The 2010 Toys for Joy program brought both toys and joy to children for Christmas.
The Kent Fire Department, Kent Firefighters Local 1747 and the Kent Firefighters Foundation collected donations of toys from local families and businesses and delivered 5,500 toys to the Kent Food Bank Dec. 22.
Maple Valley firefighter along with Mountain View Fire and Rescue and Kent Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a home fire at about 12:30 p.m. Upon arrival firefighters found flames and smoke coming from the family room area. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, performed search and rescue and retrieved a dog
The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council monthly meeting is scheduled for 7-9:30 p.m. Monday, January 3 at King County Police Precinct No. 3 (NE corner of intersection of SE 231st St6 & SR-169 across from the Fire Station).
Pacific Raceways president Jason Fiorito came to the King County Council Chambers Dec. 14 to present his case for an ordinance creating a special overlay district benefiting his track.
The high cost of home heating and utilities has caused many to turn to alternative heating sources such as space heaters, fireplaces and wood stoves.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue responded to a car that ran into a tree on the Auburn-Black Diamond Road near state Route 18 at about 4 a.m. Once the crews arrived on scene it appeared a tree had fallen across the road due to the high winds and a PT Cruiser was unable to stop so the car ran into the tree. The driver was trapped in the car because the tree had crushed the windshield, hood, door and roof of the car. The tree was lying across some power lines on the opposite side of the road so crews were concerned about possible electrical dangers. Once the fire personnel began assessing the patient they found the driver had been trapped for approximately 30 minutes before help arrived to call 911. The driver was transported to the hospital after paramedics did an evaluation, Puget Sound Energy cut the tree off the roadway, and the scene was cleared a few hours later. The accident is still under investigation.
The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra midseason auditions will be Jan. 5 and 12 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church.
“There is always room to add a motivated student.
There was a time when Billy Woodcock, 11, wasn’t so sure about tae kwon do.
His parents had enrolled him at Phillips Tae Kwon Do in January 2004 when he was 4 and after a year he wasn’t so sure he wanted to stick with it.
Billy Woodcock and family earn black belts together in tae kwon do
Ring in the new year at the Greater Maple Valley Community Center.
Send out the old and ring in the new on Dec. 31 with entertainment, appetizers, a “special recipe” beverage and dancing.
That will be followed by an elegant lunch of garlic stuffed roasted pork.
The King County Prosecutors have charged a Maple Valley man with a drive-by shooting and eluding police for a Dec. 11 incident on Interstate 405
An officer was dispatched to a commercial business on 3rd Avenue for an animal complaint. The caller advised a black Chow-mix dog had been tied to a railing near the business for three hours.
The stolen bronze plaques at Tahoma National Cemetery have not been forgotten in the rush of holiday shopping.
Jim Trimbo, director of the cemetery, stated in an e-mail today, Dec. 23, “The Tahoma National Cemetery Support Group is accepting donations to replace the stolen plaques.”
The King County Prosecutor’s office added a third rape charge against Phillip Baldwin, age 20, from Maple Valley.
The attack occurred July 28 in Covington. The victim, a 21-years-old woman had just left the LA Fitness. Baldwin is alleged to have grabbed and choked her, then dragged her to a nearby wooded area where she was raped.
Sabrina Roberts was a rising star.
Her death at the age of 16 on Feb. 19 from a rare blood disease ended her rise but her mother, Tammy Harris, wants to help other young stars achieve their potential.
Ron Starr lost his battle with cancer, which began in 2001, early Tuesday morning.
King County Sheriff’s detectives are recommending an additional rape charge be filed against Phillip Baldwin, age 20, from Maple Valley.
Baldwin is already in custody and charged with second-degree rape and attempted rape for attacks that occurred in Seattle, Sept. 22, and in Covington Sept. 30.
MultiCare opened an early Christmas present Tuesday morning with the magic number of 58 inside.
The Department of Health approved a certificate of need request from MultiCare asking for approval of 58 beds for a hospital the health care facility plans to build in Covington.
A pair of Maple Valley natives are doing well at Oregon State University, according to information provided by the school….
While in the waiting room of the Covington MultiCare clinic, a woman slapped her boyfriend in the face.
The Covington Domestic Violence Task Force hopes to benefit from a holiday recycle drive.
The recycle event is for old electronics devices like cell phones, chargers, laptops, video games and consoles, digital cameras, DVDs, GPS systems and iPods.
