Secretary of State Sam Reed is asking the Legislature to move Washington’s Primary Election two weeks earlier, to early August, to ensure that Washington complies with a new federal law requiring military ballots to be mailed 45 days before Election Day.
Doug Hostetter, Kentwood High School principal and Kentridge assistant principal Molly King were selected as the South Puget Sound League’s Principal and Vice Principal of the Year respectively.
King County council members Reagan Dunn and Pete von Reichbauer dispute a plan by Gov. Chris Gregoire to create a Puget Sound Regional Ferry District.
Gov. Chris Gregoire announced her plan to change the Washington state ferry system by creating a Puget Sound Regional Ferry District and eliminating the existing Washington State Ferries portion of the state Department of Transportation.
At a recent residential fire in Maple Valley, a family pet inhaled smoke and needed oxygen. The only means the Firefighters had to administer the oxygen was with a human oxygen mask, which was tricky and cumbersome to use. The animal was able to receive adequate oxygen after several minutes of holding the mask to its face.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety firefighters were dispatched to a home fire at 6:51 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6.
Firefighters found fire in the attached garage of the home. The fire was attacked through the open garage door and extinguished.
At about 6:30 p.m. a 1996 blue, Crown Victoria was traveling southbound on Lake Sawyer Road at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit two power poles.
A vehicle hit a power pole on Lake Sawyer Road near Black Diamond tonight, Jan. 6.
Makayla Phillips has been involved in martial arts long before her first clear memory.
Her parents own Phillips Tae Kwon Do in Maple Valley and Makayla, now 19, began learning the martial art born in Korea at the tender age of 1 her father John Phillips explained.
The 47th District voters have sent two rookie legislators to Olympia for the biennial session beginning Monday and both share the optimism and trepidation of first-time lawmakers.
Valley Medical Center plans to move forward with its appeal of a Department of Health decision to deny the public hospital an additional 60 beds.
The state department released its decision Dec. 21 denying the certificate of need request for beds from Valley; also rejected was a request by Auburn Regional Medical Center for 70 beds.
The Cascade Regional Blood Services’ Bloodmobile will be in the Covington and Maple Valley area in January for two blood drives.
An officer observed a vehicle pull into a posted handicap parking spot at a business along 29200 216th Avenue Southeast. The vehicle did not have a handicap placard displayed or have handicapped plates.
All senior programs are located at the Black Diamond Community Center,
31605 Third Ave, state Route 169 in Black Diamond. For questions, reservations or appointments call 360-886-1011.
Someone threw a rock through the east main door of Arby’s and entered the restaurant. The safe was tampered with, but nothing was taken.
Shayne Willis was charged Monday, Jan. 3, with two counts of assault in the first degree by the King County Prosecutor’s Office for shooting a 19-year-old man and his 16-year-old girlfriend after an argument about gang affiliation on the Lake Wilderness Trail on Dec. 28.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a disaster preparedness course designed to create awareness, teach critical skills for assessing a disaster situation and ensure participants gain the confidence they need to react productively and responsibly in a disaster. There are no prerequisites.
Patty the cat became first pet to find a new home in 2011 according to a release from the Regional Animal Services of King County.
At 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, sisters Ashley and Allysa Swanson went home with their new cat, named Patty. This was the first adopted pet of the New Year who found a home in 2011.
Secretary of State’s Charities Program launches online registration feature
At 3:30 p.m. in the 22400 block of 276th Avenue Southeast Maple Valley Fire and Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident.
