The King County Civil Rights Commission is accepting applications for five of its positions, one of which represents the Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond areas.
Appointments to the commission, which require County Council approval, are for three-year terms.
The commission advises the county executive and the County Council on civil rights-related programs and issues.
Kent School District high school seniors will have to drive to the Tacoma Dome to graduate this June, but next year’s graduating class will be walking across a more local and much newer stage.
The Kent Events Center, which is expected to be complete by next January, will not only be the new home of the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team, it also will be the site of future graduations for local high schools.
Recycling efforts in Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond and countywide are among government programs that will share more than $2 million in state grants for environmental work.
Jake Dean Rider’s animal cruelty trial is fast approaching, and he’s furious about the way he’s been treated.
Rider, also known as Larry Blanchard, was charged on Feb. 8 with animal cruelty in the first degree in King County Superior Court, according to Dan Donohoe, a spokesman for the county’s prosecuting attorney.
The charges, Rider claims, are wrong. He said the county didn’t complete a thorough investigation of the alleged violations in Covington, and he’s prepared to argue his case June 10 when he will be before a judge.
The bodies of two men who apparently drowned in kayaking and rafting accidents in the Green River were recovered last Saturday.
The men were reported missing May 17, and the location of one body became known several days later, but authorities delayed recovering the bodies because of dangerous river conditions.
Four Corners is on its way to becoming the heart of Maple Valley, and the city wants to make sure that it happens just right.
A King County Sheriff Department deputy sits just beyond the turnstiles, beeping because someone didn’t have a key card. Behind the deputy is a chain-link cage, guarded by a fingerprint scanner. Fifty-nine security cameras are recording in the building’s eight security zones. All visitors are wearing badges. Most doors automatically shut in 30 seconds.
The Cedar River was reopened by King County authorities for recreational uses Friday, but the Green River – where two people drowned two weeks ago – remained closed because of dangerous, fast-flowing water levels.
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The high, fast-flowing Cedar River has helped turn Lake Washington into a risky place for boaters.
Tahoma National Cemetery was the scene Monday of one of the largest Memorial Day observances in western Washington. Military veterans, Governor Christine Gregoire and other speakers, and relatives of deceased military personnel gathered in honor of those who served their country – and in many cases died – during war.
The Metropolitan King County Council has approved the members of a committee that will review the county’s procedures and costs of building and land-use permit fees.
Like many Americans, Ronnie Short is feeling the pain at the gas pump.
Lane closures of Kent-Kangley Road/Southeast 272nd Street in Covington are planned next week during the installation of a water main.
The American Public Works Association has given its APWA Project of the Year Award to Covington for the city’s Southeast 256th Street/164th Avenue Southeast improvements.
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.
