The King County Council voted on a 7-2 split vote to approve the 2011 budget with council members Reagan Dunn and Pete von Reichbauer voting no.
According to a release from Dunn’s office, the councilman dissented because of the budget cuts to the sheriff’s office and the prosecutor’s office.
Looking for a holiday gift that shows you care? A photoelectric/ionization smoke alarm is a terrific idea. Fire deaths occur at night nine out of 10 times when people are asleep. This holiday season, give your family and friends a present that protects and watches over them all year round.
While many organizations are tightening belts in the midst of an economic downturn, King County Library Services (KCLS) is better off thanks to a voter-approved levy lid lift in February.
This means patrons across all 46 KCLS libraries can look forward to a boost in materials and services in the coming year.
It is the time of the year again when many of us get the sniffles, wondering when there will be a cure for the common cold at last. Of course, not everybody will fall sick. Some people seem to remain unscathed no matter what, while others succumb as soon as the temperatures drop. It’s a mystery how a chosen few can handle the germ assault so much better than the rest of us. These folks must have an extraordinarily robust immune system that protects them like an invisible shield. But were they born this way or did they acquire their immunity over time. And if so, how?
Maple Valley Rotary scheduled the a Texas Hold ’em poker tournament to raise money for “Shop with a Cop” Friday, Dec. 3 at the Lake Wilderness Golf Course.
Kent firefighters and King County paramedics treated and transported one adult and two children for burns after a stove-top pan fire flared up in the 24400 block of 64 Avenue South shortly after midnight, Nov. 14.
The next open mic at The Leaf is 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13th, sign ups start at 6:30 p.m.
The Leaf is located at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center, 23220 Maple Valley Highway SE, Suite 15, across from MacDonald’s.
The host band is Camano Cadillac.
College basketball season is just starting but students at Kentwood High already have a serious case of bracket fever.
This is thanks not to hoops hysteria but the March playoff inspired Munch Madness food drive led by the ASB (Associated Student Body) and Leadership class which pits classes against one another with a goal to raise 30,000 by Dec. 4.
The Black Diamond Community Center was alive with supporters participating in the silent auction, dinner and live music.
A preliminary 2011 budget has been presented by the King County Council Budget Leadership Team today with a series of cuts to close a $60 million deficit.
While Morgan Roberts has decided she wants to go into show business when she grows up her younger sister Sarah wants to see how her first play goes before she decides.
As the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the U.S. declined to an all-time low in 2009, King County saw a rise in TB cases, and continues to see rates of active TB cases nearly double that of the United States as a whole, reflecting the ongoing challenge of controlling TB in a global community.
The Veterans Day ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery was well attended by veterans, family members and those honoring veterans.
The event included music from the Enumclaw Gateway Bank and bag pipe music from Enumclaw High student Sam Horn.
The Seattle Dickens Carolers sang the national anthem and other selections.
Tahoma National Cemetery Veterans Day Event is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11.
The cemetery is located at 18600 S.E. 240th St. in Covington.
It may look like a boring green metal box but for the Maple Valley Police Department it is the latest tool to fight drug abuse.
Maple Valley Police Chief Michelle Bennett unveiled the drug drop box Nov. 5, which is locked and bolted securely to the wall of the lobby in the police station.
Tahoma needs money to ensure that its students stay warm, safe and dry.
Those three words, which are the minimum threshold to house students, have driven a 2 1/2 year design and planning process that will lead to a construction bond measure likely to be placed on the April 26 ballot for about $120 million, give or take a few million.
An officer observed a truck traveling in the 30700 block of 3rd Avenue with an unsecured load. The officer stopped the truck and noticed that the tabs did not belong to that truck. The male driver was identified by his driver’s license and upon a record checked it showed his driving status as suspended. The driver also did not have insurance. The male driver was placed under arrest and released by citation. The truck was impounded.
Yes, it is a bit early to begin to think about Christmas. The pumpkin season just ended and Thanksgiving is lurking around the corner.
But America’s Christmas tree farmers are just beginning to get warmed up. They produce a true “real green” product that will create jobs, is grown in the U.S.A. and is recyclable.
After working out at LA Fitness, a woman returned to her car to find that someone had broken into her vehicle using what appeared to be a half-inch flathead screwdriver, then stole items from her car. She later reported someone had used her credit card, which was stolen from her car earlier in the day. The card was used to buy gas at the Circle K, 17624 Southeast 272nd Street, not far from where her car was broken into.
King County Sheriff’s deputies surrounded a home in Covington today when a father was reported to have barricaded himself inside with a gun.
The home is located in the 26700 block of 191st Place S.E., the Timberlane development.
