Black Diamond Fire Department emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene of an accident at about 3:15 p.m. Feb. 14. Firefighters found a vehicle on the side of the road with King County Sheriff’s deputies and state patrol troopers on the scene.
The need for certain positions in Kent School District is always high. As a result, the district is hosting its 2011 Career Fair to meet future employees who have the skills and desire to help students succeed each and every day.
The southeast King Country Parkinson’s support group will meet 10:30 a.m. Feb. 22 at Covington library.
Business, labor and arts leaders are backing a bill requested by King County Executive Dow Constantine and introduced Feb. 18 in Olympia by State Rep. Tina Orwall to stimulate economic growth through support of programs that draw more tourists.
