The Washington State Patrol is investigating the death of 53-year-old Maple Valley man Saturday in a single-vehicle crash on Snoqualmie Pass
The Black Diamond Library book sale is scheduled for 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5 and 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6 at Baker Street Books, 32709 Railroad Avenue, Black Diamond.
The razor-sharp Ernie Owl maintained his perfect in the money streak Friday night at Emerald Downs.
The Black Diamond Police Department reported an 86-year-old woman, Ella May Walker, was stabbed to death Friday afternoon in the 25000 block of Morgan Street.
The woman’s 50-year-old son, Cecil Douglas Walker, was arrested for allegedly committing first degree murder, domestic violence in the death of his mother.
The 31st Legislative District’s state Senate seat will remain in Republican hands, the only question left is whose hands?
Returns from the Aug. 17 primary election show incumbent Sen. Pam Roach finishing in first place with 40.85 percent of the vote.
Finishing second with 22.64 percent of the vote is Sumner City Councilman Matt Richardson.
The waiting and wondering about the Fred Meyer shopping center planned at Four Corners in Maple Valley appears to be over.
Peter Powell, owner of Bellevue-based Powell Development, wrote in an e-mail the project got the green light from The Kroger Co., based in Cincinnati, Ohio, which owns the Fred Meyer stores.
Construction is expected to begin early in 2011.
The 31st Legislative District field appears to have been set for November’s general election, despite a of couple of races from last week’s primary remaining close through the weekend.
Races are unofficial until certification, which occurs at the county level Sept. 1. The state is expected to certify Sept. 7.
The 31st Legislative District field appears to have been set for November’s general election, despite a of couple of races from last week’s primary remaining close through the weekend.
Races are unofficial until certification, which occurs at the county level Sept. 1. The state is expected to certify Sept. 7.
There are more than 10 different schools serving students from Covington and Black Diamond in the Kent School District.
This fall, there will be new principals at four of them: Cedar Heights and Mattson middle schools as well as Kentlake High and Covington Elementary.
The primary election numbers have continued to roll in and a couple of races in the 47th are showing a trend that may paint the Democratic district with more Republican colors.
In the race for state House Position No. 1 incumbent Rep. Geoff Simpson, Democrat, is running second to challenger Mark Hargrove, Republican.
MARIJUANA: A vehicle was stopped at midnight for not having a front license plate. The officer noted a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver, a 41 year old woman, turned over three baggies of marijuana and a metal pipe. The driver was cited for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and no vehicle insurance.
The primary election numbers have continued to roll in and a couple of races in the 47th are showing a trend that may paint the Democratic district with more Republican colors.
In the race for state House Position No. 1 incumbent Rep. Geoff Simpson, Democrat, is running second to challenger Mark Hargrove, Republican.
After weeks of deliberations, debate and discussion the Black Diamond City Council unanimously voted to approve, with conditions, the master planned developments The Villages and Lawson Hills.
The Tuesday evening vote directs the City Attorney, Bob Sterbank, to draft an ordinance with conditions for the two YarrowBay developments. Sterbank will present the document to the council at a closed-record hearing scheduled for Sept. 14.
Taking care of their heart’s health is not on most people’s mind – at least not until they run into problems. But when disaster strikes − like a heart attack at middle age − and there is a serious brush with loss of health and perhaps life itself, we realize the importance of keeping our heart healthy. By then it may be too late. It doesn’t have to come this far.
THREATS: 19400 block of Southeast 267th Street. Someone left a note on a homeowner’s door threatening to kill the person’s dog for barking all morning.
EAT AND RUN: 17000 block of Southeast 272nd Street. After eating at Applebee’s with a pair of unknown women, a man was caught for leaving the restaurant without paying for his food. The man was identified and arrested for larceny.
The Lake Wilderness Golf Course Task Force received public input on issues related to the future of the golf course from members of the public Aug. 5.
The task force will continue to perform an in-depth review and analysis of issues related to the future of the golf course.
The task force will meet again on Thursday Aug. 26th.
A Covington man riding a motorcycle died during a hit-and-run crash in Tacoma at 2:26 a.m. Saturday.
According to Tacoma Police Department spokesman Mark Fulghum, 30-year-old Darnell Chocklon was hit at the intersection of Ninth Street and South Ainsworth Avenue by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle left the scene of the accident. Investigators believe the vehicle was a white SUV possibly a Jeep.
Mike Glenn, Valley Medical Center’s senior vice president of business development, has accepted the position of chief executive officer of the public hospital, Jefferson Healthcare, located in Port Townsend.
Glenn will take over the reins of the Jefferson County Public Hospital No. 2 in October. The 48-year-old Glenn lives in Sequim and was previously the administrator of the Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles.
Mary Ellen Stone, executive director of King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, spoke to the Maple Valley Rotary Club at their weekly meeting about the center’s mission, vision, values and services.
Saturday mornings in Maple Valley are made for gentle beginnings, for a leisurely start to the day.
