A proposal to remove political-party affiliations from top elected offices in King County government has qualified to be a ballot measure in this fall’s election.
Leslie Kae Hamada, describing herself as a community volunteer and activist, said she’ll be a candidate in this fall’s election for a position in the Legislature from the 47th District.
In the wake of controversy over the disputed results of the race for governor four years ago that hinged largely on a recount of votes in King County, tighter ballot security and a centralized elections department were urged after local, state and national reviews of the county’s election processes.
Why alternative high school is changing its ways.
Good results in the classroom and life are the goal of closing alternative high school and blending its students into Tahoma High
Cascade Water Alliance, an association that includes Covington Water District, has added an extra $50 in rebates for purchasers of high-efficiency clothes washers.
An automated alarm system hastened the response by Mountain View Fire and Rescue to a fire at a house March 28, officials said.
If they qualify, GRCC free for low-income students
King County Executive Ron Sims plans to release a report this week to the County Council rebutting many of the recent findings by a council-hired consultant over the county’s management of its two animal shelters.
Organizers of an effort to convert elected officeholders in King County’s government to non-partisan say they’re getting closer to their goal.
The city of Maple Valley will host a community meeting tonight for a discussion of Puget Sound Energy’s plans to build a substation in the Four Corners area.
Tahoma Cooperative Preschool will host a fund-raising auction May 3 at Greater Maple Valley Community Center.
Darren Motamedy, alto sax in hand, looked around at the other Jenkins Creek Elementary School staff members in the back of the multi-purpose room with an expression of surprise.
In an election that cost the public about $50,000 and produced less than 200 votes, Bob Vos was re-elected March 18 to the Board of Supervisors of the King Conservation District.
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The city of Covington will host a public forum next Wednesday for a discussion of ways of communicating with the public.
King County Superior Court Judge Michael Trickey ruled on Tuesday that Chris Clifford’s recall petition of Valley Medical Center/Hospital District 1 Commissioner Don Jacobson isn’t sufficient.
A 19 year-old man was stabbed in the neck and critically wounded at a drinking party involving teenagers late last Saturday night or Sunday morning in Covington, and his attacker was arrested, according to the King County Sheriff Department.
Just pick up any newspaper or tune into a news channel, and you’ll be bombarded with negative headlines announcing the fall of the economy, the housing market and the stock market. But look closer and you’ll also find articles on why buying now, rather than waiting for the dust to settle, might be the best course of action for some home buyers.
