A new member of the elected board that oversees Valley Medical Center faces an uncertain future on the board with a change of meeting times on Monday evenings.
Biggest fish will take the prize, unless an angler gets impatient or their catch isn’t among the 100 largest at the annual Maple Valley Fishing Derby this Friday and Saturday at Lake Wilderness.
Brock Haskins loved to steal cars and had a special taste for Ford pickup trucks. He would spray down the interiors with WD-40 to eliminate any finger prints, then steal the lights, the seats or whatever he could lay his hands on.
The subject of shelter animal care is an emotional issue, and one that until just recently divided us in county government.
The Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation would like to thank all those who attended our fifth annual Hellebore Tea Fund-raiser held March 2 at the Lake Wilderness Lodge. It was a fun event that helps support the education programs and gardens at the arboretum.
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South King County-area drivers soon will face the first of many big changes associated with the State Route 167 HOT (high-occupancy toll) lanes pilot project between Auburn and Renton.
The Covington Days Festival Committee is scheduled to meet at 1:30 p.m. this Friday at Covington City Hall.
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Drowning deaths in Washington have declined steadily the past 20 years but still happen more often than the national rate, according to the state Department of Health.
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King County’s educational booth will be among the attractions at the IKEA Environmental Fair today and tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the store in Renton.
Rotary honors two Kentlake High math/science students
Maple Valley Pony, a youth baseball organization, is organizing a food drive for food banks serving Maple Valley, Covington, Black Diamond, Ravendsale and Hobart.
Gov. Christine Gregoire launched her re-election campaign April 7 in south King County, a few feet from where she once sat after school while her single mother cooked flapjacks and flipped burgers.
Gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi would push for an eight-lane bridge across Lake Washington, not impose tolls until the bridge is completed and add lanes to Interstate 405 between Bellevue and the Maple Valley Highway.
While Washington’s unemployment rate rose slightly, King County had the lowest rate – 3.6 percent – statewide in March, according to the state Employment Security Department.
